Preds continue to surprise, historic NHL scoring trends, and the Pacific playoff race heats up

On this episode of The Cross-Check NHL show, the Nashville Predators continue to be a nice surprise in the Central Division. Hosts Andrew Berkshire and Mary Clarke discuss the team’s recent blowout victory, Juuse Saros’s impact in net, and Matt Duchene finally living up to his contract on a team that could play spoiler to a playoff favorite. Next, the NHL recently broke some interesting history with insane scoring flips in games between the Montreal Canadiens and Winnipeg Jets alongside the Ottawa Senators and Arizona Coyotes. The growth of scoring means only good things for the NHL as the league continues to trend towards high-octane gameplay. Plus, the playoff race in the Western Conference — and Pacific Division specifically — means the door is wide open for a team such as the Vancouver Canucks to jump into the fray. Will the Canucks trade J.T. Miller or Brock Boeser if the team continues to win and keep themselves in the playoff hunt? Andrew and Mary end the show with pop culture talk about Horizon Forbidden West, Deadpool, and Last One Laughing. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Athletic Greens Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/NHLNETWORK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cross-Check NHL Show · Mary Clarke, Andrew Berkshire, Locked On Podcast Network