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The TAMPA BAY and the NASHVILLE will both be gunning for a victory on 2/8/2021 at 8:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. TAMPA BAY vs NASHVILLE When: 2/8/2021 8:00 PM Where: ROT TEAM PL OU ML 75 TAMPA BAY 0 (-110) 5.5 -125 105 -150 130 76 NASHVILLE TV: 8:00 PM LINE: 0 PREDICTION: NASHVILLE , TAMPA BAY Oddsmakers currently have the TAMPA BAY listed as -150-moneyline...

Predators eager to finish off what they missed last seasonBy The Associated PressNASHVILLE PREDATORSLAST SEASON: 41-29-12, 94 points. Fourth in Central Division. Lost to Pittsburgh Penguins in Stanley Cup Final.COACH: Peter Laviolette (fourth season, 16th NHL season).ADDED: C Nick Bonino, F Scott Hartnell, D Alexei Emelin.LOST: F James Neal,...

AP Hockey WriterSkinner focused on Sabres, not contract after being tradedBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Forward Jeff Skinner says contract talks can wait while he focuses on familiarizing himself with his new teammates and surroundings after being traded to the Buffalo Sabres.Skinner's first priority is getting ready for...

Stanley Cup CapsuleBy The Associated PressWASHINGTON CAPITALS vs. VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTSCONFERENCE FINALS: Capitals beat Tampa Bay Lightning in 7. Golden Knights beat Winnipeg Jets in 5.SEASON SERIES: Vegas 2-0.STORY LINE: The Capitals finally made the Stanley Cup Final with Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom after losing in the first...

SAN JOSE, California (AP) San Jose's Czech center Tomas Hertl scored 1:12 into overtime to give the Sharks a 4-3 victory over Dallas on Saturday, denying the Stars a return to the top of the NHL's Central Division.Hertl's shot beat his former teammate Antti Niemi, with the goaltender...

AP Sports WriterIce melting to slush in Vegas heat at Stanley Cup FinalBy GREG BEACHAMLAS VEGAS (AP) After just one game, it's already clear this Stanley Cup Final is on thin ice. Thin, patchy, slushy, rut-riddled ice.The Vegas Golden Knights have shocked the sporting world by playing for...

Predators' Watson arrested on domestic assault chargeNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Police in Tennessee have arrested Nashville Predators forward Austin Watson on a charge of domestic assault.Franklin Police Lt. Charles Warner says Watson was arrested Saturday evening. Warner says Watson has been released from jail on $4,500 bond and is...

AP Sports WriterLightning reach East finals for 4th time in 6 yearsBy FRED GOODALLBlake Coleman, Barclay Goodrow, Zach Bogosian.Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper calls them guys who have a little bit of dirt under their fingernails. And that tough trio of late-season acquisitions is part of the reason the...

ST. LOUIS (AP) St. Louis Blues forward Paul Stastny will be sidelined at least five weeks with a broken right foot.The 29-year-old Stastny was injured in the second period of a 4-3 victory in Vancouver on Friday. He has a goal, four assists and a plus-four rating in...

Associated PressArvidsson lifts Predators to 3-2 win over Red WingsBy BOB DUFFDETROIT (AP) Viktor Arvidsson is playing some of his best hockey of the season and helping the Nashville Predators get some big wins.Arvidsson scored his third goal in two games and the Predators ended their seven-game losing...

AP Sports WriterBruins' McAvoy will have to wait to make East finals debutBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) The verdict is in on Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy: Good player, but not much of an attorney.Speaking on the eve of Boston's Eastern Conference final opener against the Carolina Hurricanes, McAvoy...

Sean Couturier lifts Flyers past Maple Leafs in shootoutTORONTO (AP) Sean Couturier scored the shootout winner to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.Flyers captain Claude Giroux also scored in the shootout. William Nylander was the only successful Toronto shooter....