On The Forecheck

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

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