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Preds top Islanders; Jones nabs first NHL Goal

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sethjonesSaturday was wedding day for us, but for all the other Preds fans out there, it was a day to celebrate. After a crushing 0-4 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night, the Predators knew something had to change in order to not make that mistake again. And Nashville did not disappoint against the 2-1-1 New York Islanders. Here are the highlights from Saturdays game:

FIRST PERIOD:

  • Though no goals were collected for either side, Nashville took the reins and notched nine shots on goal to the Islanders’ four. However, similar to Nashville’s attempt on Toronto’s Bernier, Evgeni Nabokov just wasn’t letting the puck in the net.

SECOND PERIOD:

  • Thanks to a boarding penalty given to Casey Cizikas against Eric Nystrom 51 seconds into the period, rookie Seth Jones was able to collect his first career NHL goal at 1:03 with a slapshot assisted by veterans David Legwand (1st assist) and Shea Weber (1st assist). You can watch the goal here:
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  • The Islanders would respond at 12:39 with a snap shot past Pekka Rinne from Frederik Nielsen for his second goal of the season.
  • New York would jump ahead of the Predators at 15:28 with a wrist shot from John Tavares, his third goal of the season. For those interested, Tavares is also an amateur dentist. On Friday night, he didn’t even hesitate to yank out his own tooth after taking a puck to the face. Here’s a lovely .gif, if you don’t believe me (you may have to click on it to get it to go, but fair warning):

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  • Late in the second period, at 19:07, Patric Hornqvist tied up the game with a wrister for his first goal of the season. Colin Wilson and Ryan Ellis picked up the assist.
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THIRD PERIOD:

  • Ryan Ellis would seal the deal for Nashville at 3:23 with his first goal of the season. Matt Cullen (2nd assist) and Craig Smith (2nd assist) would pick up the assists on the game winning goal.
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Was it because Viktor Stalberg jumped off the IR so quickly or maybe Gabriel Bourque’s return that boosted some Preds pride? We aren’t sure, but Stalberg’s offensive presence may have played a deciding factor in Saturday’s game. Both teams were given two powerplay chances, but surprisingly, Seth Jones was the only one able to capitalize on the opportunity (which is good for Nashville anytime).

The Predators welcome in the 2-4-0 Florida Panthers tomorrow, who are a little down in the dumps after getting shutout by the L.A. Kings 3-0 yesterday. But remember, the Predators lost to the Panthers during two of their preseason games (6 to 3, then 3 to 2 in OT).

But, let’s leave this post on an interesting side (wait, the Tavares tooth pull wasn’t good enough?); how about Ryan Ellis taking on new Predator, Eric Nystrom? Yes, little Ryan Ellis put up his dukes against Eric Nystrom, who was then with the Dallas Stars. Here’s the video:

We are sure there isn’t any bad blood left.

Leafs blank Preds 4-0

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Ouch. Not much stings worse than a goose egg at home.
However, out of all the goalies Nashville is faced over its 15-year span, Jonathan Bernier has to be the most despised, yet respected.
Come on! What about Luongo? Howard? Kiprusoff? Yes, those goalies have engrained themselves into a special place in every Preds fans’ mind, but none have a record against Nashville like Bernier. After the win last night, he now stands at 8-1-0 against Nashville… even when he was a backup for the Kings.
And if you watched any of the game last night, whether you were there in the arena or sitting on your couch on TV, you couldn’t miss how in control Bernier was last night. He allowed maybe one or two to ricochet, but the majority of his stops were controlled. One would have thought he put a magnet in the puck and his glove. He just couldn’t be stopped.

And this is no dog on Nashville; oh no. Yes, there were a few hiccups, but all-in-all, the Predators played hard and came out of the game on top with shots on goal, 36-26. But Bernier was on his A-Game last night and, although they tried valiantly, it just wasn’t enough to sneak one past the seasoned goalie.

Due to an unfortunate collision with former Predator Cody Franson, who went face-first into the rounded glass and cut his nose on his visor, Mike Fisher was given a major, which left the Predators with the remainder of the game in the favor of Toronto. The Maple Leafs would capitalize twice before the final buzzer, with an unfortunate knock-in goal by rookie Seth Jones.

