All Entries Tagged With: "Colin Wilson"
Vancouver Slips Past the Predators in a Shootout 4-3
Two plays. Two plays victimized the Predators in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks at the Bridgestone Arena. Two defensive breakdowns led to two quick first period goals by the Canucks en route to a 3-1 first period lead. The Predators fought back to force the shootout, but fell in the sixth round [...]
Match.com- Nashville and New Jersey
New Jersey and Nashville are two teams that are both coming to a similar crossroads. Both teams have a core player that will be unrestricted at the end of this season and neither has re-signed their player due to different reasons. Can these two teams solve one another’s problems? I think so. But it might [...]
Predators Win Over the Wild in a Shootout 2-1
Watching the Minnesota Wild play hockey is a bit like watching (if it were possible) your arteries harden. You know those clogged arteries are going to be a problem, you just never know when. The Nashville Predators took on the Wild at Bridgestone Arena and were able to do just enough against the sclerotic defense [...]
Predators Early Deficit Leads to Defeat at Dallas
The Nashville Predators, fresh off their amazing come from behind victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets, ventured to the American Airlines Center to take on the Dallas Stars in their second game in two nights. Once again, Pekka Rinne got the start for the Nashville Predators, while the surprisingly feel good story in the form [...]
Predators Wow the Home Crowd With a 6-5 Victory Over the Jackets
Wow! That sentiment, along with a few others, can only begin to capture what happened in the Bridgestone Arena as the Nashville Predators faced the Columbus Blue Jackets in a Central Division tilt. The Predators won the game 6-5 in spite of making it extremely difficult on themselves. Heck, they didn’t make it difficult on [...]
Predators Put Out the Flames 2-1
The Nashville Predators and the Calgary Flames played one of their typical games, a one goal affair characterized by stellar goal tending, fierce forechecking, and opportunistic scoring. The Predators prevailed on their home ice in an entertaining affair by a 2-1 score. For the Predators, this was their first win on home ice against the [...]
Predators Down the Ducks 3-2
The Nashville Predators were looking to string together some wins and especially to reverse their fortunes on home ice, where they had the worst home record in the NHL. What better opponent to face than the struggling Anaheim Ducks. Nashville once again had workhorse Pekka Rinne in net, while the Ducks went with former Nashville [...]
Predators Stun the Jackets in OT 4-3
The Nashville Predators ventured to the Nationwide Arena to take on the Columbus Blue Jackets and were desperately looking for a win to turn around their fortunes. The Predators came into the game with a 3-6-1 record in their last ten games, while the Jackets have improved their play of late and entered with a [...]
Realignment and the Nashville Power Play
Realignment Thoughts For a Nashville Predators’ fan, what’s not to like? Travel is much better for the team. For the fan, there will be far fewer away games that start after 8:30pm CST. Nashville fans get to see every team in the League at least twice with the home-and-home games. Divisional playoffs will breed all [...]
Sabres Stick the Predators 3-2
The Buffalo Sabres ventured to Bridgestone Arena to take on the Nashville Predators in what turned out to be a spirited contest between two teams that were evenly matched. Although these two teams rarely see each other, the venom was ramped up as the game went along. Anders Lindback got the start in net for [...]
Predators Cap an Improbable Comeback, Vanquish Vancouver 6-5
The Nashville Predators faced a monumental task, trying to get their game back on track against a formidable for in the form of the Vancouver Canucks at the Rogers Centre in Vancouver. The Predators came into the game 4-4-2 in their last 10 games, while the Cancucks entered the contest on a tear, with an [...]
Predators Fail to Measure Up, Fall to the Red Wings 4-1
The Nashville Predators often say that the Detroit Red Wings are their measuring stick, that they want to be as consistently good as their Central Division rival. If the first period of tonight’s game at the Joe is any indication, the Predators have a ways to go. Pekka Rinne opened in net for the Predators, [...]
Predators Fail to Show Up in a 6-2 Loss to the Oilers
Let’s say this: the young Edmonton Oilers are a talented team. Their young players are quickly blossoming into quality NHLers. That being said, the Nashville Predators made them look like the Oilers dynasty of old as they absolutely failed to show up in a 6-2 loss. You can find the terrifying box score here. The [...]
Predators Suffer an Embarrassing Loss to the BJ’s in OT 4-3
The Nashville Predators suffered a 4-3 overtime loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets at Bridgestone Arena that was in a word, embarrassing. Throughout the game, the Predators were unable to get through the neutral zone and turned the puck over more times than I can count. Rather than skate the puck through the zone or [...]
Capital Punishment: Predators Defeat the Capitals 3-1
The Nashville Predators took on the Washington Capitals at the Bridgestone Arena in a game that had all the characteristics of a heavyweight fight. Both teams took shots at the other, both teams had surges, and in the end, only one team was left standing. That team was the Nashville Predators. The Predators went with [...]
Predators Party Spoiled by the Habs
The Nashville Predators celebrated their 1,000th game by hosting the Montreal Canadiens at the Bridgestone Arena. Quite an achievement by a franchise that many thought would be relocated just four years ago. There were many festivities leading up to the game, as employees, coaches, and management were honored in pre-game ceremonies. The events leading up [...]
Hee Haw! Predators Pound the Ducks 4-2
The Nashville Predators faced a familiar nemesis in the Dirty Ducks of Anaheim at the Pond in Anaheim in the final game of a five game road trip out west. The fact that there is no love lost between the Predators and the Ducks is well known. This contest promised to be a continuation of [...]
Predators Cap an Improbable Comeback, Defeat Sharks 4-3 in OT
The Nashville Predators continued their west coast swing with a visit to the Shark Tank to take on the San Jose Sharks. The Tank has not been a hospitable place for the Predators, and they were looking to change their fortunes in the second meeting between the two teams. Pekka Rinne got the start for [...]
Sharks Stymie the Predators 3-1
When opposing goalies face the Nashville Predators, they should refund part of their pay. They certainly are not having to work hard to earn their paycheck. Once again, the Predators were outshot by a wide margin, 36-20, in falling again at home 3-1 to the San Jose Sharks. For the year , the Predators are [...]
Fisher Returns as Preds Host Sharks Tonight
Today, the Nashville Predators open a three game home stand against the San Jose Sharks. The Sharks are typically a physical team that plays a puck possession game. That style will be especially tough for a Nashville team that’s found it difficult to win puck battles and maintain possession long enough to put shots on [...]