Josi recorded his second assist of the playoffs in Monday's Game 3 against the Avalanche.

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Elias Says: January 26, 2018

January 26

Barry's Best: Most important player for each team

We asked Barry Melrose to go coast-to-coast and name the key guy for all 31 NHL franchises. Who will be on the spot -- and in the spotlight -- for each squad? Barry dished out some surprise picks, and coined a new superlative for Connor McDavid.

Season preview: Nashville Predators

When you are two wins away from winning the Stanley Cup, you don't really need to do much to get better. But the big unknown is whether P.K. Subban and the goaltending can survive the absence of a key teammate to injury.

With Fisher gone, Preds make Josi captain

General manager David Poile and coach Peter Laviolette noticed how the Predators picked defenseman Roman Josi to drive a sword into the field before the NFL's Tennessee Titans' home opener with the NHL team serving an honorary role pregame.

Talking pressure to score, the Olympics and ... coffee?

During the second day of interviews during the NHL-NHLPA media days, the range of topics included the usual, but also included some pretty off-the-wall stuff. We were there for both.

Where McDavid, Draisaitl rank among dominant duos

Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl combined for 177 points last season. Here's how they stack up to other top twosomes -- like Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, and Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane -- from a stats and Stanley Cup-potential perspective.

Penguins repeat as champs under cloud

For the first time in 19 years, the NHL has a repeat Stanley Cup champion. But a controversial Predators goal called off in the second period made the victory hard to swallow for Nashville fans.

Preds' Ellis skates; status iffy for Game 6

Predators defenseman Ryan Ellis' status for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final against Pittsburgh remains in question after he tested himself by skating alone.

Preds confident Rinne will bounce back in G6

After watching the past two periods of the Stanley Cup Final from the bench, Predators goalie Pekka Rinne will be back in the net against the Penguins for Game 6, trying to extend the series and his impressive playoff record in Nashville.

Crosby fury unleashed in Game 5 win

Jamming P.K. Subban's head into the ice, throwing a water bottle at an opponent and driving to the net with fiery abandon -- Sidney Crosby was a man on a mission, leading the Penguins to a Game 5 blowout of the Predators.