VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- In the NHL, players must deal with the same difficult question every day of the season: What have you done lately?
But Ryan Hartman will face a different query Friday night as the Nashville Predators (39-14-9) visit the Vancouver Canucks (24-32-8) at Rogers Arena: What can you do for another encore?
Hartman has two points in his first two games as a Predator after being acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks at the trade deadline earlier this week. The 23-year-old Hilton Head Island, S.C., native assisted on a key insurance goal Thursday night as the Predators overcame a two-goal deficit to beat the Oilers 4-2 in Edmonton.