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Panthers rout Predators for sixth straight victory
Carter Verhaeghe and Aleksander Barkov produced three points apiece and red-hot Sam Reinhart scored again as the host Florida Panthers won their sixth straight game, defeating the Nashville Predators 6-2 on Thursday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Verhaeghe scored two goals and dished one assist. Barkov pock...
Sam Reinhart, Panthers look to stay hot in clash vs. Predators
The red-hot Florida Panthers are coming home to face the Nashville Predators on Thursday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Florida, which has won five games in a row, hasn't played since Saturday, when the team finished a two-game set in Finland.,In its most recent game, Nashville lost 3-2 at Washington on Wed...
High-scoring Caps try to keep home win streak going vs. Predators
The Washington Capitals will look to stay hot at home when they host the Nashville Predators on Wednesday night.,The Capitals have won six straight home games after opening the season with a home loss to the New Jersey Devils. They've scored at least four goals in all but one of those wins, includin...
Anze Kopitar sets club record as Kings blank Preds
Anze Kopitar and Kevin Fiala found themselves at the right places at the right times Monday to propel the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-0 road victory against the Nashville Predators., ,Both players scored off rebounds to help the Kings recover from a shootout loss against Chicago on Saturday. The win ga...
Rising Predators take aim at stumbling Kings
The Nashville Predators will try to continue their climb up the Central Division standings when they host the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night.,Since starting the season with five straight losses, the Predators have rebounded by earning at least a point in five of their last six games. Coach Andrew...
Avs, Predators try to snap respective 2-game skids
After losing two straight games following a five-game winning streak, the Colorado Avalanche hope to regain their rhythm Saturday night in the Music City.,Colorado is reeling from consecutive 5-2 defeats on home ice ahead of its road meeting with the Nashville Predators in the first of four regular-...
Leon Draisaitl's big night boosts Oilers over Preds
Leon Draisaitl had two goals with an assist and the visiting Edmonton Oilers looked solid minus injured superstar Connor McDavid, beating the Nashville Predators 5-1 on Thursday night.,With McDavid out two to three weeks after suffering an ankle injury Monday at Columbus, the Oilers didn't look deje...
Preds' Steven Stamkos returns to Tampa for first time since exit
It did not take long for former Tampa Bay Lightning superstar Steven Stamkos' homecoming to appear on the NHL schedule, and the Nashville Predators, his new club, will gladly take any kind of good feelings they can get.,Playing better after a slow start to a season brimming with high expectations, t...
Preds sink Jackets on Jonathan Marchessault's OT goal
Jonathan Marchessault scored the overtime winner as the Nashville Predators edged the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Saturday night., ,Filip Forsberg, Cole Smith and Alexandre Carrier also scored for Nashville, which won three straight after starting the season with five consecutive losses., ...
Blue Jackets bid to build momentum in meeting vs. Predators
The Columbus Blue Jackets will look to post back-to-back victories for the first time this season when they travel to Nashville to face the Predators on Saturday night. ,Columbus enters the game following a 6-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night. ,Mathieu Olivier recorded his firs...
Predators, Blackhawks aim to dig out of Central cellar
The two teams at the bottom of the Central Division will try to shake their early-season blues when the Nashville Predators visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night.,Nashville dropped five straight before surprising the Boston Bruins on Tuesday, while the Blackhawks have lost three of four.,The ...
Bruins, Predators dealing with adversity in different doses
After recording points in 10 straight games to begin last season, the Boston Bruins are weathering more early ups and downs than they have become used to in recent years.,The finale of a three-game Western Conference road trip brings the Bruins up against the lone NHL team without a point in the ban...
Big third period lifts Red Wings past Predators
Andrew Copp scored twice, including the go-ahead goal early in the third period, as the visiting Detroit Red Wings topped winless Nashville 5-2 on Saturday afternoon.,Vladimir Tarasenko, Dylan Larkin and Simon Edvinsson also scored for the Red Wings, while Alex Lyon made 37 saves.,Steven Stamkos sco...
Red Wings, Predators aim to rebound from season-opening losses
The Detroit Red Wings faltered in their season opener on Thursday. They'll try to smooth things out in their second game when they host the Nashville Predators on Saturday night.,Detroit allowed five goals in the last two periods of a 6-3 home loss to Pittsburgh. The Penguins had been shut out in th...
NHL season-preview capsules: Central Division
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS,Head coach: Luke Richardson (third season),Last season: 23-53-6, 52 points, eighth place in Central Division,This season: Now comes the attempt for the long climb out of the basement. After bottoming out two seasons ago and being rewarded with the "Next One" in Connor Bedard, the ...
Penguins acquire F Cody Glass, deal F Jordan Frasca to Predators
The Pittsburgh Penguins traded forward Jordan Frasca to the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, acquiring forward Cody Glass, a 2025 third-round draft pick and a 2026 sixth-round draft pick.,Glass, 25, posted 13 points (six goals, seven assists) in 41 games with the Predators last season. The No. 6 over...
Report: Preds are front-runners to sign Steven Stamkos
The Nashville Predators are the front-runners to sign veteran forward Steven Stamkos, The Athletic reported Monday.,The longtime Tampa Bay Lightning captain is expected to land a deal in the four-year, $32 million range, per the report.,Stamkos, 34, just completed his 16th season with the Lightning,...
Red Wings acquire 2nd-round pick from Predators
The Detroit Red Wings acquired a second-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft and forward Jesse Kiiskinen from the Nashville Predators on Tuesday in exchange for defenseman Andrew Gibson. ,The Red Wings will hold a pair of picks (Nos. 47 and 53 overall) in the second round. ,Kiiskinen, 18, recorded 10 po...
Lightning acquire D Ryan McDonagh from Predators
The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired defenseman Ryan McDonagh and a fourth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft from the Nashville Predators on Tuesday for a seventh-round selection in 2024 and a second-round pick in 2025.,The trade represents a return to Tampa Bay for McDonagh, who spent parts of five seas...