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Showing posts with label Nashville Predators. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nashville Predators. Show all posts
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05 October, 2018
Rangers Fall to Predators in David Quinn's Coaching Debut
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October 5, 2018
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The Nashville Predators liked the way a lot of things went in their season opener, especially since they came away with a win.
P.K. Subban scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, and the Predators held on to beat New York 3-2 Thursday night and spoil the regular-season debut of new Rangers coach David Quinn.
"I thought we played a pretty good game," Subban said. "For our team, we're at our best when we're disciplined. At the end, I think we would've liked to shut it down a little sooner and quicker and a little easier, but we got it done."
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04 October, 2018
Rangers Ready to Take on Nashville
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October 3, 2018
Colin Stephenson, Newsday
GREENBURGH, N.Y. – Opening night is finally here, and the Rangers are raring to go.
“I think we’ve had a really good training camp, we had a good week of practice in between, and guys are excited,’’ Mika Zibanejad said after Wednesday’s practice. “Guys are looking forward to get this whole thing started, and you can feel it. It’s a little – not a little nervous, but you’re happy. You can see it in the guys’ eyes. Guys are excited to get started.’’
They’ll get started Thursday night at Madison Square Garden, when they host the Nashville Predators, who won the Presidents' Trophy last season as the team with the best record (53-18-11, 117 points) in the regular season.
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17 April, 2018
Avalanche Bury Predators in Game 3
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Nathan MacKinnon scored twice as Colorado hit back to beat Nashville 5-3 in game three of their Stanley Cup playoff series on Monday. The Avalanche were desperate for victory after the Predators won the first two games of the series to raise the prospect of a sweep. Colorado had endured a 12-game losing streak to last…
06 December, 2017
Rangers Sign G Mazanec, Send G Georgiev to AHL
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The New York Rangers signed free agent goaltender Marek Mazanec on Wednesday. Mazanec, 26, was assigned to the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League. Mazanec has appeared in 31 career NHL games over parts of three seasons, all with the Nashville Predators, recording an 8-13-4 record with a 2.98 goals-against average, .895 save percentage and two shutouts.
05 December, 2017
Predators Jump on Bruins Early
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Craig Smith scored two first-period goals Monday night as the Nashville Predators burst out to a four-goal lead and held off the Boston Bruins 5-3 at sold-out Bridgestone Arena. Smith potted the rebound of an Alexei Emelin point blast at 1:26 and then beat goalie Anton Khudobin at 19:42, taking Mattias Ekholm's pass and lofting a wrister for his 11th goal.
26 November, 2017
Hurricanes Edge Predators in Shootout
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Carolina Hurricanes were perfect in the shootout, with Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen converting to defeat the Nashville Predators 4-3 on Sunday afternoon at PNC Arena. Craig Smith had tied the game for Nashville with 8:45 remaining in the third period.
25 November, 2017
Rinne Stops 33 Shots in Predators' 2-0 Win Over Blues
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ST. LOUIS -- Pekka Rinne made an early goal by Ryan Johansen stand up to give the Nashville Predators a 2-0 win Friday night over the St. Louis Blues. Rinne stopped 33 shots in earning his second shutout of the season and 45th of his career as the Predators won their fourth game in a row and improved to 9-1 in their last 10 games.
08 November, 2017
Late Third-Period Goals Lift Predators Past Blue Jackets
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Calle Jarnkrok scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period and the Nashville Predators extended their winning streak to three games with a 3-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night at Nationwide Arena. Jarnkrok's second goal of the season came with 5:35 remaining when a rebound on a shot by…
06 November, 2017
Duchene to Ottawa, Turris to Nashville, Haul to Avs in Blockbuster
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NEW YORK -- The Colorado Avalanche pulled off a blockbuster trade midgame Sunday night, sending center Matt Duchene to the Ottawa Senators in a three-team deal that also involved the Nashville Predators.
04 November, 2017
Rinne, Predators Slam Door on Ducks
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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Pekka Rinne made 35 saves and Roman Josi registered a goal and an assist as the Nashville Predators defeated the Anaheim Ducks 5-3 on Friday night. Nashville (6-5-2) also received goals from Scott Hartnell, Matt Irwin, Viktor Arvidsson and P.K.
