Oshie scores late, Capitals top Flyers to clinch 2nd East wild card | NHL.comBreaks tie with empty-net goal with 3:00 left; Philadelphia eliminated from playoff contention Flyers say missing playoffs on last game of season ‘tough pill to swallow’ | NHL.comYoung team exceeded expectations, but falls short with loss to Capitals Trophy Tracker: Hellebuyck of Jets choice to win Vezina as… Source ..read more

The Penguins came out strong, and got an advantage when a sequence of desperate defensive plays culminated in Luke Schenn sending the puck over the glass. Some great work on the power play by Erik Karlsson appeared to set the Penguins up for the game’s first goal, but Andrew Brunette challenged quickly and it was determined that Michael Bunting, the apparent goalscorer, had been standing on Juuse… Source ..read more

It’s the second-to-last game of the season for the Pittsburgh Penguins, fighting for their playoff lives in a chaotic Metropolitan Division. Their recent run has put them just one point back of the Capitals, Flyers, and Red Wings in the race for the second wildcard spot in the East, and they could even theoretically catch the Islanders for the third divisional seed. All that is to say… Source ..read more

Young rookie Jet Greaves was in net tonight for Columbus against a mixed Nashville squad, and the short version of the recap is: he did not have an enjoyable night. The Preds needed that, though, as they had discipline issues late. The Blue Jackets opened the scoring with a neat wrister from James Matalesta just over two minutes in, but the Preds came back strongly, with Luke Evangelista setting... Source ..read more

The Blackhawks took an early penalty and Filip Forsberg got the scoring started right after that, setting a new high-water mark for the Nashville Predators with his 44th of the season. (Luke Evangelista made sure to get the puck for him.) Some back and forth play, and some hostilities after a hit on Alex Carrier, filled the next ten minutes, before Dante Fabbro took a penalty of his own. Source ..read more

The Nashville Predators have clinched, but there’s still the question of playoff seeding. The Chicago Blackhawks are out of the playoffs picture, but that doesn’t mean the players themselves won’t be trying. Of course, trying doesn’t guarantee anything. It’s been a challenging season in Chicago, where almost nothing has really gone right. They’ve struggled offensively and defensively... Source ..read more

Crosby gets 1,000th assist, leads Penguins into playoff position | NHL.comHas 3 points in OT win against Red Wings to pass Esposito for 10th all time Kings clinch playoff berth with win against Flames | NHL.comArvidsson scores twice for Los Angeles, which gains in Pacific Demko returns to practice with Canucks, confident he’ll be ready for playoffs | NHL.comGoalie has been out with knee injury... Source ..read more

Oilers defeat Golden Knights, gain in Pacific | NHL.comHyman, Draisaitl each has goal, assist for Edmonton, which was without McDavid Blues score on 1st 4 shots in win against Blackhawks | NHL.comSt. Louis gains in Western wild-card race; Slaggert gets 1st NHL goal for Chicago Boo, Blues. Duchene brings his new puppy to Stars picture day | NHL.com9-week-old English Cocker Spaniel cuddles with dad’... Source ..read more

Did the Nashville Predators peak too early?Out of nowhere, the Predators emerged as a dark-horse contender for the Stanley Cup, but they have recently come back to earth. Did they peak too soon? Adam Vingan takes a look. I’d definitely like to see the Preds playing better defense right in front of Saros. Devils’ Hughes set for shoulder surgery WednesdayAfter Devils interim coach Travis Green said... Source ..read more

The Nashville Predators are heading back to the Stanley Cup playoffs! When the game started, Roman Josi drew an interference penalty early, as Adam Lowry cross-checked him right in front of the Jets’ goal, and the Preds got a chance on the power play. While they weren’t able to score on that, despite some good effort, a few moments later Kiefer Sherwood pounced on a turnover and set Tommy Novak up... Source ..read more