On The Forecheck

With the Dallas Stars taking the St. Louis Blues to overtime tonight, they’ve guaranteed their spot as the top seed in the Western Conference, and will be facing the second wildcard in the first round. The Vancouver Canucks, meanwhile, have their own playoff berth locked: top in the Pacific and facing the Preds. We’ll have more on the matchup, including a look at both teams’ … [Read more...] about Nashville Predators to face Vancouver Canucks in first round

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 … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Dump and Chase: The Cat Came Back

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 … [Read more...] about Nashville Predators 2, Pittsburgh Penguins 4: Late rally not enough

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 … [Read more...] about Game Preview/Live Thread: Nashville Predators @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4/15/24

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 … [Read more...] about Nashville Predators 6, Columbus Blue Jackets 4: Home game high note