Recent champs Capitals, St. Louis on brink of elimination
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Three years since winning the Stanley Cup, the Washington Capitals find themselves on the brink of their third consecutive first-round playoff...
Staal, Niederreiter lift Hurricanes past Predators 5-2
RALEIGH, N.C. — Jordan Staal scored twice and Nino Niederreiter beat Juuse Saros for the go-ahead goal early in the third period, helping the...
Hurricanes, Preds set to open first-round playoff series
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have gone from being mired in a nearly decade-long playoff drought to a division champion armed with postseason...
NHL postseason: Who’s hot as the playoffs arrive?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Goalie Juuse Saros is the biggest reason the Nashville Predators went from a potential NHL draft lottery team to their seventh...
Analysis: McDavid NHL’s MVP front-runner in condensed season
Using any metric, Connor McDavid’s 100-plus point season makes the Edmonton Oilers captain the clear frontrunner for the NHL MVP award.
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Pekka Rinne notches shutout as Preds beat Hurricanes 5-0
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Pekka Rinne made 30 saves for his second shutout of the season as the Nashville Predators finished the regular season by...
Pekka Rinne notches shutout as Preds beat Hurricanes 5-0
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Pekka Rinne made 30 saves for his second shutout of the season as the Nashville Predators finished the regular season by...
Predators down Hurricanes 3-1 to clinch playoff berth
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Luke Kunin scored twice and Juuse Saros made 21 saves as the Nashville Predators beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 on Saturday...
Reilly Smith’s first career hat trick lifts Vegas to 4-1 win
LAS VEGAS — Reilly Smith got his first career hat trick, Marc-Andre Fleury made 20 saves, and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the St....
DeBrincat’s OT score lifts Blackhawks past Hurricanes 2-1
RALEIGH, N.C. — Alex DeBrincat beat Petr Mrazek at 2:02 of overtime to help the Chicago Blackhawks rally past the NHL-leading Carolina Hurricanes 2-1...
