On The Forecheck

The Nashville Predators are heading back to the Stanley Cup playoffs! When the game started, Roman Josi drew an interference penalty early, as Adam Lowry cross-checked him right in front of the Jets’ goal, and the Preds got a chance on the power play. While they weren’t able to score on that, despite some good effort, a few moments later Kiefer Sherwood pounced on a turnover … [Read more...] about Nashville Predators 3, Winnipeg Jets 4 (OT): Preds clinch with comeback loss

Thomas has 4 points, Blues recover to defeat Ducks in shootout | NHL.comKyrou gets 3 assists for St. Louis; Carlsson, Vatrano each scores twice for Anaheim Probably fair of the Ducks not to help Nashville out, after the way some of their postseason meetings have gone. Avs’ Rantanen in protocol, won’t play vs. StarsAvs forward Mikko Rantanen will have his consecutive games … [Read more...] about Monday’s Dump & Chase: Magic Number One

The Devils got out to a strong start, with Jack Hughes opening the scoring just 1:49 in, but the Preds did not look inclined to take it lying down. They went on the attack, and a really unfortunate pair of incidents let them tie the game at 8:39. Devils goalie Kaapo Kähkönen got taken out by one of his own teammates, then immediately hit by a Roman Josi slapshot that left him … [Read more...] about Nashville Predators 3, New Jersey Devils 2 (SO): Magic

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