The 51-year-old player-turned-coach was hired as the Predators head coach back in May 2023 after spending a season as an assistant with the New Jersey Devils. The Valley East, Ontario native was more than familiar with Nashville after one of his 16 NHL seasons in the city.

Mark Jankowski, who left in the first period of the Nashville Predators' win over the Minnesota Wild, will be out week-to-week.

The Nashville Predators have had a disappointing season in 2024-25. The Predators made the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2024 after a fantastic second half of the season. And they signed the likes of Steven Stamkos and Jonathan Marchessault in NHL Free Agency to try and take that proverbial next step.

The loss marked a crushing end to the Sharks’ five-game road trip, which began with an encouraging win over the Detroit Red Wings last Tuesday and was quickly followed by losses to the Columbus Blue Jackets, the New York Islanders, and the Boston Bruins.

The Nashville Predators will look to extend their winning streak to four games when they host the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday in the first of a home-and-home between the two clubs.

Nashville Predators general manager Barry Trotz is listening to offers on top forward Ryan O'Reilly ahead of the NHL Trade Deadline.

Nashville Predators winger Filip Forsberg was named the NHL's Second Star of the Week for the week ending Jan. 19 after leading the league with seven points (4 goals, 3 assists) to lift Nashville to a perfect week.

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At one point on Tuesday night, the Predators trailed by four goals. Until they didn’t.

The Predators are likely to start Juuse Saros, who is looking for his 12th win of the season. The Sharks started former Predators prospect Yaroslav Askarov in net in Monday's 6-3 loss in Boston; they will likely will start Alexandar Georgiev on Tuesday.

The Predators are likely to start Juuse Saros, who is looking for his 12th win of the season. The Sharks started former Predators prospect Yaroslav Askarov in net in Monday's 6-3 loss in Boston; they will likely will start Alexandar Georgiev on Tuesday.