Wild pick up fifth straight win as pair of power-play scores upend Predators

Andrew Brunette scored a power-play goal and added an assist as the Minnesota Wild beat the Nashville Predators 5-3 Saturday night for their fifth straight win.

Forty-four pearls of hockey wisdom

...Islanders: Brendan Witt "Or Witt Out You" 16. Devils: Patrik Elias "Kosh B'Gosh" 17. Predators: Marcel Goc "Milk?" 18. Canadiens: Mike "Fried" Cammalleri 19. Wild: Antti "Inflammatory" Miettinen 20. Kings: Davis Drewiske "Sour...

Legwand's tally gives Preds 11th victory in 13 games

David Legwand scored at 3:07 of overtime to give Nashville a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night, the Predators' seventh straight victory.

Boyle's last-minute goal lifts Sharks to 6-0-1 at home

Dan Boyle scored with a minute left in the third period to lift the Sharks to a 4-3 victory over the Predators on Tuesday night.

Expected lines for season opener

...PREDATORS Steve Sullivan-Jason Arnott-J P Dumont Michael Santorelli-David Legwand-Martin Erat Ryan Jones-Marcel Goc-Patric Hornqvist Jerred Smithson-Ben Guite-Wade Belak Ryan Suter-Shea Weber Dan Hamhuis-Kevin Klein...

2009-10 Team Preview: San Jose Sharks

Bob Stanton/Icon SMI After he asked to be traded out of Ottawa, Dany Heatley landed in San Jose. 10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE SHARKS By...

Central Division preview

Sean Allen looks at every Central Division team from the fantasy hockey perspective for the 2009-10 season.

Nashville Predators goalie Dan Ellis (39) pulls in the puck as teammates Ryan Suter (20) and Marcel Goc (9), of Germany, and Minnesota Wild center Eric Belanger (25) fight for it in the second...

...Blackhawks goalie Cristobal Huet (39), of France, makes a save on a shot by Nashville Predators' Marcel Goc, right, of Germany, while Blackhawk's Niklas Hjalmarsson (4), of Sweden, waits for the rebound during...

Chicago Blackhawks' Niklas Njalmarrson, center, of Sweden, comes in to check Nashville Predators' Marcel Goc, of Germany, during the first period of an NHL hockey game, on Friday, Dec. 4, 2009...

Nashville Predators center Marcel Goc (9) scores against Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom (32), of Finland, during the first period in...

West projections for 2009-10 season

There have been many changes in the West so far this offseason, but how much will the conference outlook change? We project the 2009-10 season.

Sharks cut Goc, Plihal, Kaspar

The Sharks began to remake themselves by cutting three forwards.

Rookie Montoya makes 40 saves as Coyotes bite Sharks

Al Montoya made 40 saves in the rookie goalie's third NHL victory, and the last-place Phoenix Coyotes prevented the league-leading San Jose Sharks from clinching the Presidents' Trophy with an improbable 4-1 victory Thursday night.

Ducks-Sharks Preview

Ducks-Sharks Preview