Back to the Franson/Fisher hit, it was clear – as most people didn’t even see the accident – that is was, as Mike Fisher quoted it, “just a hockey play” and was “surprised” to have received a penalty. Fisher did make the effort to reach out to Franson after the game to make sure the former Pred was alright. As we all know, Fisher is not a malicious player and does not go out to intentionally injure opposing players. Freak accidents happen and, from the outside looking in, that’s what it appears to be. The NHL has not ruled out a supplemental discipline for Fisher’s hit, but as of 9:30AM Friday morning, no word has been announced.

Goose eggs – no, not Gaustad eggs – are an instant morale drainer. Just as Nashville was gaining confidence from Tuesday’s winner over the Wild, it was taken down a peg by a 4-0 loss to the Maple Leafs. After last night’s loss, the Predators are now sitting pretty at the bottom of the newly reformed Central Division. However, don’t let that disheartening fact get you down; it’s only the fourth game of the very long season. Hey, you have to hit rock bottom to hit the top, right?

The Predators welcome in the New York Islanders Saturday night at 7PM. Tickets are still available, so get them now!

Predators notch first Win, Beat Wild 3-2

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The Predators made their way back to the familiarity of Bridgestone Arena Tuesday night, welcoming in the Minnesota Wild for their season home opener. The Wild, who were 0-0-2 coming into the game, had a slightly better – and we mean slightly – chance compared to Nashville’s 0-2-0 record. But there’s just something about the home crowd that instills some confidence and Nashville definitely exuded the offering. Here are some of the highlights from Tuesday’s game:

FIRST PERIOD:

  • Leave it to Zach Parise to take the first strike, notching a tip-in past Pekka Rinne at 4:05 on the powerplay, brought on due to Seth Jones hi-sticking Mikko Koivu. Koivu and Ryan Suter picked up the assists.
  • Youngster Filip Forsberg would retaliate at 5:07 with a powerplay goal of his own, sending a snapshot past Backstrom. Forsberg showed some rare emotion after his goal, understandably so considering it was his first career NHL goal. Patric Hornqvist picked up his second assist and rookie Seth Jones notched an assist; his first NHL career point.
  • Less than 40 seconds later, Colin Wilson would capitalize on the powerplay with a wrister at 5:46. Matt Cullen (1) and Mike Fisher (2) picked up the assists on Wilson’s first goal of the season.
  • Eric Nystrom would be awarded a penalty shot at 11:14 after being slashed by Keith Ballard from behind. After slamming into the goal, Nystrom actually injured goalie Niklas Backstrom, who left the game just before Nystrom’s penalty shot. Nystrom, who played with the Wild during the 2010-11 season, knew just where to send the puck around backup goalie, Josh Harding. Nailing the shot, the Preds then lead the Wild 3-1.

SECOND PERIOD:

  • The Wild would attempt to gain control at 7:26 with a powerplay wrister from Jared Spurgeon. Despite six penalties, Spurgeon was the only player to capitalize on said penalties in the second period.

THIRD PERIOD:

  • No goals were gained in the third, but there were a few penalties to be had.
  • Zach Parise was called for holding against Patric Hornqvist, who in turn was called for embellishment (diving) on the penalty. Personally, we don’t believe you can call both at the same time, but you can’t reverse the call and it didn’t hurt Nashville any.

With their first win of the season under their belt, Nashville gained some much needed confidence and morale. Not that the Predators are deemed unworthy of a decent season, they are still technically in a rebuilding stage. Shea Weber just hasn’t found his paired connection since Suter left for the North, despite he and Josi doing well together. However, with Roman out with a concussion, he has now been paired with the youngster that is Seth Jones. We’ll be honest; the pairing looks good, but it needs some work. But we all know that, in order to be the best, you have to work towards greatness. There are no shortcuts.

The Predators welcome the 3-1-0 Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night to Smashville. This will be only the fifth time Toronto has played in Nashville and Jonathan Bernier has his eyes set on continuing his outstanding record against the Preds.

Game Review: Warming up Time for Nashville

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IT’S SEASON HOME OPENER DAY!
Eh, but that’s not what the post is about… for the most part.We need to discuss the first two games of the season before pondering this third one against the Minnesota Wild.

