On The Forecheck

It wasn’t always pretty. In fact, there may only be a handful of moments from Nashville’s 3-2 victory over Chicago one could call any version of “beautiful”, but they got the job done regardless. Juuse Saros overcame two early goals and played lights out in the final 35 minutes of the game, while Gustav Nyquist and Filip Forsberg added a goal a piece before the power play … [Read more...] about Nashville Predators 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 – Back from the brink

It’s safe to say that the Predators haven’t gotten off to the start they and Nashville fans had hoped. Coming off a busy offseason where they brought in Jonathan Marchessault, Brady Skjei and Steven Stamkos, the Predators looked prime to accelerate their re-tool back into contention. But the early results haven’t been great. Nashville went winless in its first five games before … [Read more...] about Takeaways from the Nashville Predators’ first 6 games

The Preds hit the road and hope to build off their win tonight. They’ll be in Chicago facing the rebuilding Blackhawks, who look pretty much nothing like the team we all remember from multiple playoff clashes. Then again, Hawks fans could say the same. There are some familiar faces in the form of Seth Jones and Craig Smith on the Chicago roster. Jones, Teuvo Teräväinen… Source … [Read more...] about Game Thread: Nashville Predators @ Chicago Blackhawks 10/25/24

Zach L’Heureux made his NHL debut for the Preds tonight as Head Coach Andrew Brunette continued to try to find a solution to the team’s skid. It wasn’t all on L’Heureux, but Nashville finally managed to put together a win. Both teams took a penalty within the opening 22 seconds, with David Pastrňák hooking Gustav Nyquist at 0:13 and Ryan O’Reilly cutting the Preds’ power play … [Read more...] about Nashville Predators 4, Boston Bruins 0: Worth the wait

It’s no secret that I’m not a fan of plus/minus, the back-of-the-napkin calculation usually used to praise or criticize a player’s defense. This season, though, it seems to put a spotlight on some of the Preds’ struggles — just not in the way people usually think. First, a quick refresher on how plus/minus is calculated by the NHL, because it’s a little more complicated than … [Read more...] about What can plus/minus tell us about this season’s Preds?