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12-04-2025
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Nashville Predators' Steven Stamkos gives perspective on Alex Ovechkin's historic day
After Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky's goal-scoring record with No. 895 against the New York Islanders on Sunday, players across the league reacted to what was a historic day in the NHL. Among those was Nashville Predators forward Steven Stamkos, who scored the only goal for Nashville in the 2-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens at Bridgestone Arena. Advertisement "No one thought that record was ever going to be touched," Stamkos said. "I think (Ovechkin) even said that." Stamkos is in a unique position to remark upon Ovechkin's accomplishments — he ranks third among active goal scorers with 580 goals, behind only Ovechkin and Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby. "When I came into the league, (Ovechkin) was just getting going. He's a guy you look up to and marvel at the longevity," Stamkos said. "He's been a horse his entire career, he doesn't miss many games. Scores a ton of goals. He's lived up to the billing." Ovechkin was drafted by the Capitals at No. 1 overall in 2004, four years before Stamkos was taken No. 1 overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning. Crosby was drafted No. 1 overall by Pittsburgh in 2005. Advertisement Ovechkin and Crosby have played their entire careers with the team that drafted them, but Stamkos left Tampa last summer to sign a four-year deal with Nashville. In 77 games with the Predators, Stamkos has 25 goals and 22 assists while skating 17:58 minutes per game. "(Ovechkin) and (Crosby) have been the faces of the league since I came in. And they're still going," he said. "It's been a joy to play against (Ovechkin). I've had some great games against him over my career and I've watched a lot of those goals." The Predators' loss to the Canadiens was their sixth straight, but it puts them closer to clinching the third-best odds at obtaining the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 draft. According to Money Puck, Nashville has an 11.5% chance at winning the top pick in the NHL's draft lottery. LOTTERY: Here's where the Nashville Predators stand in NHL draft lottery odds with 6 games to play Advertisement Alex Daugherty is the Predators beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Alex atjdaugherty@ Follow Alex on X, the platform formerly called Twitter, @alexdaugherty1. Also check out our Predators exclusive Instagram page @tennessean_preds. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Predators' Steven Stamkos praises Alex Ovechkin on NHL's historic day
Reuters
09-04-2025
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Predators damage Isles' playoff hopes with 7-6 OT win
April 9 - Fedor Svechkov scored 1:56 into overtime to give the Nashville Predators a wild 7-6 comeback win over the visiting New York Islanders on Tuesday. The Predators came back to equalize four times in the game, capped by scoring a pair of late goals to force overtime. Svechkov then ended things with a well-placed wrist shot from the slot for the rookie's first career OT winner. The result ended Nashville's six-game losing streak. The Predators (28-42-8, 64 points) had scored only 10 goals during the skid, making their Tuesday offensive breakout all the more unlikely. Steven Stamkos had two goals and two assists for Nashville. Brady Skjei and Jonathan Marchessault each had three assists, and Filip Forsberg and Michael Bunting each had a goal and an assist. Michael McCarron and Ryan O'Reilly scored the Predators' other goals, and goaltender Justus Annunen stopped 16 of 22 shots. The overtime loss dealt a major blow to New York's faint playoff chances. With five games remaining on their schedule, the Islanders (34-32-11, 79 points) are eight points behind the Montreal Canadiens for the final Eastern Conference wild-card slot. New York's starting goalie, Ilya Sorokin, allowed four goals on 23 shots and didn't return after the second intermission due to a possible injury. Marcus Hogberg stopped six of the nine shots he faced in a relief effort. Simon Holmstrom registered two goals and two assists for the Islanders, and Jean-Gabriel Pageau had three assists. Maxim Tsyplakov had a goal and an assist, and Anders Lee, Kyle Palmieri, and Scott Mayfield each had one goal. Each team had two goals in each of the three regulation periods, with New York starting the scoring in each frame. The Islanders never held more than a one-goal lead until Palmieri scored 15:21 into the third period and Mayfield added a short-handed marker less than a minute later, seemingly putting New York in control. However, the Predators saved their biggest comeback for last, as Stamkos scored a power-play goal within 2:07 left in regulation before Bunting tied the game 6-6 off a Stamkos assist with 40 seconds to go.
