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ST. PAUL, Minn. -- In the middle of a hotly contested playoff series and with a crucial game in the offing, individual awards may seem relatively inconsequential. But when it was revealed Tuesday morning that Ryan Suter was a finalist for the Norr...

A year ago at this time, the Nashville Predators entered the playoffs with legitimate title aspirations. It was an exciting time, the club with one of its strongest regular seasons in history and GM David Poile adding parts before the trade deadli...

Predators 4, Stars 0 * Predators: snap 6-game road losing streak * Pekka Rinne (NSH): 32 saves; 5th shutout of season and 30th career shutout (most in NHL since 2008-09) * Shea Weber (NSH): PP goal (4); extends point streak to 4 games * FROM ELIA...

Pekka Rinne made 32 saves for his NHL-leading fifth shutout of the season, and Shea Weber and Gabriel Bourque scored power-play goals to lift the Nashville Predators to a 4-0 win over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night.

Craig Custance says Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne is getting little help from his offense, but the shortened season could alleviate some wear and tear on Rinne.

Blog | Conversation | February 26, 2013

Roman Josi scored his second goal 28 seconds into overtime, and the Nashville Predators edged the Dallas Stars 5-4 Monday night in a wild game featuring several fights, six goals and a bloodied face -- all in the second period.

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Neil Greenberg outlines 10 NHL players who, despite suffering early-season performance drops, likely will turn around their play over the rest of the season. Toronto's Phil Kessel and Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin are among the players ready to rebound.

Story | Conversation | February 20, 2013

Shea Weber scored 44 seconds into overtime to give the Nashville Predators a 4-3 victory against the slumping Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night.

We already looked at 10 players who've been pleasant surprises as we reach the quarter mark of the 2013 season. Today it's time to shine a spotlight on the busts. We'll use the same format as we did earlier this week — expectations, reality,...

My remote needed new batteries after flicking around a dozen games last night. Here's what I retained: • In Glendale, Ariz., the hockey code was in full force. Coyotes winger Raffi Torres had to answer the bell for his vicious hit on ...

Victoria Matiash updates her defensemen rankings and also discusses the changes in value of former Predators defensive line mates Shea Weber and Ryan Suter.

Anyone who doesn't think the Boston Bruins have their eyes on the big prize after they were bounced in the first round of the playoffs last spring hasn't been paying attention. With backup Anton Khudobin making his first start of the season to give T...

After an exhaustive six-hour training camp, the NHL makes its long-awaited return Saturday. And while it's been easy to forget over the past few months of lockout negotiations between grim-faced men in suits, hockey is a sport played on ice by actual...

Hockey Prospectus projects the top 10 defensemen in the 2013 season using HP's VUKOTA projection system.

Story | Conversation | January 13, 2013

Grant Sonier evaluates the five best draft classes for individual teams since 2002, noting that while Sidney Crosby may be the game's best player, the Pens' 2005 haul wasn't quite deep enough to snag the No. 1 spot.

Blog | Conversation | December 26, 2012