On The Forecheck

The Nashville Predators played a great game on Long Island yesterday, but got stopped cold by great goaltending. Tonight, they’ll look to redeem themselves and get that much closer to the postseason. If all works out, they could clinch a berth tonight–if they win and the Blues don’t, they’re in. The magic number is three. The New Jersey Devils have fallen out of realistic … [Read more...] about Game Preview/Live Thread: Nashville Predators @ New Jersey Devils 4/7/24

Although their magic number is down to three, thanks to a Minnesota Wild regulation loss and a St. Louis Blues overtime one, the Preds were unable to clinch–or get themselves closer–tonight. The desperate Islanders got out to a ferocious start, stifling the Preds’ offensive attempts while giving Kevin Lankinen a lot of work to do. As the period went on, the Preds started to … [Read more...] about Nashville Predators 0, New York Islanders 2: Shutout in Elmont

The Nashville Predators continue their playoff push with a two-game swing east, starting it off with a bold splash into the Eastern Conference playoffs situation. This is a huge game for the Islanders. Source … [Read more...] about Game Thread: Nashville Predators @ New York Islanders 4/6/24

The West is very close to locked in, with everything over but the exact matchups, while the East… uh… well… Capitals fall out of playoff position after losing fourth-straight gameThe Washington Capitals are on the outside looking in of the Eastern Conference playoff picture. With the Capitals’ depressing 4-1 loss to… The East has been pretty hectic! This was the last two weeks … [Read more...] about Friday’s Dump & Chase: Heating Up

The Preds got out to a great start early, with Roman Josi going end to end to score his 20th of the year just 31 seconds into the game. As with their last few games, the question was whether the Preds would be able to keep it up. This time, they managed it–barely. The Blues got a power play moments after Josi’s goal, as Colton Sissons took a hooking penalty, but Nashville was … [Read more...] about Nashville Predators 6, St Louis Blues 3: Saros carries team