Yahoo
07-04-2025
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Nashville Predators' Steven Stamkos gives perspective on Alex Ovechkin's historic day
After Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky's goal-scoring record with No. 895 against the New York Islanders on Sunday, players across the league reacted to what was a historic day in the NHL. Among those was Nashville Predators forward Steven Stamkos, who scored the only goal for Nashville in the 2-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens at Bridgestone Arena. "No one thought that record was ever going to be touched," Stamkos said. "I think (Ovechkin) even said that." Stamkos is in a unique position to remark upon Ovechkin's accomplishments — he ranks third among active goal scorers with 580 goals, behind only Ovechkin and Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby. "When I came into the league, (Ovechkin) was just getting going. He's a guy you look up to and marvel at the longevity," Stamkos said. "He's been a horse his entire career, he doesn't miss many games. Scores a ton of goals. He's lived up to the billing." Ovechkin was drafted by the Capitals at No. 1 overall in 2004, four years before Stamkos was taken No. 1 overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning. Crosby was drafted No. 1 overall by Pittsburgh in 2005. Ovechkin and Crosby have played their entire careers with the team that drafted them, but Stamkos left Tampa last summer to sign a four-year deal with Nashville. In 77 games with the Predators, Stamkos has 25 goals and 22 assists while skating 17:58 minutes per game. "(Ovechkin) and (Crosby) have been the faces of the league since I came in. And they're still going," he said. "It's been a joy to play against (Ovechkin). I've had some great games against him over my career and I've watched a lot of those goals." The Predators' loss to the Canadiens was their sixth straight, but it puts them closer to clinching the third-best odds at obtaining the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 draft. According to Money Puck, Nashville has an 11.5% chance at winning the top pick in the NHL's draft lottery. LOTTERY: Here's where the Nashville Predators stand in NHL draft lottery odds with 6 games to play Alex Daugherty is the Predators beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Alex atjdaugherty@ Follow Alex on X, the platform formerly called Twitter, @alexdaugherty1. Also check out our Predators exclusive Instagram page @tennessean_preds. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Predators' Steven Stamkos praises Alex Ovechkin on NHL's historic day
Reuters
07-04-2025
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Canadiens scored twice in 2nd to push past Predators
April 7 - The Montreal Canadiens strengthened their hold on the Eastern Conference's second wild-card spot with a 2-1 road victory over the slumping Nashville Predators on Sunday. Cole Caufield and Patrik Laine scored second-period goals to pace the Canadiens (38-30-9, 85 points) to their fifth consecutive victory. Goaltender Jakub Dobes made 36 saves, including a couple in the final minute to preserve the win. The Canadiens are six points ahead of both the New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings in the chase for the final playoff position. Montreal has five games remaining in the regular season and the pursuers have six contests on the docket. Steven Stamkos opened the game's scoring for the Predators (27-42-8, 62 points), who have lost six consecutive games -- all in regulation time. Goalie Juuse Saros stopped 15 shots behind Nashville's league-worst offense. After a disappointing first period in which they were outplayed, with Stamkos' score giving Nashville a 1-0 lead, Montreal took control in the middle frame. Caufield tied the clash 100 seconds into the second period after receiving a pass from Nick Suzuki at the blue line, working his way deep toward the left circle and wiring a low shot for his 36th goal of the campaign and a career-high 66th point. Suzuki's assist extended his point-scoring streak to five games, in which he has netted five goals and dished out five assists. Laine put the Canadiens ahead 2-1 at 5:47 with his 20th goal of the season, a top-corner shot over the glove hand to finish a rush up the ice. With an assist on the goal, Lane Hutson tied Chris Chelios for the franchise record for most points by a rookie defenseman with 64. The Predators, who pulled their goalie for the extra attacker with more than two minutes remaining in regulation, had a late push but never found a tying tally, wasting another game they led. Stamkos gave the Predators an early boost when he opened the scoring at 4:19. Filip Forsberg created a turnover deep in Montreal territory, and Stamkos recovered the puck before slipping home his 25th goal of the season.
Reuters
01-04-2025
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Jackets, up against Predators, glad to turn page on March
April 1 - The Columbus Blue Jackets' quest to end their four-season playoff drought continues Tuesday when they host the slumping Nashville Predators. The Blue Jackets (33-30-9, 75 points) sit two points behind the Montreal Canadiens for the final Eastern Conference wild-card spot. Columbus has one more game to play than Montreal. The New York Rangers also are two points in front of Columbus, but they have two fewer games to play than the Blue Jackets. Columbus remains on the cusp of a playoff berth despite a largely forgettable March in which the team went 4-8-1. The month included six consecutive losses (0-5-1) and a stretch in which the Blue Jackets scored just one goal total across four games. Coach Dean Evason's team is coming off a loss 3-2 loss on Sunday in Ottawa, a result that ended Columbus' two-game winning streak. Captain Boone Jenner and Kirill Marchenko scored for the Blue Jackets, who fell to a Senators team that holds the conference's top wild-card spot. "I would like to have back some minutes in the second (period) there," said defenseman Zach Werenski, who assisted on both of Columbus' goals. "I feel like we didn't get to our game, but yeah, (Ottawa's) a good team. They're fighting for the playoffs as well, and they didn't give us much tonight." Werenski leads the team with 52 assists and 72 points. He has three assists in his past two games after being held without a point in six straight contests. Marchenko has scored a goal in each of his past three games after netting just one in his previous 10 contests. The Predators (27-39-8, 62 points) also have struggled of late, losing three straight and eight of the past 10 (2-7-1). Nashville lost in Philadelphia 2-1 on Monday night. Rookie Zachary L'Heureux scored, but a potential game-tying Steven Stamkos goal in the third period was waved off because of interference, a call the Predators disputed. The Predators have just four goals in their past three games, but it has not been due to a lack of effort. On Monday, they put 29 shots on net. "That's been the story of the year, is not being able to capitalize (on) the chances, and that's when it gets frustrating," Stamkos said after the loss to the Flyers. Stamkos is second on the team with 23 goals, but he has just one in his past 10 games after scoring five in a four-game span. Injuries are also an issue for the Predators. The team lost center Colton Sissons to a left leg ailment during a Saturday loss to the Vegas Golden Knights and announced he would be out for weeks. In the same statement, Nashville noted center Jonathan Marchessault, who is second on the team with 30 assists and 49 points, was day-to-day with a lower-body injury. With Marchessault unavailable on Monday, coach Andrew Brunette used a lineup with 11 forwards and seven defensemen on Monday, and he may employ that tactic again in Columbus. One bright spot for the Predators, though, has been their power-play unit. Nashville had scored with the man advantage in six straight games before going 0-for-1 at Philadelphia. Unlike the Predators, Columbus' power play endured a woeful March, converting just two of its 28 opportunities (7.1 percent).