GAME 1: ST. LOUIS BLUES
The Blues have always been a tough contender with the Preds and last Thursday may have been the season opener for both teams, but the Blues had the upper hand from the very start. Here’s an overview of the scores and highlights of each period:

FIRST PERIOD:
St. Louis had no problem taking the first strike with a wrister from David Backes on the power play at 2:05.The Blues would continue with two more goals, with backhanders from Vladimir Sobotka at 5:43 and T.J. Oshie at 9:45.
Pekka was promptly pulled after Oshie’s goal, replacing him with rookie Carter Hutton. His second time on NHL ice, Hutton also faced the Blues his first time.
Mike Fisher would ease the pain for the Predators at with a snap shot at 10:42. Nick Spaling and Eric Nystrom picked up the assists on Fisher’s goal.
Though Fisher’s goal helped slightly, the first period was a much needed wake up call for the Predators defense line.

SECOND PERIOD:
David Legwand put the Preds within one at 5:09 with a tip-in goal assisted by new Assistant Captain, Patric Hornqvist.
St. Louis would snag another goal on their power play at 11:16 with a slapshot from Alexander Steen.
The second period looked much better for Nashville, but three power play opportunities and no shots on goal, the Predators have found yet another weak spot in their game.

THIRD PERIOD:
No goals by either team in the third period, but the Predators were given two more power play chances. The power play has always been a weak factor for Nashville, but it was rough seeing just how difficult it is for them to produce in just the first game of the season.

The first game of the season is always a little rough. You might say preseason is for getting all the jitters knocked out and for finding who connects wear, but for some teams (including the Predators), it takes a few regular season games to find the right pairings and for finding your “ice” legs again.

With that said, how did the Game 2 go?

GAME 2: COLORADO AVALANCHE
The Avalanche gained the first overall pick of the 2013 Draft, calling upon Nathan MacKinnon, though the Preds’ pick, Seth Jones, was expected to be the first draftee overall. MacKinnon made his NHL debut this season, making him the youngest player in history to begin his NHL career. Back-to-back games are never really good for any team, especially at the very beginning of the season (and away games). So, did Nashville gain any wisdom from the night before to take to Denver?

FIRST PERIOD:
Pekka Rinne, though being pulled so quickly in the first game, made the start again in Colorado.
Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau lead the Avalanche to their first goal of the night with a wrister at 18:50, which would also be the only goal of the first period.
SECOND PERIOD:
After a relatively quiet first period, the second proved a little bit more penalty-filled due to a one Steve Downie, who has now made a few Predators fans’ “lists”.
Nashville was given several power play chances in the second period, but like the game against St. Louis, the Predators failed to capitalize on any of them.
Patrick Bordeleau put the Avs up 2-0 at 7:54 with a tip-in past Pekka.
Paul Gaustad would respond with a wrister at 14:10, assisted by Mike Fisher and Craig Smith for the Preds’ first goal of the game.
And here’s where Steve Downie would become a tick on the Predators’ back: After launching himself into Roman Josi, the Avalanche enforcer would continue getting up under the Predators’ skin through the second and third periods, giving both teams plenty of power play chances.
Roman Josi left the game after Downie’s hit, which ultimately resulted in a concussion that has left Shea Weber’s partner out indefinitely.

THIRD PERIOD:The Predators were unable to gain momentum after Gaustad’s goal, but that did not stop Parenteau from hitting the empty net to win the game at 18:48.
It seemed that Downie did exactly what he wanted to do that night; get under Nashville’s skin. The NHL reviewed Downie’s hit on Josi, but no repercussions have come from said hit.
Overall, besides the lack of connection on power play opportunities, Nashville fared much better in Game 2 than their sleepy performance in Game 1.

 

So, that leads us to tonight; the Home Opener.
Against all the teams in the world, but none other than Mr. Ryan Suter’s Minnesota Wild (oh yea, and Jonathon Blum… who is currently with Minnesota’s farm team, we believe).
The Predators do seem to have better chances against opponents at home, but honestly, what team doesn’t? Confidence is almost too easy to catch with an arena packed with 13,000+ hollering for you in particular.

From this morning’s practice, it looks like Mr. Seth Jones (who has seen plenty of ice time so far) will be paired with Shea Weber in Roman Josi’s injured absence. Along with that pairing, Forsberg has been lined up with Eric Nystrom and David Legwand. Filip Forsberg is in the lineup tonight after missing the first two games due to an upper-body injury.

The Predators begin a 5-game home stance tonight, hopefully that will exude enough confidence to propel them into away games of the future.
Tickets for tonight’s game are still available via the Nashville Predators and the ever-popular Stubhub.com.

