Predators' Nick Blankenburg: Nets power-play goal Thursday
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Blankenburg scored a power-play goal on three shots and added two PIM in Thursday's 4-3 shootout win over Utah.
Blankenburg hadn't scored a power-play goal since the 2021-22 campaign with the Blue Jackets. The 26-year-old defenseman has six points over his last 11 outings, four of which have come with the man advantage. For the season, the blueliner is at a career-high 16 points, including six on the power play, and he's added 80 shots on net, 68 blocked shots, 52 hits and a plus-4 rating over 57 contests.
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Predators' Nick Blankenburg: Pockets assist Thursday
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Blankenburg notched an assist in Thursday's 5-1 loss to the Stars.
Blankenburg has four helpers over his last eight contests, including two on the power play. The 26-year-old defenseman has handled top-pairing minutes for the better part of a month now in the absence of Roman Josi (upper body). Blankenburg has matched his career high of 14 points from the 2022-23 campaign with the Blue Jackets. He's added 76 shots on net, 67 blocked shots, 48 hits and a plus-6 rating over 54 outings in 2024-25.
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Predators' Nick Blankenburg: Helps out on power play Sunday
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Blankenburg notched a power-play assist, two shots on goal and two PIM in Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Blues.
Blankenburg has four helpers over his last eight contests, three of which have come on the power play. The 26-year-old continues to fill in on the top power-play unit during the ongoing absence of Roman Josi (upper body), though Blankenburg doesn't have the same scoring talent. He's now at 12 points, 69 shots on net, 57 blocked shots, 47 hits and a plus-9 rating through 48 appearances in 2024-25.
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Predators' Nick Blankenburg: Puts up power-play assist
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Blankenburg notched a power-play assist, two shots on goal and two blocked shots in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Sharks.
Blankenburg is starting to see a larger role with the power play, and he's earned a helper in that situation in each of the last two games. He's up to 10 points (two on the power play), 57 shots on net, 45 blocked shots, 41 hits and a plus-10 rating over 42 appearances this season. It's not his most productive campaign -- that would be his 14-point effort over 36 outings in 2022-23 -- but Blankenburg is emerging as a key part of the Predators' defense as he works toward securing an NHL job for next season.
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Predators' Nick Blankenburg: Posts helper Saturday
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Blankenburg notched an assist and two hits in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win over the Blackhawks.
Blankenburg has two helpers over five contests in March. The 26-year-old defenseman has taken on a larger role lately in the absence of Roman Josi (upper body), but Blankenburg is much more of a defense-first blueliner, so don't expect significant offense. He's at nine points, 55 shots on net, 40 hits, 43 blocked shots and a plus-11 rating over 41 appearances in his first season with the Predators.
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Predators' Nick Blankenburg: Nabs assist in loss
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Blankenburg notched an assist and went plus-2 in Saturday's 7-4 loss to the Islanders.
Blankenburg snapped a five-game point drought with his helper on a Cole Smith goal late in the third period. With just two assists over his last 13 appearances, Blankenburg has struggled to make a steady scoring contribution, though he has remained firmly in the lineup and will likely continue to do so at least while Roman Josi (upper body) is out. Blankenburg is up to eight points, a plus-10 rating, 53 shots on net, 38 blocked shots and 35 hits through 37 outings this season.
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Predators' Nick Blankenburg: Contributes helper Friday
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Blankenburg recorded an assist and four shots on goal in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Blackhawks.
Blankenburg also went minus-1, which was just his second minus performance over the last 11 contests. The 26-year-old has been stable defensively for an otherwise shaky team, though he hasn't chipped in a lot of offense. Blankenburg is at seven points, 51 shots on net, 32 hits, 32 blocked shots and a plus-9 rating over 31 appearances this season.
Predators' Nick Blankenburg: Nets game-winner Tuesday
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Blankenburg scored a goal on two shots and added two hits in Tuesday's 7-5 win over the Sharks.
Blankenburg's third-period tally was the game-winner, which gave the Predators a lead in a game they once trailed 5-1. The defenseman has played fairly well with six points and a plus-8 rating over his last 13 appearances. For the season, that's all of his offense through 24 outings, and he's added 39 shots on net, 27 hits, 24 blocked shots and a plus-11 rating.
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Predators' Nick Blankenburg: Grabs helper in shootout win
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Blankenburg notched an assist in Thursday's 3-2 shootout win over the Blackhawks.
