This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news.
BLACKHAWKS
Blackhawks need young forward who can take over Jason Dickinson’s job ( Sun-Times )
RECAPS: Blackhawks 4, Islanders 3 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune )
Blackhawks’ Anton Frondell on NHL debut: ‘It still feels like a dream’ ( The Athletic )
NHL Global Series Germany Tickets Go On Sale March 27 ( NHL )
RECAPS: Predators 3, Blackhawks 2 (OT) ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune )
With Anton Fr...
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news.
BLACKHAWKS
RECAPS: Blackhawks 4, Islanders 3 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune )
Blackhawks’ Anton Frondell on NHL debut: ‘It still feels like a dream’ ( The Athletic )
NHL Global Series Germany Tickets Go On Sale March 27 ( NHL )
RECAPS: Predators 3, Blackhawks 2 (OT) ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune )
With Anton Frondell on the way, Ryan Greene and Nick Lardis look to hang on in top 6 ( The Athletic ) ...
Pregame:
The Sharks started their 3-game road trip in Nashville tonight in front of a sold-out Nashville crowd. They needed to start this road trip with a win by playing urgently and confidently (spoiler alert: they did NOT). The Sharks went into tonight on a 4-game losing streak, while the Predators were on a 4-game winning streak. With the Sharks chasing the Preds for the second wild card spot in the West, it was imperative that they put their best food forward in what was the biggest g...
The San Jose Sharks are back on the road and hopefully able to get back in the win column today. San Jose pays a visit to the Nashville Predators this afternoon. It’s the key matchup on this three game road trip with the biggest playoff implications. A win today would be a four point swing in the playoff race, since Nashville has caught up to the Sharks and even jumped into the second wildcard spot. If San Jose wants to stick in this playoff race, a win today is essential.
The Sharks get ...
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news.
BLACKHAWKS
NHL Global Series Germany Tickets Go On Sale March 27 ( NHL )
RECAPS: Predators 3, Blackhawks 2 (OT) ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune )
With Anton Frondell on the way, Ryan Greene and Nick Lardis look to hang on in top 6 ( The Athletic )
Anton Frondell set to make NHL debut ( ESPN ) ( The Athletic ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune )
RECAPS: Avalanche 4, Blackhawks 1 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune )...
The Nashville Predators look like they’re finally narrowing down their candidates to be their next general manager. After weeks of conversations with a wide range of candidates, the sense coming out of the NHL’s general managers meetings is that Nashville is getting closer to trimming the field for Barry Trotz’s replacement. Trotz already said the organization cast a “wide net” and plans to reduce the candidate pool soon, while Elliotte Friedman reported the Predators could cut the list ...
The Chicago Blackhawks lost to the Nashville Predators 3-2 in overtime on Sunday afternoon, a game that helped Nashville solidify its hold on the second wildcard spot.
Nick Lardis opened the scoring 4:34 into the second period following a 2-on-1 rush with Frank Nazar. The play was initiated by a pass from Tyler Bertuzzi in the defensive zone, and Lardis’s pass to Nazar went off Nicolas Hague’s stick and into the net.
GOAL: Nick Lardis' pass deflects in to open the scoring! pic.twitte...
The Nashville Predators have been through a lot this season. They started the year with sky-high expectations, looking to contend in the Western Conference, and with just a couple weeks left in the season, the Preds sit in the second wild-card position. Nashville is only a few points up on four teams, so essentially, they'll be playing playoff games from here on out. While the team searches for a new GM, Barry Trotz and company tried to make several trades ahead of the Mar.6 deadline, and both...
Welcome back to another edition of Ask Dubey! It’s been another eventful week for the Edmonton Oilers, beating the Nashville Predators and San Jose Sharks, and losing to the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning. Mixed into it all, they lost Leon Draisaitl to injury, and Connor Ingram was given the keys to the crease….
Head down to the comments to talk about Sunday’s game against the Predators!
Game Preview
Following a loss on Friday night, the Chicago Blackhawks host the Nashville Predators on Sunday afternoon — a team that was supposed to be at the bottom of the standings, but has snuck their way back into the playoff conversation.
The Predators are currently in the second wild card spot with 73 points. That’s right: even though Nashville was supposed to be hanging out in the basement of the league alongside the Blackhawks, they’ve won three straight, have a 5-4-1 record in their last 10 g...
