Game Preview: Nashville Predators vs. Edmonton Oilers 10/17/2024

The Nashville Predators will take on the Edmonton Oilers tonight. The Predators are coming off a 7-3 loss to the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday while the Oilers are coming off a 4-3 overtime win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday.

Nashville Predators (0-3-0, 0 Points) vs. Edmonton Oilers (1-3-0, 2 Points)

When: Thursday, October 17
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
Where: Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN)
TV: Bally Sports South

Scoring Leaders

Nashville Predators

Points: Filip Forsberg – 3
Goals: Tommy Novak – 2
Assists: Jonathan Marchessault – 2

Edmonton Oilers

Points: Connor McDavid – 4
Goals: Leon Draisaitl – 2
Assists: Connor McDavid – 4

Team Stats

Nashville Predators

Power-Play: 9.1 (27)
Penalty Kill: 87.5 (7)
GF: 2.00 (30)
GA: 4.67 (31)
Faceoff: 59.4 (1)

Edmonton Oilers

Power-Play: 11.1 (24)
Penalty Kill: 56.3 (31)
GF: 1.75 (32)
GA: 4.50 (30)
Faceoff: 58.7 (2)

Expected Line Combinations

Nashville Predators

Filip Forsberg – Ryan O’Reilly – Gustav Nyquist
Steven Stamkos – Tommy Novak – Luke Evangelista
Mark Jankowski – Colton Sissons – Jonathan Marchessault
Philip Tomasino – Michael McCarron – Cole Smith
Roman Josi – Dante Fabbro
Brady Skjei – Luke Schenn
Jeremy Lauzon – Alexandre Carrier

Edmonton Oilers

Leon Draisaitl – Connor McDavid – Zach Hyman
Vasily Podkolzin – Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Viktor Arvidsson
Jeff Skinner – Adam Henrique – Connor Brown
Mattias Janmark – Derek Ryan – Corey Perry
Mattias Eklholm – Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse – Troy Stecher
Brett Kulak – Ty Emberson

Between The Pipes

Nashville: Juuse Saros (0-2-0, 4.20 GAA)

Saros gets the net for Nashville, he lost his last start on Tuesday giving up six goals on 34 shots. In his career against the Oilers, he is 3-5-1 with a .916 save percentage and a 3.06 goals-against average. Last season, he made one start suffering a loss giving up four goals on 11 shots.

Edmonton: Calvin Pickard (0-1-0, 4.17 GAA)

Skinner picked up his first win of the season his last time out as he stopped 27 of the 30 shots he faced. In his lone start in his career against Nashville, he got a win giving up just one goal on 29 shots.

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Player To Watch

Nashville: Tommy Novak (2-0-2)

Novak this season through the first three games has two goals, one of which came in Tuesday’s loss. In his career against the Oilers, he’s played in five games recording four points on two goals and two assists; last season, in three games he had three points on two goals and an assist.

Edmonton: Connor McDavid (0-4-4)

McDavid has yet to find the back of the net this season but leads the Oilers in points with four all coming on assists. In 22 games against Nashville he has 40 points on 11 goals and 29 assists; last season in three games he had seven points on two goals and five assists.

Head to Head & Next Up

The Predators last season went 1-2-0 against the Oilers and were outscored 12-7. In their last ten games against Edmonton, they are 2-7-1 and have been outscored 48-25. The Predators will face the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday while the Oilers will face the Dallas Stars also on Saturday.

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