Canucks advance to 2nd round, beating Predators 1-0 in Game 6 on Pius Suter's late goal
Pius Suter scored with 1:39 left and the Vancouver Canucks advanced to the second round of the NHL playoffs with a 1-0 victory over the Nashville Predators on Friday night in Game 6.
Boeser's hat trick helps Canucks rally, push Preds to brink of elimination
Elias Lindholm scored 1:02 into overtime as the Vancouver Canucks stunned Nashville 4-3 Sunday and grabbed a 3-1 lead putting the Predators on the brink of elimination in their best-of-seven, first-round series.
Jets forward Namestnikov is taken to the hospital after a puck hit him in the face
Winnipeg forward Vladislav Namestnikov was taken to the hospital for evaluation after a puck hit him on the left side of his face in Game 4 against Colorado.
Nashville Predators are 16-0-2 since their trip to see U2 in Vegas was canceled
The Nashville Predators have not lost in regulation since their planned trip to see U2 play at The Sphere in Las Vegas was canceled.
Blackhawks' Taylor Hall is expected to miss the rest of the season with a right knee injury
Chicago Blackhawks forward Taylor Hall will have right knee surgery, likely sidelining the 2018 NHL MVP for the rest of the season.
Matthews wins Hart Trophy as NHLโs most valuable player
Torontoโs Auston Matthews won the Hart Trophy as the NHLโs most valuable player, beating out Edmontonโs Connor McDavid and Igor Shesterkin of the New York Rangers to win the award for the first time.
Avalanche 1st to advance to 2nd round with sweep of Preds
Valeri Nichushkin scored the game-winning goal with 7:58 left, and the Colorado Avalanche became the first team to advance to the second round Monday night by finishing a sweep of the Nashville Predators 5-3 Monday night.
Avalanche take 3-0 series lead over Preds with 7-3 win
Gabriel Landeskog scored twice in the second period, and the top-seeded Colorado Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators 7-3 for a commanding 3-0 lead in their first-round Western Conference series.
Makar scores in OT, Avs win 2-1 over Predators in Game 2
Cale Makar scored 8:31 into overtime, Darcy Kuemper made 25 saves on his 32nd birthday and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators 2-1 to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round playoff series.
Hedman, Kyrou, Aho win big in Vegas NHL skills competition
Tampa Bayโs Victor Hedman won the Hardest Shot competition and St. Louisโ Jordan Kyrou was the Fastest Skater during an NHL All-Star skills competition with a distinct Vegas flavor.
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Kraken post 1st NHL victory, spoiling Preds' opener 4-3
Brandon Tanev scored his second goal into an empty net with 1:21 left, and the Seattle Kraken held off the Nashville Predators 4-3 Thursday night for the first victory in the expansion franchiseโs second game.
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Carolina rallies, eliminates Preds with 4-3 Game 6 OT win
Sebastian Aho scored his second goal of the game 1:06 into overtime to send the Carolina Hurricanes to the second round with a 4-3 comeback victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night in Game 6.
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Preds beat Canes 4-3 in double OT again to tie series at 2-2
Luke Kunin scored his second goal at 16:10 of the second overtime,and the Nashville Predators beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 Sunday to tie the first-round series 2-2.
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Aho, Nedeljkovic lift Hurricanes past Predators, 3-0
Sebastian Aho scored twice and Alex Nedeljkovic was sharp in net to lead a perfect showing for Carolinaโs penalty kill, helping the Hurricanes beat the Nashville Predators 3-0 on Wednesday night in Game 2 of the first-round playoff series.
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Oilers' Draisaitl is first German to win Hart as NHL MVP
Draisaitl has won the Hart Trophy as MVP after leading the NHL in scoring. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)EDMONTON, AB โ The Stanley Cup Final is in Edmonton, and Oilers star Leon Draisaitl made history Monday night. Draisaitl became the first German player to win the Hart Trophy as MVP after leading the league in scoring with 110 points in 71 games. Draisaitl is the second Oilers player to win the Hart in the past four years following Connor McDavid, who is widely considered the best hockey player in the world. โBut thereโs nothing that comes ahead of the Stanley Cup.