Boston Bruins 4, Nashville Predators 3 (shootout) TD Garden; Boston, Massachusetts February 11, 2012 *** LEFTOVER THOUGHTS: * Nine of the top 11 in Predators team scoring have double-digits in goals. * Nashville can make it “10 with 10+” if Nick Spaling can somehow score three more before the season is over. * Ryan Suter and Jordin Tootoo are also in the running...

By Buddy Oakes of predsontheglass.com The Nashville Predators were outplayed in all aspects of the game with the Bruins in Boston on Saturday afternoon but hung just close enough to salvage a point when they took the game to overtime and then lost in the shoot-out. Patrice Bergeron scored a goal and then picked up the game decider in the shootout for Boston. Daniel Paille and Milan...

The Nashville Predators were outplayed in all aspects of the game with the Bruins in Boston on Saturday afternoon but hung just close enough to salvage a point when they took the game to overtime and then lost on the shoot-out.Patrice Bergeron scored a goal and then picked up the game decider in the shootout for Boston. Daniel Paille and Milan Lucic picked up the other goals for...

It was a game that the Boston Bruins dominated from start to finish and should have won convincingly. Somehow, the Predators forced the game to a shootout, where they eventually lost to the defending champs, 4-3.Boston, who was all over the Preds in the first period, got on the board first when Patrice Bergeron let go of a nice wrist shot 16 minutes into the game. Bergeron’s...

Sometimes it pays to be lucky more than it does to be good. In front of 17,565 at TD Gardens in Boston, the Bruins defeated the Nashville Predators in a shootout, 4-3. Don’t let the score fool you, however. The defending Stanley Cup Champions were dominant throughout the tilt. Predators goalie Pekka Rinne made 38 saves while last year’s Vezina Trophy winner Tim Thomas made...

The Bruins have their work cut out for them on Saturday, looking to get back on track against a tough Nashville Predators team that won't have any sympathy for the B's latest struggles. At the very least, NESN Nation's Dan Duquette thinks that the Bruins can rest happy knowing they aren't actually facing the Predator aliens. It's just a bunch of hockey players...

The Bruins are in the thick of the hunt for the Eastern Conference crown this season, but on Saturday they welcome a contender from the other side of the map as the Nashville Predators come to town. The Preds currently find themselves in fifth place in out West, trailing the Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Blues in what is shaping up to be a very competitive Central Division. Shea...

BOSTON -– For two guys in opposing conferences who don't face each other often, Shea Weber and Zdeno Chara have developed quite a rivalry. It may be the only true competition fostered by the All-Star Game. Weber, a standout defenseman for Nashville, and Bruins captain Zdeno Chara have met just five times in the regular season, but the most memorable clashes have come in the...

It wasn’t very long ago the Predators were supposedly the prime example of why the NHL shouldn’t be in non-traditional hockey markets. Media folks (mostly those north of the border) saw a team with a winning record, poor attendance and pounced. Every hockey “expert” it seemed was calling into question Nashville’s viability as a hockey market. Fast forward...

The trade deadline is getting closer and closer by the day, meaning trade rumors are picking up. Since the season began, one of the more intriguing names out on the market has been Nashville’s star defenseman Ryan Suter. Suter, next to Shea Weber makes up, arguably, the best defensive pairing in the National Hockey League. Suter has turned in another impressive year, with 30...

Bad news first for the Nashville Predators. They lost to their old playoff nemesis, the Vancouver Canucks, 4-3 in a shootout Tuesday. The good news? The Predators were down by two goals after the first period, and once again came back to get a point. So far this season, the Predators have come back from two goals down to win seven times. You can't add this game to that stat...

Vancouver Canucks 4, Nashville Predators 3 (shootout) Bridgestone Arena; Nashville, Tennessee February 7, 2012 *** LEFTOVER THOUGHTS: * Coming into the night, Vancouver has got to overtime seven times in their last nine. Now they’ve gone eight out of 10. * This was Vancouver’s first trip to Music City since they won Game 6 in last year’s Western Conference Semi...

