All Entries in the "Nashville Predators" Category
Coyotes Eliminate the Predators With a 2-1 Win
Backs against the wall. Desperate. No tomorrow. Pick whatever cliche that you want, this is where the Predators find themselves against the Phoenix Coyotes. The task before them is monumental as they had to win a game at Jobing.com Arena in front of an amped up crowd of Coyote faithful. The Predators task was simple. [...]
Predators Backs Against the Wall With 1-0 Loss
The Nashville Predators dropped a 1-0 game to the Phoenix Coyotes at the Bridgestone Arena to fall behind in their series 3-1. To say their backs are against the wall is an understatement. The Predators offense was ineffective and rarely threatened Phoenix netminder Mike Smith. When they did threaten, Smith was equal to the task [...]
Predators Play Predator Hockey, Defeat Coyotes 2-0
The Nashville Predators returned to Nashville and the Honkeytonk, also known as Bridgestone Arena, and found their rhythm by beating the Phoenix Coyotes 2-0 for their first win in their semi final series. The Coyotes lead the series 2-1 with the next game Friday night in Nashville. The Predators scored 2 first period goals, and [...]
Coyotes Outwork and Outplay the Predators, Take 2-0 Series Lead
The Nashville Predators looked to even their second round series with the Phoenix Coyotes in the second game of this semi final match up. The Predators needed to have sense of desperation and intensity in this contest. Going back to Nashville down 2-0 would not bode well for the Predators. The Predators were once again [...]
Hockey Independent Playoff Roundtable: Conference Semi-Finals Predictions
— Welcome back to the Hockey Independent roundtable where five writers from the HI staff have come together once again to provide you all with our Conference Semi Finals predictions. The contributing authors to today’s piece will be Cris Cohen (New York Rangers), Alex Muscat (Detroit Red Wings), Bill Philp (Tampa Bay Lightning) and [...]
Coyotes Go to OT (Again), Outlast the Predators 4-3
The Phoenix Coyotes outlasted the Nashville Predators in a game that has become a regular occurrence for the Desert Dogs, going to overtime and defeating the visiting Predators 4-3. Phoenix was dominated in the third period and in the OT session, but managed to get a puck past Nashville goaltender for the game winner at [...]
Predators/Coyotes Second Round Preview
The Nashville Predators are set to face the Phoenix Coyotes in the second round of the Western Conference playoffs. The Predators got to the second round by dispatching the Detroit Red Wings in 5 games, while the Coyotes defeated the Chicago Blackhawks in 6 games. The Coyotes, winners of the Pacific Division and the third [...]
Rinne Receives Vezina Nomination
The Nashville Predators have always built their team from the net out. Solid goaltending has been a cornerstone of the Predators success throughout the years, and netminder Pekka Rinne has been one of the best in the history of the franchise. Today, Rinne received his second consecutive Vezina nomination, acknowledging the quality of his play. [...]
Predators Poile Nominated for GM of the Year
Building a winning team is as much an art as a science. Blending experienced veterans, untested rookies, and players added via trade or free agency is akin to a chemistry experiment in a science lab, Although the individual components are known, once blended together the outcome can be surprisingly good or it can blow up. [...]
Predators Defeat Wings 2-1, Clinch the Series 4-1
The Nashville Predators defeated the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 at the Bridgestone Arena to clinch their first round series by a 4-1 margin. Winning this series against the Wings was a big step in the maturation process of the Predators. Ever since the Preds came into the NHL, the Wings have been their measuring stick, [...]
Predators Take Commanding Series Lead With a 3-1 Victory
The Nashville Predators looked to take a 3-1 series lead against a desperate Detroit Red Wings team at the Joe Louis Arena in the fourth game of their first round series. The Predators were once again going to rely on Pekka Rinne in net to hold the dangerous Wings offense in check. The Red Wings [...]
Predators Outlast the Wings, Take 2-1 Series Lead
Well, that was exciting! The Nashville Predators faced the Detroit Red Wings at the Joe, a place where they had never won a playoff game, tied at one game apiece in their playoff series, and the two teams engaged in a back and forth contest that went down to the final seconds before the Predators [...]
Predators Fail to Finish, Fall to the Wings 3-2
The Nashville Predators found out that they have a war in their series with the Detroit Red Wings as the Wings captured a 3-2 win at the Bridgestone Arena to even their series at one game for each team. For the Predators, they found out that matching the intensity of their opponent is essential to [...]
Weber Avoids Suspension; Bigger Problem for the League
In case of emergency, break glass.” As the Detroit Red Wings were desperately trying to rally to tie the first game in their playoff series with the Nashville Predators, Shea Weber attempted to do just that- break glass- with Henrik Zetterberg’s face as he was trying to steal the puck from Weber behind the Nashville [...]
Predators Down Detroit 3-2
The Nashville Predators defeated the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 at the Bridgestone Arena in the first game of their quarter final series. It wasn’t easy. The Predators committed 8 penalties and the Red Wings capitalized on 2 of their power plays. The Predators scored all their goals at even strength, and were 0-6 on their [...]
Predators/Red Wings Playoff Preview
Familiar foes meet in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs as Central Division rivals Nashville and Detroit face off in a match up of the 4 and 5 seeds. Nashville occupies the 4 seed as they finished ahead of the Red Wings for the first time in the history of the franchise. The [...]
Hockey Independent Playoff Roundtable: Conference Quarterfinals Predictions
— With the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs set to begin in just over forty-eight hours, four members of the Hockey Independent writing staff have come together to predict each and every first round series of this year’s postseason. The contributing authors to today’s piece will be Cris Cohen (New York Rangers), Alex Muscat (Detroit Red [...]
Predators Lock Up 4th Seed, Bury the Avalanche 6-1
The Nashville Predators traveled to the Pepsi Center to take on the Colorado Avalanche in the last- and thankfully- anticlimactic- game of the regular season. Thanks to Detroit’s shootout loss earlier in the day, the Predators entered the game knowing they had locked up the 4th seed in the Western Conference and home ice for [...]
Predators Shoot Down the Stars 2-0
The Nashville Predators defeated the Dallas Stars 2-0 at the Bridgestone Arena to move back into 4th place in the Western Conference with one game remaining on their regular season schedule. The Predators will face the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday at the Pepsi Center. The Stars were eliminated from the playoffs with the loss. Pekka [...]
Predators Outlast the Wild in a SO
The Nashville Predators faced the Minnesota Wild at the Bridgestone Arena in a game that had great significance for the Predators. With a win, they could move into 4th place, one point ahead of Detroit and 2 points ahead of Chicago. The Predators accomplished their mission by defeating the Wild in a shootout for a [...]
