The Nashville Predators remain committed to Ryan O’Reilly despite rising trade speculation ahead of the March 7 deadline and the franchise's ongoing struggles. The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun reported on Friday that the Predators "are not actively shopping" the veteran center,

Gustav Nyquist and Ryan O’Reilly scored on Nashville's first two attempts in the tiebreaker and Stamkos put it away on the third. Connor Bedard and Alec Martinez scored for Chicago, and Arvid Soderblom made 39 saves. The Blackhawks have lost four in a row.

The Chicago Blackhawks rallied from a 1-0 deficit in the first period with two goals in the second, but they lost 3-2 in a shootout. Connor Bedard scored for the second straight game.

Nashville Predators (15-22-7, in the Central Division) Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Nashville Predators host the Minnesota Wild after the Predators took down the Chicago ... for the Predators. Ryan O’Reilly has six goals ...

The Chicago Blackhawks lost to the Nashville Predators in a shootout. In the loss, Connor Bedard's new line dazzled.

Nashville went 3-for-3 in the team's first shootout of the season with goals from Gustav Nyquist, Ryan O'Reilly Steven Stamkos,

The Nashville Predators remain committed to Ryan O’Reilly despite rising trade speculation ... 15-22-7 with 37 points through 44 games. Only the Chicago Blackhawks (31 points) and the San ...

(AP) — Steven Stamkos scored in regulation and had Nashville's third straight shootout goal in the Predators' 3-2 victory over the Chicago ... Gustav Nyquist and Ryan O’Reilly scored on ...

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The Mikko Rantanen trade brought up NHL speculation about the futures of the Maple Leafs' Mitch Marner and Penguins' Sidney Crosby, which were quickly addressed.

As for a blockbuster similar to what we saw on Friday night — a three-team deal involving the Colorado Avalanche, Carolina Hurricanes and Chicago Blackhawks that saw star winger Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall land in Carolina and Martin Necas head to Colorado — don’t expect it to happen.

Dylan Guenther curls deep in the Utah Hockey Club's zone. He weaves through neutral ice then strategically gears down near the Blackhawks' blue line.Five minutes have ticked off the Delta Center game clock on Oct.