The Nashville Predators will take on the Seattle Kraken coming off a 3-0 loss to the Red Wings on Saturday while the Kraken are coming off a 2-0 loss to the Stars on Sunday.
Nashville Predators (0-2-0, 0 Points) vs. Seattle Kraken (1-2-0, 2 Points)
When: Tuesday, October 15
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
Where: Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN)
TV: Bally Sports South
Scoring Leaders
Nashville Predators
Points: Filip Forsberg – 2
Goals: Filip Forsberg – 1
Assists: Jonathan Marchessault – 2
Seattle Kraken
Points: Jordan Eberle – 3
Goals: Jordan Eberle – 2
Assists: Ryker Evans – 2
Team Stats
Nashville Predators
Power-Play: 11.1 (25)
Penalty Kill: 83.3 (13)
GF: 1.50 (29)
GA: 3.50 (19)
Faceoff: 60.5 (1)
Seattle Kraken
Power-Play: 14.3 (19)
Penalty Kill: 71.4 (23)
GF: 2.00 (23)
GA: 3.00 (12)
Faceoff: 46.8 (24)
Expected Line Combinations
Nashville Predators
Filip Forsberg – Ryan O’Reilly – Gustav Nyquist
Cole Smith – Steven Stamkos – Jonathan Marchessault
Mark Jankowski – Tommy Novak – Luke Evangelista
Juuso Parssinen – Colton Sissons – Michael McCarron
Roman Josi – Dante Fabbro
Brady Skjei – Luke Schenn
Jeremy Lauzon – Alexandre Carrier
Seattle Kraken
Jaden Schwartz – Chandler Stephenson – Andre Burakovsky
Jared McCann – Shane Wright – Jordan Eberle
Eeli Tolvanen – Matty Beniers – Oliver Bjorkstrand
Tye Kartye – Yanni Gourde – Brandon Tanev
Ryker Evans – Adam Larsson
Jamie Oleksiak – Brandon Montour
Josh Mahura – Will Borgen
Between The Pipes
Nashville: Juuse Saros (0-1-0, 2.09 GAA)
Saros will get the start, in his first start he suffered the loss giving up two goals on 21 shots. In his career against the Kraken, he is 4-5-0 with a .893 save percentage and a 3.14 goals-against average. Last season, he appeared in three games going 2-1-0 with a 1.69 goals-against average and a .936 save percentage. (178 – 78-73
Seattle: Joey Daccord (1-0-0, 3.71 GAA)
Daccord made his season debut on Saturday and got the win stopping 34 of the 38 shots he faced. Daccord has made one start against Nashville in his career suffering an overtime loss giving up one goal on 24 shots.
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Player To Watch
Nashville: Jonathan Marchessault (0-2-2)
Marchessault in his first season with Nashville has two points coming on assists in the season opener. In 12 games against Seattle in his career, he has 13 points on nine goals and four assists. Last season, in four games he had four points on three goals and an assist.
Seattle: Jordan Eberle (2-1-3)
Eberle through three games has three points on two goals and an assist. In his career against Nashville, he’s played in 36 games and has 29 points on 16 goals and 13 assists. Last season in three games he didn’t record a point.
Head to Head & Next Up
Last season, the Predators went 2-1-0 against the Kraken and outscored them 9-5. In history against Seattle, they are 4-5-0 and have been outscored 28-24. The Predators will face the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday at 8:00 PM EST while the Kraken will face the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday at 10:00 PM EST.
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