Blankenburg ended a four-game point drought when he set up Filip Forsberg's game-tying goal late in the third period. The 26-year-old Blankenburg has done well to secure his spot in the lineup for Nashville, often playing on the second pairing in recent weeks. He has just five points through 22 outings, though he's added 35 shots on net, 23 hits, 24 blocked shots and a plus-9 rating to provide decent numbers in non-scoring areas.
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Predators' Nick Blankenburg: Sets up empty-netter
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Blankenburg registered an assist, two shots on goal, two hits and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 3-0 win over the Canucks.
Blankenburg has earned four points and a plus-6 rating over his last six contests. The 26-year-old has been up to the challenge in a larger role as injuries pile up on the Predators' blue line -- the team was without Adam Wilsby (upper body) and Jeremy Lauzon (lower body) in Friday's contests. Overall, Blankenburg is at four points, 26 shots on net, 15 hits, 18 blocked shots and a plus-9 rating through 17 appearances this season.
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Predators' Nick Blankenburg: Lights lamp in loss
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Blankenburg scored a goal, blocked two shots and added two PIM in Friday's 7-4 loss to the Blues.
Blankenburg's two goals this season have come over the last three contests. He's also gone plus-6 over his last eight outings, providing steady defense to complement his newfound offense. The 26-year-old blueliner has 21 shots on net, 11 hits, 14 blocked shots and a plus-5 rating through 14 appearances in his first year with the Predators, but he's done enough to maintain a spot in the lineup over the last month.
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Predators' Nick Blankenburg: First goal of season
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Blankenburg scored the game-winning goal Saturday in a 3-2 overtime vctory over the Kings.
Blankenburg found the rebound from Filip Forsberg's shot below the goal line, moved it to his backhand and stuffed it into an open net. It was Blankenburg's first goal (and point) with the Predators after signing with the team as a free agent on July 1. Still, he has limited fantasy upside.
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Predators' Nick Blankenburg: Recalled by Nashville
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Blankenburg was recalled from AHL Milwaukee on Wednesday.
Blankenburg was sent to the minors ahead of the regular season, and he's tallied three goals and eight points over 13 appearances with the AHL club to begin the regular season. However, he'll join the Predators ahead of Wednesday's game against Philadelphia, and he's expected to make his season debut.
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Predators' Nick Blankenburg: Waived for reassignment
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Blankenburg was waived by the Predators on Thursday, per PuckPedia.
Blankenburg played in 12 regular-season games for the Blue Jackets last year, notching one goal, 10 shots and 21 hits while averaging 16:13 of ice time. The 26-year-old blueliner figures to spend the majority of the upcoming season in the minors with AHL Milwaukee, though an injury or two could see him called up later in the year.
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Predators' Nick Blankenburg: Gets two-year contract
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Blankenburg signed a two-year contract with the Predators on Monday. The agreement is a two-way deal in 2024-25 and becomes one-way in 2025-26.
Blankenburg had a goal in 12 contests with Columbus in 2023-24. He also provided three goals and 13 points in 24 regular-season outings with AHL Cleveland. Blankenburg will probably start the campaign in the minors, but it wouldn't be surprising to see him get an opportunity with Nashville as an injury replacement during the season.
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Blue Jackets' Nick Blankenburg: Drops to AHL
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Blankenburg was reassigned to AHL Cleveland on Tuesday.
Blankenburg played versus the Hurricanes on Tuesday in the Blue Jackets' season finale. He'll now bolster the Monsters' defense corps. Blankenburg had one goal and no assists over 12 NHL appearances this season.
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Blue Jackets' Nick Blankenburg: Recalled Friday
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Blankenburg was called up from AHL Cleveland on Friday.
Blankenburg has three goals and 13 points in 21 contests with Cleveland this season. He's also provided five goals and 17 points in 49 career NHL games. Blankenburg might spend the rest of the campaign with the Blue Jackets because Jake Bean is done for the season after suffering a broken hand during Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Islanders.
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Blue Jackets' Nick Blankenburg: Heads to AHL
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Blankenburg was reassigned to AHL Cleveland on Wednesday.
Blankenburg has no points, three shots, 11 hits and 12 blocks in six contests with Columbus this season. The Blue Jackets don't play again until Feb. 10, so the 25-year-old defenseman may be recalled before their next game.
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Blue Jackets' Nick Blankenburg: Ascends to top level
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Blankenburg was recalled from AHL Cleveland on Saturday, per the NHL media site.
Blankenburg had an assist in his lone game with the Monsters after being sent down to the minors last Sunday. He has 11 hits and 12 blocked shots in six games at the NHL level this season. In a corresponding move, Columbus placed Adam Boqvist (upper body) on injured reserve.
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