03 August, 2017
Predators Captain Fisher Announces Retirement
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Nashville Predators captain Mike Fisher announced his retirement from the NHL on Thursday. "This is the hardest decision I've ever had to make, but I know I've made the right one," the 37-year-old Fisher wrote in a letter published in The Tennessean on Thursday. "I've decided to retire from the NHL." Fisher, who is married to…
12 June, 2017
Penguins Travel Tough Road for Back-to-Back Stanley Cups
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Winning one Stanley Cup is hard. Winning two in a row is almost impossible, underscored by the fact that the Pittsburgh Penguins are the first to accomplish the feat since the Detroit Red Wings did so in 1998. And doing it the way Pittsburgh did it? Well, that's a road no NHL team…
Penguins Early Favorites to Win Stanley Cup in 2018
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The Pittsburgh Penguins barely had started their celebration for winning their second consecutive Stanley Cup championship before Las Vegas tabbed them as favorites to capture their fifth time in franchise history in 2017-18. The Penguins became the NHL's first repeat champions in 19 years on Sunday when they posted a 2-0 victory over the Nashville Predators…
Penguins' Bonino Played Through Broken Leg in Game 2
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Pittsburgh Penguins forward Nick Bonino admitted he played through a broken leg during Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final. Bonino sustained the injury after he was on the receiving end of a slapshot from Nashville Predators defenseman P.K. Subban in the first period. Bonino returned to play in the second and third periods, finishing the…
Challengers Line Up to Prevent Penguins Three-Peat
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A repeat Stanley Cup champion for the first time since the Detroit Red Wings accomplished the feat in 1997 and 1998. Can the Pittsburgh Penguins, owners of back-to-back titles after vanquishing the Nashville Predators in the Stanley Cup Final, make it a three-peat in 2018? It's certainly possible, even if the Penguins lose goalie Marc-Andre Fleury…
Penguins Blank Predators, Repeat as Stanley Cup Champs
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Stanley Cup is going back to Pittsburgh. Former Nashville forward Patric Hornqvist broke a scoreless tie at 18:25 of the third period Sunday night as the Penguins successfully defended their Stanley Cup championship with a 2-0 victory over the Predators in Game 6 of the Final at Bridgestone Arena. It was the…
11 June, 2017
Predators Hope to Have D Ellis for Game 6
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Nashville Predators defenseman Ryan Ellis, who played less than 11 minutes before suffering an upper-body injury in Thursday night's 6-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, was on the ice skating alone in the morning ahead of Sunday night's Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. Facing elimination, the Predators are hoping Ellis will be able to…
10 June, 2017
Pens Vie for Stanley Cup Repeat in Game 6 vs. Predators
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There are coaches who will tell you that a playoff series doesn't truly start until the road team wins a game. In the case of the Stanley Cup Final, the first road win will spell the end of the series. The defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins can become the first team to repeat since Detroit in 1998…
09 June, 2017
Predators C Sissons Eligible to Play in Game 6
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The NHL announced Friday the league will not suspend Nashville Predators center Colton Sissons for the match penalty assessed to him, and he will be allowed to play in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. Sissons cross-checked Penguins defenseman Olli Maatta's face inside the final minute of the Predators' 6-0 loss in Game 5 on…
08 June, 2017
Penguins on Brink of Repeat After Blowout Win
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Penguins scored early, often and seemingly at will Thursday night in a 6-0 win over the Nashville Predators in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins, with a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series, are a win away from raising the Cup for the second year…
Penguins G Murray to Start Game 5 vs. Predators
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Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan confirmed that Matt Murray will be the team's starting goaltender for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday at PPG Paints Arena. Sullivan announced the decision following the morning skate on Thursday by simply stating Murray's name when asked on the identity of his starter. Murray allowed eight goals…
07 June, 2017
Stanley Cup Final Notebook: Script has Flipped
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PITTSBURGH -- The script has flipped when it comes to goaltenders Pekka Rinne of the Nashville Predators and Matt Murray of the Pittsburgh Penguins. As the two clubs get set for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday at PPG Paints Arena, social media and some mainstream media members have cast a long look…
Penguins Host Predators in Pivotal Game 5
