The Nashville Predators roared back into Stanley Cup contention on Monday with a series-leveling 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Calle Jarnkrok, Frederick Gaudreau, Viktor Arvidsson and Filip Forsberg scored the goals as the Predators swept to a deserved win at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena to tie the best-of-seven series at two apiece. Nashville, who dropped … Read more
Sparked by goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, the Pittsburgh Penguins continue their quest to become the NHL’s first back-to-back champions since 1998 when they meet Ottawa in the Stanley Cup playoff semi-finals. The Penguins host the Senators to open the best-of-seven Eastern Conference final on Saturday while the Nashville Predators visit Anaheim on Friday to begin the … Read more
The rivalry between two of the National Hockey League’s best players, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby and Washington Capitals counterpart Alexander Ovechkin, is about to heat up the Stanley Cup playoffs. Reigning champion Pittsburgh will face season points leader Washington starting Thursday in a second-round showdown between the NHL’s two victory leaders of the campaign, … Read more
The Columbus Blue Jackets staved off elimination in the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoffs on Tuesday with a 5-4 victory over the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins. Down 0-3 and facing elimination in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series, the Blue Jackets came out hard on their home ice in Columbus, Ohio. Jack Johnson, Josh Anderson, Markus … Read more