On The Forecheck

Nashville defenseman skated in his 1,000th NHL game tonight, but perhaps bigger in his mind was the search for the Predators’ first win of the 2024-25 season. After spending the first three games of the season taking and maintaining a large lead in shots on goal, it would take a long time before Nashville could get a single one on the board. Finally, after trailing 9-0 in the … [Read more...] about Nashville 2, Edmonton 4 – Oilers turn on Predators’ check engine light

A pair of struggling teams face off tonight at Bridgestone Arena. The Preds are still looking for their first win of the season, while the Oilers also went down 0-3 on the season before winning their fourth, in overtime, on Tuesday. The Preds tied Tuesday’s game against Seattle up twice before falling apart without response in the third period. We’ll look for a better response … [Read more...] about Game Preview/Live Thread: Nashville Predators v Edmonton Oilers 10/17/24

Lightning honor workers in storm-delayed openerThe Lightning’s home opener win over the Canucks on Tuesday night was overshadowed by the impact of two recent major hurricanes. It’s been an incredibly brutal few weeks in Florida. Hoping any of you or any of your family and friends there are safe and well. Jackets raise Gaudreau banner on ‘emotional night’Emotions ran high in … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Dump & Chase: Gloom

The hometown crowd was eagerly awaiting the team’s first win of the season in their second home game of the season, but the visiting Seattle Kraken started the third period with some fireworks and the Nashville Predators move to 0-3-0 in the early stages of the 2024-25 NHL season. The Predators got out to a hot start, looking to improve on their quality chances, but just over … [Read more...] about Nashville 3, Seattle 7 – Defenseless

The Nashville Predators return home tonight, still looking for their first win of the season, to face a Seattle Kraken team doing not much better — they’ve had one win, which came in a shootout over Minnesota, and a pair of losses of their own. Steven Stamkos has been a little bit unlucky so far, with a few high-profile misses and no shots going through to land in the back of … [Read more...] about Game Preview/Live Thread: Nashville Predators v Seattle Kraken 10/15/24