 

Roster Update: Preds cut down to 27

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After the thrilling 2-0 shutout against the New York Islanders in their first home preseason game, the Predators are out slashing the roster once again; this time knocking the number from 42 down to 27. Here are the recent moves recently announced by the club:

Austin Watson, Patrick Cehlin, Joonas Jarvinen, Joonas Rask, Colton Sissons, and Miikka Salomaki have been assigned to the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL).
The team now consists of the following players:
Defensemen (8): Mattias Ekholm, Victor Bartley, Seth Jones, Ryan Ellis, Roman Josi, Joe Piskula, Shea Weber and Kevin Klein.
Forwards (16): Craig Smith, Nick Spaling, Taylor Beck, Rich Clune, Gabriel Bourque, Matt Cullen, Filip Forsberg, Mike Fisher, Matt Hendricks, Paul Gaustad, Patric Hornqvist, David Legwand, Simon Moser, Viktor Stalberg, Eric Nystrom and Colin Wilson
Goaltenders (3): Pekka Rinne, Carter Hutton and Marek Mazanec

Also interesting to note: Filip Forsberg did not practice with the team this morning due to sustaining a lower-body injury during last night’s game against the Islanders. Though it isn’t expected to be threatening, he will not be in tomorrow’s lineup against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Predators now sit at 42 – First Round of Cuts

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Welp, the preseason is in full swing and the Preds? Well, they haven’t found their mojo just yet.
They have played three games – two against the Florida Panthers and one against the Tampa Bay Lightning. All three resulted in a loss for Nashville.

But, as they say, preseason does not determine the outcome of the regular season – eh, sometimes.
We’d rather they find their problems now and eliminate them now, then wait until it really counts; the regular, effects-the-post-season season.

Anyways, we won’t dwell on the depressing preseason losses, but rather turn our attention to the recent roster cuts the Predators have made. It was bound to happen and some of the bright, up-coming faces have to pack their bags. Who were these kiddos? See below:

Reassigned back to their junior teams: Felix Girard (Baie-Comeau, QMJHL), Tommy Veilleux (Victoriaville, QMJHL) and Mikko Vainonen (Kingston, OHL).
Assigned to the Milwaukee Admirals: Taylor Aronson, Zach Budish, Anthony Bitetto,  Josh Shalla and Charles-Oliver Roussel
Released from tryout agreements: Allen York, Kayle Doetzel, Eric Levine, Barry Almeida, Paul Crowder, Michael Moffat, Sebastian Geoffrion, Teddy Ruth, Mathieu Tousignant, and Vinny Saponari.The Predators are holding steady at 42 – 12 defensemen, 25 forwards and 5 goaltenders. The Predators make their first appearance on home ice this Sunday against the New York Islanders at 5PM. We are hoping some familiar faces and that reassuring gold will calm their nerves.

Training Camp Schedule & Roster

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Happy September, hockey diehards! Regular season is just around the corner, but preseason is revving its engine this month and we’ve got your Training Camp Schedule & Roster ready for you!

Thursday, September 12th:
9:15 a.m.-11 a.m. – On-Ice Sessions (Blue) – Centennial Sportsplex
10:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – On-Ice Sessions (White) – Centennial Sportsplex
12:15 p.m.-2 p.m. – On-Ice Sessions (Silver) – Centennial Sportsplex

Friday, September 13th:
9:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. – On-Ice Sessions (Blue) – Centennial Sportsplex
12 p.m.-2 p.m. – On-Ice Sessions (Silver/White) – Centennial Sportsplex

Sunday, September 15th:
9:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. – On-Ice Sessions (Silver) – Centennial Sportsplex
12 p.m.-2 p.m. – On-Ice Sessions (White/Blue) – Centennial Sportsplex

Saturday, September 21st:
9:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m. – On-Ice Sessions (Silver) – Centennial Sportsplex
11:10 a.m.-12 p.m. – Scrimmage (Silver/Blue) – Centennial Sportsplex
12 p.m.-1 p.m.  –  On-Ice Sessions (Blue) – Centennial Sportsplex

Sunday, September 22nd:
9 a.m.-9:45 a.m. – On-Ice Sessions (Team) – Bridgestone Arena
10 a.m-10:30 a.m. – On-Ice Sessions (Goaltenders) – Bridgestone Arena
10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. – On-Ice Sessions (Others) – Bridgestone Arena

