On The Forecheck

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 … [Read more...] about Preview/Live Thread: Canucks @ Preds — Game 6

Oilers efficient in Game 5 win to close out Kings again in West 1st Round | NHL.comDominate special teams to eliminate Los Angeles for 3rd straight season Andersen, Ingram, Kylington named Masterton Trophy finalists | NHL.comHurricanes, Coyotes goalies, Flames defenseman up for award honoring perseverance, dedication to hockey Stanley Cup Playoffs Buzz: Matthews out for Maple … [Read more...] about Friday’s Dump & Chase: Do or Do Not

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 … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Dump & Chase: Reversals

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 | … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Dump & Chase: Busy Tone

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 … [Read more...] about Preds-Canucks Game 5 Analysis: Strength vs Strength