Nashville Predators News & Opinion

Flyers Past Predators – Hart Shines in 2nd Start

The Canadian Press | December 21, 2018

PHILADELPHIA — Carter Hart made 31 saves for his second straight win in his second NHL start, and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Nashville Predators 2-1 on Thursday night.
Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek scored for the Flyers, who won their second st…

Trading Roman Josi is a Good Idea

Kyle Gipe | December 19, 2018

From a production standpoint, the Nashville Predators have the league’s best defense, with 93 points by eight players. None of their blueliners exhibits this offensive ability more than captain Roman…

Blackhawks Beat Predators – Ward Makes 30 Saves

The Canadian Press | December 19, 2018

CHICAGO — Cam Ward made 30 saves in his first start since Corey Crawford was sidelined by a concussion, helping the Chicago Blackhawks top the Nashville Predators 2-1 on Tuesday night.
Defencemen Gustav Forsling and Erik Gustafsson scored for last-plac…

Predators Prowl: Capitalizing on Soft Schedule…Sort Of

Kyle Gipe | December 18, 2018

What’s the drawback of being a sports fan? Let me start over. What’s one of several drawbacks of following sports? False expectations. Specifically when we feel that a team or…

Senators Blow Lead but Beat Predators in Overtime

The Canadian Press | December 18, 2018

OTTAWA — Thomas Chabot scored 21 seconds into overtime and the Ottawa Senators recovered from blowing a three-goal lead to beat the Nashville Predators 4-3 on Monday.
Ottawa led 3-0 after the first period before allowing the Predators back into th…

Predators Beat Devils in 6-Round Shootout

The Canadian Press | December 16, 2018

NASHVILLE — Ryan Johansen got the winning goal in the sixth round of the shootout to lift the Nashville Predators to a 2-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night.
Frederick Gaudreau scored in regulation and Juuse Saros made 33 saves throu…

Predators Prowl Past Canucks in Overtime

The Canadian Press | December 14, 2018

NASHVILLE — Colton Sissons scored 3:05 into overtime to give the Nashville Predators a 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.
Ryan Hartman, Nick Bonino and Calle Jarnkrok also scored and Pekka Rinne made 19 saves for the Predators, w…

NHL News & Notes: Russell, Turris & More

Brandon Share-Cohen | December 13, 2018

In today’s News & Notes, Kris Russell has been placed on the injured reserve and the Edmonton Oilers have also activated a forward, Kyle Turris has been activated off of…

What Does Expansion Mean for the Predators?

Kyle Gipe | December 12, 2018

On Dec. 4, the NHL’s board of governors voted unanimously to approve an expansion bid by the city of Seattle to give the league 32 franchises. The team is slated…

Predators Pounce on Senators – Ellis Tallies the Winner

The Canadian Press | December 12, 2018

NASHVILLE — Ryan Ellis scored his first game-winning goal of the season, Pekka Rinne made 25 saves and the Nashville Predators defeated the Ottawa Senators 3-1 on Tuesday night.
Austin Watson and Craig Smith also scored for Nashville, which halted a tw…

Predators Prowl: Struggles in the Pacific Northwest

Kyle Gipe | December 11, 2018

The Predators may have had a light week in terms of games played since last Tuesday, but their two games were anything but easy matchups. They embarked on a brief,…

Flames Top Predators & Top the West

The Canadian Press | December 9, 2018

CALGARY — Oliver Kylington had his first NHL goal and helped set-up the game-winner as the Calgary Flames grabbed first place in the Western Conference with a 5-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night.
The decisive goal came from Garne…