On The Forecheck

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

The Preds play their final home game of the regular season tonight against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Will Filip Forsberg manage another goal? Will any other players pad their point totals? We’ll have your recap after the game. Source … [Read more...] about Game Thread: Nashville Predators v Columbus Blue Jackets 4/13/24

The Blackhawks took an early penalty and Filip Forsberg got the scoring started right after that, setting a new high-water mark for the Nashville Predators with his 44th of the season. (Luke Evangelista made sure to get the puck for him.) Some back and forth play, and some hostilities after a hit on Alex Carrier, filled the next ten minutes, before Dante Fabbro took a penalty … [Read more...] about Nashville Predators 5, Chicago Blackhawks 1: Scoresberg