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PITTSBURGH -- In simple terms, the Nashville Predators want to break serve with a road win while the Pittsburgh Penguins want to break a two-game losing streak. It's the Stanley Cup Final, however, and there's usually not much that is simple when the NHL season reaches this point. After the Penguins won Games 1 and 2…
06 June, 2017
Gaudreau's Goal Helps Predators Draw Level in Final
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Nashville Predators rookie Frederick Gaudreau has no problem performing on hockey's biggest stage. The 23-year-old undrafted free agent hadn't scored an NHL goal before the start of the Stanley Cup Final. However, Gaudreau scored his second straight game-winning goal -- and third goal of the Final -- on Monday to pace the Predators…
05 June, 2017
Laviolette Asks Fans to Stop Throwing Catfish on Ice
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Like any good fisherman, Nashville Predators coach Peter Laviolette doesn't want to think about the big one that got away -- and he reminded the team's fans of that point. Hours before the Predators were set to host the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final, Laviolette on Monday asked Nashville fans to…
Fans Score Free Stanley Cup Tickets when Stranger Who Dials Wrong Number
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This lucky couple was fortunate enough to be the accidental recipients of free Stanley Cup Final tickets after a stranger dialed their number instead of someone else's. Though Amy Santora and her husband are big hockey fans, they haven't been to a game in 22 years. Then, an hour before Game 2 of the Pittsburgh Penguins…
Rex and Rob Ryan get into Confrontation at Nashville Bar
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Former NFL coaches Rex and Rob Ryan are also good at defense outside of football, apparently. The Ryan brothers got into a confrontation Sunday at a Nashville bar. The pair live in Nashville and have been staunch supporters of the Predators' Stanley Cup run. Well what do we have here? @barstoolsports pic.twitter.com/t8y2wLy4C3 - Jessica Marie (@Jessica_Aronica)…
04 June, 2017
Penguins Look to get Top Guns Involved Against Predators
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan maintained a calm veneer as he answered the question, but there was an edge inside his words Saturday night when asked about being outplayed for most of the first three games of the Stanley Cup Finals by the Nashville Predators. "We've been outplayed in stretches, you know," he…
03 June, 2017
Predators Erupt in Game 3, Claw Back in Cup Final
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Nashville Predators defenseman P.K. Subban guaranteed a win in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday night after the Pittsburgh Penguins established a 2-0 lead in the series. Subban doubled down on his prediction Thursday back in Nashville. He and the Predators backed up his words Saturday night, marrying a clear…
Preds Stick with Renne in Goal in Game 3
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Despite rocky performances in his last two starts, Pekka Rinne will be in goal Saturday night when the Nashville Predators host the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. Although Nashville coach Peter Laviolette did not make an official announcement on his starting goaltender, the Tennessean reported that Rinne was in net at…
01 June, 2017
Predators' Laviolette Tight-Lipped on Game 3 Starting Goalie
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Nashville Predators coach Peter Laviolette on Thursday declined to specify whether franchise goaltender Pekka Rinne will start in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Pittsburgh Penguins. That doesn't mean that backup Juuse Saros will start Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena after he replaced Rinne in the third period of Wednesday's Game 2 for…
31 May, 2017
Penguins Explode in Third, Take 2-0 Series Lead on Preds
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PITTSBURGH -- Rookie Jake Guentzel scored twice to increase his playoffs-leading goal total to 12 and the Pittsburgh Penguins erupted for three goals early in the third period Wednesday night in a 4-1 win over the Nashville Predators in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final at PPG Paints Arena. The defending champion Penguins own a…
Neither Penguins Nor Predators Happy Heading into Game 2
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PITTSBURGH -- It's normal for a playoff series to gain context over the first game or two or three. You can probably throw that out the window with the Stanley Cup Final between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Nashville Predators, who meet Wednesday in Game 2 at PPG Paints Arena. After what happened in the series opener,…
Letang Had Trouble Watching Stanley Cup Opener
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PITTSBURGH -- If the Pittsburgh Penguins found parts of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Nashville Predators difficult to navigate, and if their fans found it hard to watch at times, perhaps they should all be grateful they were not sitting with Kris Letang. "I think when I'm sitting in the (press) box…
30 May, 2017
Late Goals Lift Penguins in Stanley Cup Final Opener
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PITTSBURGH -- Rookie Jake Guentzel scored a tiebreaking goal with 3:17 left on Monday night, and the Pittsburgh Penguins earned a 5-3 win over the Nashville Predators in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final at PPG Paints Arena. Guentzel's goal, from the right dot, ended an incredible shot drought of 37:09 for the Penguins. Nick…
