On The Forecheck

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

The Nashville Predators will look to snap a three-game skid tonight against the St. Louis Blues, who are currently five points outside a wildcard spot and likely to be desperate for a win. Their recent skid hasn’t helped the Preds, but it hasn’t hurt them too badly either–none of the teams just behind them in the standings have gone on a run to counter it, with the exception of … [Read more...] about Game Preview/Live Thread: Nashville Predators v St Louis Blues 4/4/24

Mailbag: Wild-card races in East, West; telling stats for Rangers | NHL.comNHL.com’s Dan Rosen answers weekly questions The East is a really weird place right now. Rangers-Devils opens with 5 fights, 8 ejectionsThe Rangers and Devils started Wednesday night’s game with a brawl involving all 10 players on the ice off the opening faceoff. Eight–no more, no less–game misconducts … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Dump & Chase: Wildcards and Line Brawls

The Predators and Bruins faced off in a taut, low-scoring matchup tonight as the Preds looked to recover from a bad couple of games. The Preds followed a decent offensive flurry with a drawn penalty, as David Pastrňák headed to the sin bin, but their best player on the power play was Juuse Saros, as the Bruins got multiple good shorthanded looks and smoothly handled the Preds’ … [Read more...] about Nashville Predators 0, Boston Bruins 3: Goalie duel unravels late

The Nashville Predators return home after a pair of eventful, high-scoring regulation losses on the road, hoping to make up some ground against another very good team in the Bruins. While they’re not the runaway favorites for the President’s Trophy this season, the Bruins are still having a great year. They lead the Atlantic and are third in the Eastern Conference, combining a … [Read more...] about Game Preview/Live Thread: Nashville Predators v Boston Bruins 4/2/24