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Two teams trending in the right direction meet Saturday night in the Anaheim Ducks only trip of the season to Nashville.Anaheim (7-5-3) is 3-0-1 in its last four matches, including a 4-2 win Thursday night in Carolina as it overcame playing on consecutive nights with a three-goal explosion in the second period.The Predators (5-5-3) are 3-0-2 in their last five games, stringing together consecutive wins for the first time this season with 3-1 victories over Ottawa Tuesday night and St. Louis Thursday night.For me, theres been a lot of good signs the last couple of games, Nashville coach Peter Laviolette said. And hopefully, the results keep falling into place.Laviolette was particularly encouraged by how Thursday nights game went down. Sluggish in the first period and for part of the second, the Predators picked up their level of play from the 10-minute mark of the second period.Despite failing to convert 3:17 of power play time late in the second period, including 77 seconds of 5-on-3 action, Nashville kept pushing and eventually tied the game on a Calle Jarnkrok goal. James Neal and Jarnkrok scored on consecutive shots early in the third period to give the Predators control for good.Aside from brief sequences where the Blues tried to make a push in the last 15 minutes, Nashville was able to drive the flow of play, attacking steadily and playing more like the team it aspires to be instead of the one that struggled through most of its first 10 games.Weve been playing really good hockey for certain periods of time, but weve got to stick with it for 60 minutes, right winger Filip Forsberg said. Every win is not going to be pretty. Good teams figure out a way to win even if theyre not playing well.As for the Ducks, they might have needed a few games to adjust to the second Randy Carlyle era. Carlyle, the coach when Anaheim won its only Stanley Cup in 2007, inherited a talented, veteran team that couldnt get it done in the playoffs under coach Bruce Boudreau.With veterans like Ryan Getzlaf and Ryan Kesler hitting their stride, the Ducks are beginning to ascend toward the Pacific Divisions top. They closed within two points of surprising leader Edmonton with Thursday nights victory.The win was capped by Getzlafs 532nd career assist on an empty-net marker by Kesler, enabling Getzlaf to break Teemu Selannes franchise record.Teemu has been such a mentor to all of us, Getzlaf said. This means a lot because I played with T so long and learned so much from him.All-Star goalies are expected to match up in this one. John Gibson (5-4-3, 2.48), who had Thursday night off after playing in Wednesday nights 3-2 overtime defeat in Columbus, should man the pipes for Anaheim against the Predators Pekka Rinne.Over Nashvilles point streak of five games, Rinne (4-4-3, 2.33) boasts a .955 save percentage and has looked like the Rinne whos a five-time All-Star.Pekka in the last four or five games has been excellent, Laviolette said, but hes been sharp all year.Nmd Human Race Italia . P.A. Parenteau scored early in the third period to help the Avs edge Toronto 2-1 on Tuesday night. Cory Sarich also scored for Colorado (3-0-0), which is off to its best ever start. Scarpe NMD R2 Italia .ca! Hi Kerry, Heres an interesting one. I know its common knowledge that all players are responsible for their sticks. 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A drama-filled late slate of matches also saw Real Sociedad edge out Valencia for fourth place and the last Champions League berth, while Mallorca, Deportivo La Coruna, and Real Zaragoza were all relegated. Barcelona stormed to an insurmountable lead at Camp Nou to match the century points milestone set by Madrid last season. "We are happy, we have had a very good season," said Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova. "The truth is that we were eliminated from the semifinals of the Champions League, but if we have to reach 100 points and score 115 goals to be happy, well then thats fine." David Villa, Cesc Fabregas, Martin Montoya and Andres Iniesta all scored for Barcelona before Pedro Morales pulled one back for Malaga. Earlier, Madrid beat Osasuna 4-2 in Mourinhos last game before his expected return to the English Premier League. Mourinho said goodbye to Madrids fans with a brief statement on the club website wishing them "much happiness" and "good health." Madrid, which never recovered from a poor start to the league campaign, finished the season in a distant second place 15 points behind Barcelona and without a major title after coming up short in the Champions League and Copa del Rey. It was also the last appearance for Barcelona defender Eric Abidal, Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain, and Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini among others, with all set to change clubs this summer. Sociedad manager Philippe Montanier ended his two years in San Sebastian by guiding his team into Europes top tier competition along with Barcelona, Madrid, and Atletico Madrid after the Basque club won 1-0 at Deportivo from Antoine Griezmanns 22nd-minute goal. Valencia needed a win at Sevilla to finish ahead of Sociedad, but it had to settle for fifth place and a Europa League spot afterr Alvaro Negredo scored four goals in a 4-3 win.dddddddddddd Coach Ernesto Valverde also announced that he would be leaving Valencia after taking the club over in December on a six-month contract. Malaga ended in sixth place, but is barred from the European competition for one season, meaning that Real Betis in seventh and Rayo Vallecano in eighth will play in the Europa League unless the ban is overturned. Celta Vigo escaped the drop zone with a 1-0 win over Espanyol from Natxo Insas goal. Celtas win made Mallorcas 4-2 victory over Valladolid moot, while Zaragoza was doomed after losing 3-1 to third-place Atletico. Also, Rayo drew 2-2 with Athletic Bilbao, Granada downed Getafe 2-0, and Levante drew 1-1 with Betis. Eric Abidal, who fought back from a liver transplant to rejoin Barcelona this season, went on at Camp Nou to a standing ovation to play his final 14 minutes for the club after it didnt offer to prolong his six-year stint. Barcelona honoured Abidal after the match along with his wife, daughters, and cousin Gerard who donated a part of his liver for his transplant last year. "My family and I want to thank you for all the support you have shown me during these years," Abidal told the Camp Nou crowd. "I will always have you in my heart. Long live Barca! And long live Catalonia!" The Santiago Bernabeu fans greeted Mourinho with a mix of applause and jeers, but even with Cristiano Ronaldo out with a back problem, his players made sure the Portuguese manager went out on a win. Rumoured to be heading to Juventus, Higuain scored what he later said was his 121st and last goal for Madrid in the 35th. After the match Higuain said he was leaving Madrid after seven seasons, without specifying his destination. Goalkeeper Ricardo Lopez went on for Osasuna late to play his final 15 minutes before retiring after 16 seasons. He conceded his final goal when Jose Callejon finished off a counterattack in the 87th. Osasuna ensured its place in the top flight next season with a win in the previous round. ' ' '