By: Chris Boyle Follow @ChrisBoyle33 What a bizarre Stanley Cup Final. Through the first two games, the Nashville Predators outplayed the Pittsburgh Penguins fairly significantly, yet came up empty handed. Pekka Rinne was bit by the regression bug. The Predators go home and the gap in performance tightens, but Matt Murray suffers a similar crash. [Read: […]
This spring was to be the open season for winning The Stanley Cup. And why not? Washington’s Capitals emerged as much a “favorite” as anyone. But, we all know that the Caps always find trouble in the playoffs, especially against Pittsburgh. As for the defending champions, the Penguins, recent history has told us that no team […]
By: Chris Boyle Follow @ChrisBoyle33 With a .941 save percentage through the first three rounds, it is easy to see why Pekka Rinne has emerged as a favorite for the Conn Smythe Trophy. Goaltenders with those type of gaudy numbers are easily identified and goaltenders only trail centers in the traditional voting results for MVP. […]
BY: DAVID KOLB Follow @DavidKolbMSG NEW YORK ISLANDERS (37-29-12) @ NASHVILLE PREDATORS (40-28-11) Coverage begins at 7:30 PM on MSG+2 The Islanders continue their playoff push tonight in Nashville.
BY: DAVID KOLB Follow @DavidKolbMSG NEW YORK ISLANDERS (35-27-12) vs. NASHVILLE PREDATORS (38-25-11) Coverage begins at 6:30 PM on MSG+ The Islanders host the Predators in a game crucial to their playoff chances.
BY: DAVID KOLB Follow @DavidKolbMSG BUFFALO SABRES (26-26-10) vs. NASHVILLE PREDATORS (31-22-9) Game coverage begins at 6:30 PM on MSG-WNY The Sabres return home hoping to snap their three-game skid.
RANGERS 4, PREDATORS 3 Plenty of good songs can be written about how hockey became a hit in The Music City that is Nashville. Then again, none of those tunes mean much to the Rangers who turned off another visitor from the Western Conference, this time the pesky Predators. Coached by the ever-popular — as […]
BY: DAVID KOLB Tonight the Rangers host the Nashville Predators for the second and final meeting this season. New York is 6-4-0 in the last 10 games. The Blueshirts are 16-11-1 on home-ice this season. The Rangers currently own the first Wild Card slot, with a 10-point cushion in the Eastern Conference with 69 points. DID […]
The Rangers host the Nashville Predators tonight at Madison Square Garden. The game marks the third of four consecutive at home against Western Conference teams for the Rangers. In their first meeting in music city in December, Jimmy Vesey’s shootout goal was the winner, securing a 2-1 victory. Poetic justice perhaps as Vesey was booed relentlessly […]
BY: DAVID KOLB BUFFALO SABRES (19-18-9) @ NASHVILLE PREDATORS (23-17-7) FIRST OF TWO Tonight the Sabres head to Nashville to face the Predators in the first of two games between the clubs this season, as the teams will close out the season series on Feb. 28 in Buffalo. The Sabres have won three of their past four games, […]