Next step for Predators: Getting beyond second round
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Now that they've swept the Western Conference's top seed out of the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Nashville Predators want to continue making history by finally advancing beyond the...
View ArticlePredators beat Blues 4-3 in Game 1 of second-round series
ST. LOUIS (AP) — One nifty little flip by Vernon Fiddler provided a big lift for the Nashville Predators on a rough night. Fiddler scored with 5:05 left and P.K. Subban had a goal and two assists,...
View ArticleCardinals sweep doubleheader from Blue Jays
ST. LOUIS (AP) — It took a little while for the St. Louis Cardinals bats to get going during Thursday's day-night doubleheader against the Toronto Blue Jays. Once they did, they made a big difference....
View ArticleTarasenko scores 2, Blues beat Predators 3-2 to even series
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Vladimir Tarasenko was at the right place at the right time to take advantage of a lucky bounce and help the St. Louis Blues get a big win. Tarasenko scored twice, including the...
View ArticlePredators take 2-1 series lead, beating St. Louis Blues 3-1
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville Predators finally had a chance to show how they would react to their first loss this postseason. Returning home, they put their deep scoring on display and bounced...
View ArticlePredators edge Blues 2-1, take 3-1 series lead
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Predators defenseman Ryan Ellis gave goalie Pekka Rinne a hand in the crease with a key save inside the final minute of the second period, then he broke open a scoreless game...
View ArticleDucks resting up for aggressive Preds down 2-1 in West
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The postseason can be exhausting, and playing four games in seven nights going from an emotional Game 7 to wrap up one series to the Western Conference finals is starting to...
View ArticleDucks even Western finals at 2, beating Predators 3-2 in OT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Corey Perry just keeps finding the net in overtime this postseason, and his third goal in extra time helped the Ducks tie the Western Conference finals at 2-2. Perry's shot...
View ArticlePredators reach 1st Stanley Cup Final, oust Ducks in 6 games
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Different players just keep stepping up for the Nashville Predators, and now their magical postseason run has an even bigger destination: the franchise's first trip to the...
View ArticleNHL royalty vs. the rowdy neighbors in Stanley Cup Final
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins kept getting by even as their star players kept skating off the ice in pain. Even as the targets on their back as Stanley Cup champions kept getting bigger....
View ArticleMystique vs. mayhem in unlikely Stanley Cup Final
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The dynasty that once appeared so certain is again in the offing for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Four victories against the Nashville Predators in the Stanley Cup Final would make...
View ArticleThe Latest: Pittsburgh holds off Predators in Game 1
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Latest on Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final (all times local): 11 p.m. Jake Guentzel broke a 37-minute shot drought to score the winning goal in the final minutes as the Pittsburgh...
View ArticlePreds encouraged despite Game 1 loss in Stanley Cup Final
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The first period of their first Stanley Cup Final game was a rough one for the Nashville Predators. They had a goal waved off. They fell behind 3-0 and looked overmatched at times....
View ArticleGuentzel's goal lifts Penguins by Predators 5-3 in Game 1
PITTSBURGH (AP) — This is what the Pittsburgh Penguins do. They find a way. Even on nights when they blow a three-goal lead, they go an entire period (and then some) without registering a single shot...
View ArticlePenguins wary, Predators confident as Game 2 looms
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The winning team went nearly two full periods without a shot. The hottest goaltender in the playoffs was only tested 11 times in 58 minutes — and lost. No wonder Pittsburgh Penguins...
View ArticlePens, Preds could have same lineups for Game 2 of Cup Final
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Penguins and Predators could have the same lineups for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final, two nights after a bizarre start to the series that few could have expected. Forward Colin...
View ArticleThe Latest: Penguins beat Predators 4-1, take 2-0 lead
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Latest on Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final (all times local): 11:09 p.m. Jake Guentzel scored twice and Matt Murray made 37 saves as the Pittsburgh Penguins chased Predators goalie...
View ArticlePenguins take 2-0 Stanley Cup lead with 4-1 win vs Predators
PITTSBURGH (AP) — By coach Peter Laviolette's math, the Nashville Predators have been pretty good for all but 10 minutes of the Stanley Cup Final. It's not much. Unless you're playing the Pittsburgh...
View ArticleAll-Star promise: Subban says Preds will win Game 3 vs. Pens
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A good night's sleep has P.K. Subban more confident than ever about what the Nashville Predators will do on their own ice trailing the Pittsburgh Penguins 0-2 in the Stanley Cup...
View ArticlePens' Nick Bonino on crutches, game-time decision for Game 3
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Pittsburgh center Nick Bonino was wearing a walking boot on his left foot and using crutches Friday, raising the possibility that he will not play in Nashville in Game 3 of the...
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