On the Nashville Predators and Winnipeg Jets …
David Pagnotta: Game 7 between the Predators and Jets in on Thursday starting at 8:00 PM ET.
Chris Johnston: Some numbers through six games from @NatStatTrick.
ES shot attempts: 338-338
ES shots: 177-177
ES goals: 12-11 #preds
ES high-danger chances: 66-65 #NHLJets
On the Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning …
John Shannon: Game 1 between the Capitals and Lightning will be on Friday.
On the Detroit Red Wings …
Ansar Khan: The Red Wings have signed forward David Pope to a two-year entry-level deal. He was a fourth-round pick in 2013.
On the Nashville Predators …
CBS Sports: Forward Mike Fisher only played 2:58 in Game 6 last night. He didn’t return to the bench for the second period.
On the Vancouver Canucks …
Rick Dhaliwal: Derek Dorsett’s camp has spoken with the Canucks, as well as with a lot of hockey people about his future. His agent Jason Davidson would like to bring Dorsett into his agency as a development guy.
On the Washington Capitals …
Capitals PR: Forward Nicklas Backstrom missed last night’s game with an upper-body injury. He’s listed as day-to-day.
On the Winnipeg Jets …
Scott Billeck: Defenseman Dmitry Kulikov skated again yesterday but he still hasn’t participated in a full practice. Wouldn’t expect him to return in this series.