If you’re a child of the 80′s than you probably remember the “Jordan vs. Bird” McDonald’s commercials. In a clever piece of marketing, the Nashville Predators and Dierks Bentley’s label Capitol Records Nashville teamed up to shoot a pretty clever video inspired by the old Jordan vs. Bird campaign. In celebration of Bentley’s seventh studio...

NASHVILLE Its a common sight for any Central Division game at Bridgestone Arena on a Saturday night. Fans from out of town, dressed in the opposing teams jerseys, stroll up and down Broadway, cruising in and out of bars. During the game, they try to start up their own chants and the home fans feel obligated to drown them out by generating their own noise, thus raising the decibel...

NASHVILLE Its a common sight for any Central Division game at Bridgestone Arena on a Saturday night. Fans from out of town, dressed in the opposing teams jerseys, stroll up and down Broadway, cruising in and out of bars. During the game, they try to start up their own chants and the home fans feel obligated to drown them out by generating their own noise, thus raising the decibel...

I was browsing through some pictures, and I have to say, my favorite game set in a while came from the Predators-Blues game on Saturday. This might be a two post project, covering all the pictures I liked. First step though, trying to figure out why this woman appeared in 10 pictures from the game set. I have 7 examples below, though there were three more in which she was only shown...

In mid-November, I picked Shea Weber of the Nashville Predators as the top defenceman in the league so far this season. In January after Weber had lost time to a concussion, I updated this pick to Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins. Now that Weber is back and healthy he has played himself back into the position of Norris Trophy front-runner. Weber has 35 points which places him...

How loud did Smashville get tonight? Courtesy of our new decibel meter, you can find out right here...Decibels (dB)Moment108 dBPreds come onto the ice110Martin Erat 1st period goal103Jordin Tootoo hit on Chris Porter109Mike Fisher 1st period goal102Jaroslav Halak save on Fisher97Dierks Bentley vs. Shea Weber video103Brian McGrattan vs. Ryan Reaves fight99TV timeout ovation105Pekka...

In his mailbag over at TSN, Darren Dreger says the Rangers are keenly interested in what's going on in Nashville and will be eager to pounce if the Predators decide to move either Ryan Suter or Shea Weber.The 27-year-old Suter has 6g, 23a this season and will become an UFA at the end of this season. He is making $3.5 million this season. While his 26-year-old teammate Weber has 10g...

On Saturday night, the Nashville Predators host their Central Division rivals when the St. Louis Blues visit Bridgestone Arena. It will be the first home game for the Predators since January 23rd when Nashville beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1. The Predators face the Blues for the fourth of six meetings this season between the two clubs on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena Predators...

    With the All-Star break behind us, the home stretch of the 2011-12 regular season is underway. The race for the playoffs will bring out the best in many teams and will lead to major gambles for teams that believe they can form a Cup-contending squad with just a few acquisitions. This week, the Four-Check looks into the future, from the trade deadline to...

With Tim Gleason signing a four-year deal, Joni Pitkanen out with a concussion until likely March, and rumors that Ryan Suter isn’t going anywhere where do the Philadelphia Flyers look to pick up a defenseman. Suter and Gleason were both atop the Flyers wishlist for a d-man who could help shore up a big hole on the blueline.  Philly will now have to shift their focus...

If there's one thing the Predators have demonstrated this season, it's that they can never be counted out of any game. No matter the score, no matter the circumstance. Tuesday night, the Predators once again found a way to come back in miraculous fashion, beating the Minnesota Wild 5-4. Nashville was down 4-1 until midway through the third period when it started its comeback...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Barry Trotz likes the improvements his Predators have made this season -- and he thinks his young team can get even better. Nashville came out of the All Star break with the NHL's best record since Dec. 28 at 12-2-0. Fifth in the Western Conference, only the Rangers (31), Boston (31) and Detroit (33) have more wins than the Predators (30), who started...

All-Star defenseman Ryan Suter and Shea Weber would rather wait until after the season to address their contracts than possibly become a distraction for the surging Predators.