On The Forecheck

After tying the series in Vancouver in Game 2, the Predators returned to a raucous crowd in Bridgestone Arena (featuring six–count ’em, six–catfish on the ice), but were unable to generate much of anything on offense outside of Luke Evangelista’s first career playoff goal. Once again trailing in the series, this time 2-1, the Predators are faced with the task of finding their … [Read more...] about Preview/Live Thread: Canucks @ Preds — Game Four

This series has been marked by striking defensive efforts from both teams. The Preds blocked 35 shots in their Game 2 win and held the Canucks to a mere 12 shots on goal in the Game 3 loss. However, it’s the Canucks’ defense that’s proving the bigger problem for Nashville. Going into Game 2, Thatcher Demko’s injury was a huge story. Casey DeSmith hasn’t historically been … [Read more...] about Preds-Canucks Game 3 Analysis: Stymied

Your Game 3 recap is here, y’all! CATFISH ARE FLYING!!!!! It’s time for playoff hockey in Nashville, y’all. As predicted, Ryan O’Reilly and squad surely got the pucks on net early in the first period. With a broken Canucks stick, it looked like the Preds would knock one in early. Fisticuffs flew, however, after a bad boarding by Dakota Joshua, and Nashville was awarded an … [Read more...] about Nashville Predators 1, Vancouver Canucks 2: Special teams fail in key L

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It’s a tied series, folks. Games 3 and 4 loom large on the horizon, with Game 5 to follow at 9PM Central on Tuesday. The Preds were looking for a response in Game 2, and they certainly showed up to play. Three big goals and an empty-netter against the steady Canucks placed some doubt in the minds of Vancouver fans. I appreciated this frank quote from Coach Brunetten after … [Read more...] about Preview/Live Thread: Preds @ Canucks Game 3