The Nashville Predators will certainly be a team to keep a close eye on this offseason. Several of their players came up in the rumor mill as trade candidates leading up to the 2026 NHL trade deadline, and it would not be surprising if they generated interest during the summer. Because of this, let's look at four Nashville players who could get moved this offseason. Roman Josi Josi has come up in the rumor mill, and if he ends up wanting a change of scenery this summer, he should generate a to...
After I clocked out for the week from my full time gig, I decided to spend a bit of time looking to see what the likelihood is the Winnipeg Jets will use their final 14 remaining games to move up or down in the standings.
The recent losses to the Nashville Predators and Boston Bruins have made a playoff bid even more unlikely, yet the True Northers are still only 5 points back of the Los Angeles Kings for the Western Conference’s final wildcard spot. However, with three more clubs between...
Friend and Predators reporter Alex Daugherty is back to talk about Vladimir Orszagh, a Slovakian import who was undervalued as an Islander but was instrumental to establishing Nashville’s – and Alex’s – love for hockey. The late 1990’s were a terrible time for the Islanders. The loses were many and prospects had little support in […]
The man who took out one of the Edmonton Oilers‘ top stars has shared his side of the story. When speaking to the media on Thursday, Nashville Predators forward Ozzy Wiesblatt was asked about the hit on Oilers sniper Leon Draisaitl that led to the latter being ruled out for the remainder of the 2025-26…
Despite beating the Predators on Sunday night, the big story from the evening was Leon Draisaitl leaving the game after a hit along the boards, which clearly left more damage than we might have initially anticipated. On Tuesday, the Oilers announced the former MVP would miss the remainder of the season with a lower-body injury….
Too busy today to complete a full Winnipeg Jets’ preview for tonight’s game, so here is an abbreviated version…
NSH Predators @ WPG Jets
Start Time: 7 pm Central – Canada Life Centre
Winnipeg ( 28-28-10 ) is in 27th place in the NHL with 66 points on the season, scoring 188 Goals For ( 26th ) and allowing 202 Goals Against ( 11th ). Mark Scheifele leads the Jets with 31 goals, 51 assists, and 82 points. Kyle Connor is tied for the goal scoring lead as well.
Nashville ( 29-2...
A shocking announcement from the Edmonton Oilers, who have declared Leon Draisaitl out for the remainder of the regular season. Statement re: #Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl https://t.co/u6HoSaaYQO — Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) March 17, 2026 Draisaitl was injured when he was taken into the boards by the player bench this past weekend by the Nashville Predators' Ozzy Wiesblatt. His right hip appeared to take the brunt of the damage. It's being called a lower-body ...
A look at the projected lineups and pre-game interviews.
The defensively responsible Edmonton Oilers? Is that who we’re seeing? As the Oilers host the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night with two valuable points on the line, un-sexy hockey terms like “low event” are being spoken in the bowels of Rogers Place. The Nashville Predators had just five High Danger Scoring Chances (HDSCF) at…
Leon Draisaitl is trending toward not playing in the Edmonton Oilers‘ matchup against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, but there’s no official determination on his injury status. He left the game with a lower-body injury in the first period after Ozzy Wiesblatt jostled him awkwardly in front of the Nashville Predators bench on Sunday….
Leon Draisaitl is trending toward not playing in the Edmonton Oilers‘ matchup against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, but there’s no official determination on his injury status. He left the game with a lower-body injury in the first period after Ozzy Wiesblatt jostled him awkwardly in front of the Nashville Predators bench on Sunday….
It’s gut-check time for the Edmonton Oilers. With just over a month left before the playoffs, the team needs to settle into a groove of consistently solid efforts, or risk getting knocked out much sooner than they’d like. Last week featured a mixed bag of efforts and results. The Oilers impressed with a win over…
After a disappointing wrap to Friday’s game against St. Louis to finish the road trip, the Edmonton Oilers were back on home ice for their third meeting of the season against the Nashville Predators. And much like the game on Friday, the Oilers built themselves a two-goal lead heading into the third period. Only this…
When Leon Draisaitl took to the ice for two shifts late in the first period of Sunday’s Edmonton Oilers game against the Nashville Predators, there were “no red flags” as the centre tested out an injury, head coach Kris Knoblauch said. The German was shaken up earlier in the game, moments after scoring the opening…