In the late stages of Game Four last week in Nashville, Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith sat in the penalty box and had some back-and-forth with a Predators fan, retaliating at the end by spraying the fan with water before heading back out on the ice. According to NHL rules, he should have been suspended.
This one hurts, folks. It hurts because the Nashville Predators had scratched, clawed, and hustled their way to a dominating position in this 1st-round series against Chicago. But all too quickly, it fell apart.
Previewing an elimination game in the Western Conference quarterfinals between the Nashville Predators and Chicago Blackhawks.
The Nashville Predators had no business competing in Game Five in Chicago, none. But there they were, leading the game with a minute left an on the power play. It all went wrong from there.
Weekend Linkage: Tootoo fine; Predators taking desperate approach
Tonight, the Nashville Predators have a chance to do something they've never done: put a team on the cusp of elimination in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. History shows that when a team goes up 3 games to 1, they have a 91.3 % chance of advancing to uncharted territory...Game 4 Preview of the Western Conference Quarterfinals between Nashville and Chicago.
Previewing game 3 of the Western Conference quarterfinals between Nashville and Chicago.
There's good reason to believe the Nashville Predators can put the Blackhawks in a hole before heading back to Chicago for Game 5 - if they follow a few simple directives.
Previewing Game 2 of the Western Conference quarterfinals between Chicago and Nashville. The Predators lead 1-0.
Rounding up reading from a huge Predators win in Chicago.