28 May, 2017
Penguins, Predators Gear Up for Game 1
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PITTSBURGH -- A little more than 24 hours before the Pittsburgh Penguins and Nashville Predators launch the 2017 Stanley Cup Final with Game 1 at PPG Paints Arena, there was the craziness Sunday that was the NHL's annual media day. The requisite off-beat questions -- Who's your funniest teammate? Which player could sing the National Anthem?…
Stanley Cup Final: 10 Things To Watch
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With a defending champion on one side and a de facto 16th seed on the other side, this year's Stanley Cup Final promises to be one of the most fascinating in a long time. Shooting to become the first back-to-back Cup champs since the 1997-98 Detroit Red Wings, the Pittsburgh Penguins will host the Nashville Predators…
24 May, 2017
Predators Might Get C Fisher Back for Final
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The Nashville Predators got past the Anaheim Ducks without their top two centers, but they might have one of them back for the start of the Stanley Cup Final. Ryan Johansen has been lost for the season, but general manager David Poile said Wednesday he hopes captain Mike Fisher can practice on Thursday and added that…
Predators Primed for First Crack at Cup
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NASHVILLE, Tennessee - 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 Stanley Cup final. Colton Sissons scored his third goal of the night with 6:01 remaining as the Predators eliminated the Anaheim Ducks with a 6-3 win…
23 May, 2017
Predators Coach Peter Laviolette Joins an Elite Group with Another Trip to Stanley Cup Final
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Predators coach Peter Laviolette didn't seem overly impressed that in guiding his team to a six-game elimination of the Anaheim Ducks in the Western Conference finals he became only the fourth coach in NHL history to lead three teams to the Stanley Cup Final. Laviolette, who won the Cup with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006 and…
Predators Finish off Ducks, Advance to Finals
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A date with history awaited the Nashville Predators on Monday night. They kept it, in spite of being badly outshot by the Anaheim Ducks. Colton Sissons' third goal of the game at 14:00 of the third period broke a tie and led Nashville to a 6-3 win that gave the Predators the Western…
21 May, 2017
Battle of Attrition as Ducks Try to Stay Alive vs. Predators
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- It has turned into a battle of attrition in the Western Conference Finals. One more loss and the Anaheim Ducks will have until September to rest. One more win and the Nashville Predators clinch their first trip to the Stanley Cup Finals. Saturday night's 3-1 defeat to the equally shorthanded Nashville Predators put…
Preds' Johansen Diagnosed with Acute Compartment Syndrome
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Nashville Predators forward Ryan Johansen is recovering from emergency surgery after he sustained a serious left thigh injury during Game 4 of the Western Conference finals against the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday. An update from the Predators on Sunday indicated the seriousness of Johansen's condition before the procedure and identified the injury. The 24-year-old Johansen is…
Predators Pounce on Ducks, Take 3-2 Series Lead
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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Pontus Aberg's first career playoff goal was the decisive score as the Nashville Predators defeated the Anaheim Ducks 3-1 in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals on Saturday. The Predators lead the series 3-2, with Game 6 scheduled for Monday night in Nashville. The Predators will have an opportunity to clinch their…
19 May, 2017
Predators Face Adversity Ahead of Game 5 vs. Ducks
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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Nashville Predators' magic carpet ride through the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs encountered major turbulence when they announced Friday that Ryan Johansen will miss the remainder of the playoffs with a left thigh injury. The injury to Johansen, the team's leading scorer, was sustained in Nashville's 3-2 overtime loss to the Anaheim Ducks…
Predators' Johansen Will Miss Rest of Playoffs
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Nashville Predators center Ryan Johansen will miss the remainder of the playoffs due to a left thigh injury sustained in Game 4 of the Western Conference final against the Anaheim Ducks. Johansen underwent emergency surgery Thursday night at Vanderbilt Medical Center after sustaining the injury in Nashville's 3-2 overtime loss to Anaheim. The 24-year-old is expected…
Ducks Remain Unruffled as they End Predators' Home Win Streak
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The improbable has become routine for the Ducks, who have yet to find a playoff hurdle they can't overcome — even when they sometimes put that hurdle in their own path. The course of the Western Conference finals appeared to change Thursday when the Nashville Predators scored twice in the third period —…
