Nashville Predators (26-36-8, 60 pts) at Carolina Hurricanes (43-23-4, 90 pts)
Venue: Lenovo Center
Date: Tuesday, March 25
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+ / FDSS
Radio:
Nashville Predators – The Game 102.5 FM
Carolina Hurricanes – The Fan 99.9 FM
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Nashville Predators +1.5 ML +220
Carolina Hurricanes -1.5 ML -270
O/U 5.5
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Nashville Predators News & Notes:
Nashville has lost four of their last five games and is 8-22-5 on the road as they travel to Carolina to take on the Hurricanes tonight. Nashville is last in the NHL in goals scored with 178 and is 4th in total penalty minutes with 687. Nashville has been playing better recently, with a 5-4-1 record in their last ten games. This is the second and final meeting between these clubs this season,n with the Predators winning the first matchup 5-2 on December 23.
Carolina Hurricanes News & Notes:
Carolina returns home after a 3-1-0 road trip to face the Predators tonight in Raleigh. The Hurricanes are 27-7-1 at home and have a +41 goal differential this season. The Hurricanes have been playing some of their best hockey of the season down the stretch as they prepare for the playoffs going 9-1-0 in their last ten games.
Nashville Predators Projected Lines:
Forsberg-O’Reilly-Evangelista
Smith-Stamkos-Marchessault
Bunting-Svechkov-Sissons
L’Heureux-McCarron-Bellows
Skjei-Blankenburg
Del Gaizo-Barron
Stastny-Englund
Saros
Annunen
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Carolina Hurricanes Projected Lines:
Jarvis-Aho-Blake
Hall-Kotkaniemi-Roslovic
Martinook-Staal-Stankoven
Robinson-Jankowski-Jost
Slavin-Burns
Walker-Gostisbehere
Orlov-Chatfield
Andersen
Kochetkov
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Players To Watch:
Nashville Predators
Filip Forsberg leads the Preds in scoring with 65 points (28g, 37a) in 70 games. The 30-year-old winger will be trying to extend his four-game point streak tonight versus Carolina. Forsberg has six goals and five assists in 12 games this month for Nashville as he continues to drive the offense. In the previous matchup against the Hurricanes, Forsberg had three assists in the Predators’ 5-2 victory.
Carolina Hurricanes
Taylor Hall took some time to get acclimated in Carolina with only one point in seven games for the Hurricanes after being acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks. Since the calendar turned to March, Hall has been excellent with nine points (5g, 4a) in 11 games this month, including a hat trick in the Hurricanes’ 5-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday.
Injury Report:
Nashville Predators
D Jeremy Lauzon – IR
D Roman Josi – IR
D Adam Wilsby – IR
Carolina Hurricanes
LW William Carrier – OUT
RW Jesper Fast – LTIR
RW Andrei Svechnikov – Day To Day
Next game:
Nashville Predators – March 27 vs. St. Louis Blues
Carolina Hurricanes – March 28 vs. Montreal Canadiens
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