The Nashville Predators will take on the Boston Bruins tonight. The Predators are coming off a 5-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday while the Bruins are coming off a 2-1 overtime loss to the Utah Hockey Club on Saturday.
Nashville Predators (0-5-0, 0 Points) vs. Boston Bruins (3-2-1, 7 Points)
When: Tuesday, October 22
Time: 8:40 p.m. ET
Where: Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN)
TV: Bally Sports South
Scoring Leaders
Nashville Predators
Points: Filip Forsberg – 5
Goals: Tommy Novak – 2
Assists: Roman Josi – 3
Boston Bruins
Points: Cole Koepke – 6
Goals: David Pastrnak – 4
Assists: Brad Marchand – 4
Team Stats
Nashville Predators
Power-Play: 18.8 (17)
Penalty Kill: 86.7 (7)
GF: 2.00 (30)
GA: 4.60 (31)
Faceoff: 55.7 (2)
Boston Bruins
Power-Play: 16.0 (21)
Penalty Kill: 82.8 (13)
GF: 3.50 (10)
GA: 3.33 (17)
Faceoff: 52.7 (9)
Expected Line Combinations
Nashville Predators
Filip Forsberg – Ryan O’Reilly – Gustav Nyquist
Steven Stamkos – Colton Sissons – Jonathan Marchessault
Mark Jankowski – Tommy Novak – Luke Evangelista
Zachary L’Heureux – Michael McCarron – Cole Smith
Roman Josi – Brady Skjei
Jeremy Lauzon – Alexandre Carrier
Marc Del Gaizo – Luke Schenn
Boston Bruins
Brad Marchand – Elias Lindholm – David Pastrnak
Max Jones – Charlie Coyle – Trent Frederic
Pavel Zacha – Matthew Poitras – Morgan Geekie
John Beecher – Mark Kastelic – Cole Koepke
Hampus Lindholm – Charlie McAvoy
Nikita Zadorov – Brandon Carlo
Mason Lohrei – Andrew Peeke
Between The Pipes
Nashville: Juuse Saros (0-4-0, 3.64 GAA)
Saros will start for the Predators and this season is 0-4-0 with a 3.64 goals against average and a .875 save percentage, he last played on Saturday suffering his fourth straight loss as he allowed three goals on 22 shots. In his career against the Bruins, he is 2-4-1 with a .925 save percentage and a 2.60 goals-against average. He made two starts last season going 0-2-0 with a .918 save percentage and a 2.58 goals-against average.
Boston: Jeremy Swayman (2-1-0, 2.98 GAA)
Swayman will get the start in net, he is 2-1-0 with a 2.98 goals against average and a .893 save percentage, in his last start he suffered his first loss of the season giving up four goals on 26 shots. In his career against Nashville, he is 3-0-0 with a .981 save percentage and a 0.67 goals-against average.
Korpisalo gets the start. He is 1-1-0 with a 4.57 goals-against average and a .850 save percentage. Last time out, he picked up his first Bruins win, stopping 22 of the 25 shots he faced. In his career against the Predators, he is 2-7-0 with a .916 save percentage and a 2.78 goals-against average.
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Player To Watch
Nashville: Steven Stamkos (1-0-1)
Stamkos has one point on a goal this season and is also a minus-six. In his career against the Bruins, he has played in 53 games, recording 41 points on 27 goals and 14 assists. Last season, in four games, he had two points on a goal and an assist.
Boston: Elias Lindholm (2-3-5)
Lindholm this season has five points on two goals and three assists and is a plus-three. He’s played in 24 games against the Predators in his career recording 16 points on seven goals and nine assists, last season in three games he had one point on an assist.
Head to Head & Next Up
The Bruins won both matchups last season and outscored the Predators 6-2. Over the previous ten games head-to-head the Predators are 3-6-1 and have been outscored 32-15. The Predators’ next game is Friday against the Chicago Blackhawks, and the Bruins’ next game is Thursday against the Dallas Stars.