Monday, September 23rd:
10 a.m-12:15 p.m. – On-Ice Sessions – Bridgestone Arena

Tuesday, September 24th:
10 a.m.-11 a.m. – On-Ice Sessions (Team) – Bridgestone Arena
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – On-Ice Sessions (Others) – Bridgestone Arena

Sunday, September 29th:
10:10 a.m.-12 p.m. – On-Ice Sessions – Bridgestone Arena

Monday, September 30th:
9:40 a.m.-11 a.m. – On-Ice Sessions – Bridgestone Arena

And… who’s on the roster? See below:

TRAINING CAMP ROSTER
DEFENSE
Victor Bartley
Taylor Aronson
Anthony Bitetto
Kayle Doetzel*
Mattias Ekholm
Ryan Ellis
Scott Ford
Joonas Jarvinen
Seth Jones
Roman Josi
Kevin Klein
Michael Moffat*
Joe Piskula
Bryan Rodney
Charles-Olivier Roussel
Teddy Ruth*
Mikko Vainonen
Scott Valentine
Shea Weber
FORWARDS
Taylor Beck
Barry Almeida
Gabriel Bourque
Zach Budish
Patrick Cehlin
Rich Clune
Paul Crowder
Matt Cullen
Mike Fisher
Filip Forsberg
Paul Gaustad
Sebastian Geoffrion*
Felix Girard
Kevin Henderson
Matt Hendricks
Patric Hornqvist
Brendan Leipsic
David Legwand
Simon Moser*
Michael Liambas
Eric Nystrom
Joonas Rask
Vinny Saponari
Miikka Salomaki
Josh Shalla
Colton Sissons
Craig Smith
Nick Spaling
Viktor Stalber
Mathieu Tousignant
Mark Van Guilder
Austin Watson
Colin Wilson
Tommy Veilleux
GOALIES
Pekka Rinne
Scott Darling
Magnus Hellberg
Carter Hutton
Marek Mazanec
Eric Levine*
Cody Reichard*

* – indicates that the player is trying out.

Number Changes for 2013-14

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Eric Nystrom will carry No. 24 from the Stars.

 

Whoa! Rip van Winkle here, right? This off-season has been relatively quiet compared to years past, but we are okay with that (still eying you, Toots & Suter).

But we figured we’d wake the 20-year sleep for an update on number changes for the 2013-14 season. Because, we all want to scream out the correct name-to-player, right? It is a tad embarrassing when you yell the wrong name and you can only blame blurry contacts so many times.

So here’s the changes:

  • Eric Nystrom will continue wearing No. 24, a sure sign Matt Halischuk is officially gone.
  • Taylor Beck will no longer rep the No. 56, but now drop to No. 41.
  • Patrick Cehlin tends to favor No. 29, but donned No. 10 with the Admirals. He will carry that number over to the Predators, replacing the iconic Martin Erat.
  • Kevin Henderson will ditch No. 46 for Brandon Yip’s former No. 18.
  • Matt Cullen preferred No. 7 while with the Wild, so it’s only natural he’d take former Pred (now Minnesota Wild) Jonathon Blum’s number.
  • Viktor Stalberg, fresh off his Stanley Cup win, will continue his streak with the No. 25 for the Preds, taking Jerred Smithson’s old number.
  • Matt Hendricks rolled with No. 26 while with the Capitals, so he picks up where he left off with Nashville. To us, it will always be Steve Sullivan’s number.

Not too many changes, but hopefully this will prepare you for preseason in case you question why Martin Erat was back on the ice.What do you think about the number changes and additions?

2013-14 Regular Season Schedule

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Like I mentioned in the post before this, with the agreement on the Olympics we now have the official 2013-14 NHL regular season schedule! Here it is in all its glory:

