Though Nashville Predators forward Steven Stamkos was absent from practice on Thursday following a potential injury scare against the Winnipeg Jets two days earlier, the team announced his absence ...

Steven Stamkos finished with two goals and one assist ... Barron, who came to Nashville in a trade with Montreal for Alex Carrier, sent a slap shot from the top of the zone that whizzed by Samsonov.

As coach Andrew Brunette ponders ways to fix the Predators' anemic offense, they face a Golden Knights team holding firmly to ...