Nashville Predators right wing Patric Hornqvist (27), of Sweden, loses his helmet as he is grabbed by Minnesota Wild left wing Guillaume Latendresse (48) in the second period of an NHL hockey game on Thursday, March 18, 2010 in Nashville ...

Atlanta Thrashers goalie Johan Hedberg stops a shot from Nashville Predatror Patric Hornqvist during the first speriod of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 9, 2010 in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Belarus' goalie Andrei Mezin (31) blocks a shot by Sweden's Patric Hornqvist (27) in the first period of a preliminary round men's ice hockey game at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 19, 2010 ...

Nashville Predators right wing Patric Hornqvist (27), of Sweden, tries to tip a shot past Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010. Nashville won 4-3 in a ...