Thu. Oct. 3 at St. Louis, 7 p.m.
Fri. Oct. 4 at Colorado, 8 p.m.
Tue. Oct. 8 Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Thu. Oct. 10 Toronto, 7 p.m.
Sat. Oct. 12 N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Tue. Oct. 15 Florida, 7 p.m.
Thu. Oct. 17 Los Angeles, 7 p.m.
Sat. Oct. 19 at Montreal, 6 p.m.
Sun. Oct. 20 at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
Tue. Oct. 22 at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Thu. Oct. 24 Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
Sat. Oct. 26 St. Louis, 7 p.m.
Thu. Oct. 31 at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
Sat. Nov. 2 at Los Angeles, 3 p.m.
Wed. Nov. 6 at Colorado, 8:30 p.m.
Fri. Nov. 8 at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
Sun. Nov. 10 at New Jersey, 6 p.m.
Tue. Nov. 12 at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.
Fri. Nov. 15 at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.
Sat. Nov. 16 Chicago, 7 p.m.
Tue. Nov. 19 at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
Thu. Nov. 21 at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Sat. Nov. 23 N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Mon. Nov. 25 Phoenix, 7 p.m.
Wed. Nov. 27 at Columbus, 6 p.m.
Thu. Nov. 28 Edmonton, 7 p.m.
Sat. Nov. 30 Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Tue. Dec. 3 Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Thu. Dec. 5 Carolina, 7 p.m.
Sat. Dec. 7 at Washington, 6 p.m.
Tue. Dec. 10 at N.Y. Rangers, 6:30 p.m.
Thu. Dec. 12 Dallas, 7 p.m.
Sat. Dec. 14 San Jose, 7 p.m.
Tue. Dec. 17 Chicago, 7 p.m.
Thu. Dec. 19 at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.
Sat. Dec. 21 Montreal, 6 p.m.
Mon. Dec. 23 Boston, 7 p.m.
Fri. Dec. 27 at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Sat. Dec. 28 Los Angeles, 7 p.m.
Mon. Dec. 30 Detroit, 7 p.m.
Thu. Jan. 2 at Boston, 6 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 4 at Florida, 6 p.m.
Sun. Jan. 5 at Carolina, 6 p.m.
Tue. Jan. 7 San Jose, 7 p.m.
Thu. Jan. 9 Anaheim, 7 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 11 Ottawa, 6 p.m.
Sun. Jan. 12 Minnesota, 6 p.m.
Tue. Jan. 14 Calgary, 7 p.m.
Thu. Jan. 16 at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 18 Colorado, 7 p.m.
Mon. Jan. 20 Dallas, 7 p.m.
Thu. Jan. 23 at Vancouver, 9 p.m.
Fri. Jan. 24 at Calgary, 8 p.m.
Sun. Jan. 26 at Edmonton, 7 p.m.
Tue. Jan. 28 at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
Fri. Jan. 31 New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Sat. Feb. 1 at St. Louis, 7 p.m.
Thu. Feb. 6 at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Sat. Feb. 8 Anaheim, 7 p.m.
Thu. Feb. 27 Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Sat. March 1 Winnipeg, 1 p.m.
Tue. March 4 Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Thu. March 6 St. Louis, 7 p.m.
Sat. March 8 Columbus, 7 p.m.
Mon. March 10 at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.
Tue. March 11 at Buffalo, 6 p.m.
Fri. March 14 at Chicago, 7 p.m.
Sat. March 15 St. Louis, 7 p.m.
Tue. March 18 at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m.
Wed. March 19 at Vancouver, 9 p.m.
Fri. March 21 at Calgary, 8 p.m.
Sun. March 23 at Chicago, 6 p.m.
Tue. March 25 Colorado, 7 p.m.
Thu. March 27 Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Fri. March 28 at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Sun. March 30 Washington, 7 p.m.
Fri. April 4 at Anaheim, 9 p.m.
Sat. April 5 at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.
Tue. April 8 at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Thu. April 10 Phoenix, 7 p.m.
Sat. April 12 Chicago, 7 p.m.
Sun. April 13 at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

We will add it under the Schedule page momentarily.
Which games are you marking on your calendar?

BREAKING: NHL & NHLPA come to Agreement with IIHF & Olympics

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It’s official: NHL players will be allowed to participate in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, thanks to an agreement between the NHL & NHLPA and the IIHF & Olympic committee. The NHL will have an Olympic break between February 9th – 25th, with Team USA opening against Team Slovakia on Thursday, February 13th at 6:30AM. Team Canada will face off with Team Norway the same day at 11AM. This is the fifth consecutive Olympics the NHL has participated in since 1998 – so what’s the big deal on their agreement?

Well, the fact that it took them a bit longer than it should have and now they can finally release the 2013-14 regular season schedule! We will have it up for you once it’s available!