After an up-and-down regular season amid a roster overhaul, the Nashville Predators entered the playoffs as one of the teams getting the label of “team no one wants to face.” After all, the Preds went 21-7-3 from the start of February to the end of the regular season, a stretch that included an 18-game point streak that may or may not have been sparked by a canceled trip to see U2 at the… Source ..read more

Josi to Compete with Team Switzerland at 2024 IIHF World Championship | Nashville PredatorsNorris Trophy Finalist Set to Make First Tournament Appearance Since 2019 Keefe fired as Maple Leafs coach, no replacement named | NHL.comToronto lost Eastern 1st Round in 7 games to Bruins Utah releases 20 finalists for team name, unveils fan vote | NHL.com1st round of voting runs until May 22… Source ..read more

Kucherov, MacKinnon, McDavid named Hart Trophy finalists | NHL.comLightning forward, Avalanche center, Oilers captain up for award given to most valuable player Reichel signs 2-year, $2.4 million contract with Blackhawks | NHL.comForward could have been restricted free agent Bannister signs 2-year contract to remain Blues coach | NHL.comWent 30-19-5 after replacing Berube on Dec. Source ..read more

It was, in the end, another familiar if not exactly comfortable experience: a back-and-forth nailbiter of a playoff elimination game, with the Predators coming up just short of extending their season. In this case, the dagger came with 99 seconds remaining in regulation on a Pius Suter goal that was facilitated by some admittedly beautiful passing around the back of the Preds’ net. Source ..read more

The Preds had a chance to stave off elimination again and force a high-pressure Game 7, but were unable to beat Canucks goalie Arturs Silovs, or, ultimately, themselves. Nashville opened the game strong with some zone time and a pair of good early chances from Anthony Beauvillier and Filip Forsberg, before yielding the zone to Vancouver with another one of the changes of pressure we’ve seen… Source ..read more

It’s do or die for the Nashville Predators…again. Down 3-2 in the series, they forced a Game 6 thanks to a heroic performance by Juuse Saros and some clutch third-period goals from Roman Josi and Alex Carrier, and are on their way back to Bridgestone to try to do it again. The Preds managed to get a power-play goal on Tuesday, which broke the ice and set them up for their eventual… Source ..read more

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Hughes, Josi, Makar named Norris Trophy finalists | NHL.comCanucks, Predators, Avalanche defensemen up for award given to top at position I’m pretty sure that this is why the Canucks fans in Rogers Arena have been booing Josi. Playoff Takeaways: Oettinger nearly unsolvable, Dallas pushes Vegas to brink of eliminationLed by goaltender Jake Oettinger, the Dallas Stars won their third… Source ..read more

All the way back in Game 1, we looked at how both teams seemed to be able to throw some good punches (no, not the chirpy kind, though we’ve seen some of those, too). There were a lot of stretches where it’d look like the Canucks and Predators were taking turns with skating sprints down to the other team’s goal line, with several long sieges by Vancouver of the Nashville goal. Source ..read more

Makar’s play in Western 1st Round no surprise to Avalanche teammates | NHL.comDefenseman has 8 points in 4 games; highlight-reel goal in Game 4 helped put Jets on brink Bedard, Faber, Hughes named Calder Trophy finalists | NHL.comBlackhawks center, Wild, Devils defensemen up for award given to top NHL rookie Panthers pull away in 3rd, eliminate Lightning with win in Game 5 | NHL. Source ..read more