The Detroit Red Wings will take on the Nashville Predators tonight. The Red Wings are coming off a 5-2 loss to the New York Rangers while the Predators are coming off a 4-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.
Detroit Red Wings (1-3-0, 2 Points) vs. Nashville Predators (0-4-0, 0 Points)
When: Saturday, October 19
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
Where: Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN)
TV: Bally Sports Detroit/Bally Sports South
Scoring Leaders
Detroit Red Wings
Points: Lucas Raymond – 3
Goals: Alex DeBrincat – 2
Assists: Lucas Raymond – 4
Nashville Predators
Points: Filip Forsberg – 4
Goals: Tommy Novak – 2
Assists: Roman Josi – 3
Team Stats
Detroit Red Wings
Power-Play: 12.5 (25)
Penalty Kill: 64.3 (30)
GF: 2.25 (29)
GA: 3.75 (23)
Faceoff: 44.6 (30)
Nashville Predators
Power-Play: 14.3 (23)
Penalty Kill: 91.7 (4)
GF: 2.00 (31)
GA: 4.50 (30)
Faceoff: 58.1 (1)
Expected Line Combinations
Detroit Red Wings
Vladimir Tarasenko – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond
Alex DeBrincat – J.T. Compher – Patrick Kane
Michael Rasmussen – Marco Kasper – Jonatan Berggren
Joe Veleno – Andrew Copp – Christian Fischer
Simon Edvinsson – Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot – Jeff Petry
Justin Holl – Albert Johansson
Nashville Predators
Filip Forsberg – Ryan O’Reilly – Gustav Nyquist
Steven Stamkos – Tommy Novak – Luke Evangelista
Mark Jankowski – Colton Sissons – Jonathan Marchessault
Cole Smith – Michael McCarron – Philip Tomasino
Roman Josi – Dante Fabbro
Brady Skjei – Luke Schenn
Jeremy Lauzon – Alexandre Carrier
Between The Pipes
Detroit: Alex Lyon (0-1-0, 2.11 GAA)
Lyon this season is 0-1-0 with a .929 save percentage and a 2.11 goals-against average, he came in, in relief on Thursday and he turned aside all 15 shots he faced. In his career against the Predators, he is 1-1-0 with a .928 save percentage and a 2.50 goals-against average.
Nashville: Juuse Saros (0-3-0, 3.83 GAA)
Saros will start for the Predators and this season is 0-3-0 with a 3.83 goals against average and a .878 save percentage, he last played on Thursday suffering his third straight loss and he allowed three goals on 35 shots. In his career against the Red Wings, he is 8-3-1 with a .934 save percentage and a 1.79 goals-against average. He faced the Red Wings last Saturday taking the loss and giving up two goals on 21 shots.
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Player To Watch:
Detroit: J.T. Compher (2-1-3)
Compher has three points to this point of the season and they’ve come in two of the last three games, he has scored two goals and added an assist, and he is also a plus-one through four games. In 18 games against the Predators he has nine points on four goals and five assists, one of those goals came last Saturday in Detroit’s 3-0 win.
Nashville: Gustav Nyquist (0-0-0)
Nyquist has yet to reach the score sheet through the first four games to start the season and is a minus-four up to this point. In his career against his former team he’s played in 13 games recording 12 points on three goals and nine assists; last season against them in two games he had four points on two goals and two assists.
Head to Head & Next Up
The Red Wings beat the Predators 3-0 last Saturday in Detroit. In their last ten matchups, the Red Wings are 3-6-1 and have been outscored by Nashville 33-19. The Red Wings’ next game is Tuesday against the New York Islanders while the Predators’ next game is also Tuesday against the Boston Bruins.
