Staal, Niederreiter lift Hurricanes past Predators 5-2
Jordan Staal scored twice and Nino Niederreiter beat Juuse Saros for the go-ahead goal early in the third period, helping the Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-2 win over the Nashville Predators in the first game of the teams' first-round playoff series.
NHL ref's career over, 'make-up' calls in hockey spotlight
Tim Peel's career as an NHL referee is over after his voice was picked up by a TV microphone saying he wanted to call a penalty against the Nashville Predators. The league on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, announced that Peel no longer will be working NHL games now or in the future. Peel will โno longer will be working NHL games now or in the future," the league said. โWatch what happens at the end of games,โ said Carolina coach Rod BrindโAmour, a former center who played more than 1,600 NHL games. That level of experience made him a โsenior-level officialโ in the terms of the league's collective bargaining agreement with the NHL Officials Association.