Flyers turn Predators into prey

    The Flyers played one of their best games of the season against the best team in the NHL. Wayne Simmonds and Ryan White scored. Rob Zepp made 22 saves including both shootout attempts against and the Flyers defeated the Nashville Predators 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday.

Bill Minchin  •  21 Feb 2015
Around the NHL: Franson, Santorelli to Nashville, Montador

  View image | gettyimages.com Getting a jump on the NHL trade deadline, the Nashville Predators have acquired Cody Franson and Mike Santorelli from the Toronto Maple Leafs. Nashville sent veteran forward Olli Jokinen, prospect Brendan Leipsic, and a 2015 first round pick to the Leafs.

Bill Minchin  •  16 Feb 2015
Around the NHL: Blues streaking, Evander Kane and more

Is there a hotter team in the NHL right now than St. Louis? The Blues have won seven straight games and 12 of their last 13 to pull even with the Nashville Predators for first place in the Central Division. Their 72 points is good for a second place tie, two points behind Anaheim, for […]

Bill Minchin  •  06 Feb 2015
Around the NHL: Halfway home part 2, Selanne and more

  View image | gettyimages.com In Friday's edition of Around the NHL, we discussed the Eastern Conference at the hafway point. Today we will take a look out west. The Anaheim ducks and Chicago Blackhawks are not surprisingly at the top or near the top of their respective divisions. The Nashville Predators being on top […]

Bill Minchin  •  12 Jan 2015
Postgame Perspective: Special teams, Predators shut-down defense halt Flyers

  View image | gettyimages.com The Flyers opened the second period with a chance to attack: a 5-on-3 for 58 seconds and two full minutes of power-play time. It went by the wayside. Trailing 1-0 at the time, the game did eventually get knotted at one. But the lead was short-lived after a 5-on-3 for […]

Kevin Durso  •  27 Dec 2014
Flyers’ PK falters in 4-1 loss to Preds

  View image | gettyimages.com A three-goal power play effort Saturday led to the Flyers losing 4-1 to Nashville, bringing their three-game winning streak to an end in the process.

Rob Riches  •  27 Dec 2014
Game 35 Preview: Facing off against Laviolette

, R   View image | gettyimages.com The league-mandated three-day holiday break has come to an end, with the Flyers reaching the halfway point of their eight-game road swing on Saturday in Nashville — taking on the Predators at Bridgestone Arena. Both teams will meet for the first of two games this season, with the […]

Rob Riches  •  27 Dec 2014
Around the NHL: Western Conference at the quarter mark

#458123778 / gettyimages.com   Welcome to part two of our Around the NHL look at the league at the quarter mark. Today we will look at the western conference. Much like the east, there are a few pleasant surprises, the status quo and a few teams who have maybe not quite lived up to their […]

Bill Minchin  •  24 Nov 2014
Around the NHL: One month in the books

  #458123750 / gettyimages.com In today's piece we will take a look the first month of the NHL season.  There have been some hot starts by teams and individual players. There have also been some poor starts by others.  First up will be team statistics through the first month.

Bill Minchin  •  03 Nov 2014