On The Forecheck

The Preds returned home after a successful road trip to face the Ottawa Senators. Nashville got off to a great start, as Michael McCarron got the scoring started with an early goal at 3:22, followed by a power play less than a minute later when Jakob Chychrun tripped Cody Glass. Despite the Preds’ recent struggles with the skater advantage, Ryan O’Reilly was able to provide a … [Read more...] about Nashville Predators 4, Ottawa Senators 1: Josi dazzles in strong team effort

The Nashville Predators return home after a successful road trip to host the Ottawa Senators. The teams last met a month ago, where the Preds got out to a 3-0 lead before losing in overtime, and hostilities almost broke out when Alex Carrier was injured. The Preds are likely to be looking to light this one up. Things have gone pretty well for the Senators since then, though … [Read more...] about Game Preview/Live Thread: Nashville Predators v Ottawa Senators 2/27/24

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The Preds finish off their road trip in Anaheim, where even the good karma from not employing Corey Perry anymore hasn’t been enough to improve the Ducks’ season. In a lot of ways, the Ducks look like the Sharks–something both teams would probably hate to hear. They combine a poor 5v5 offense with a poor 5v5 defense, bad shooting luck, poor special teams performance, and … [Read more...] about Game Preview/Live Thread: Nashville Predators @ Anaheim Ducks 2/25/24

The Preds’ successful road trip continues. Nashville got off to a good start to the game, in spite of an early Jeremy Lauzon tripping penalty. The team and Juuse Saros were able to get the penalty killed off and go back on the attack, and were rewarded with a Kiefer Sherwood goal at 10:14. The Preds eased up a little after that, then committed another penalty as Dante Fabbro … [Read more...] about Nashville Predators 4, San Jose Sharks 2: Sherwood shines in W