NHL Game Preview: Nashville Predators vs. Calgary Flames with Line Combinations 11/15/2024

The Nashville Predators will take on the Calgary Flames tonight. The Predators are coming off a 3-2 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers last night while Calgary is coming off a 3-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday.

Nashville Predators (5-9-3, 13 Points) vs. Calgary Flames (8-6-3, 19 Points)

When: Friday, November 15
Time: 9:00 p.m. ET
Where: Scotiabank Saddledome (Calgary, AB)
TV: FanDuel Sports Network South

Scoring Leaders

Nashville Predators

Points: Filip Forsberg – 13
Goals: Filip Forsberg – 8
Assists: Roman Josi – 11

Calgary Flames

Points: Rasmus Andersson – 11
Goals: Jonathan Huberdeau – 6
Assists: Andrei Kuzmenko – 8

Team Stats

Nashville Predators

Power-Play: 21.4 (12)
Penalty Kill: 91.5 (1)
GF: 2.41 (29)
GA: 3.29 (22)
Faceoff: 53.8 (4)

Calgary Flames

Power-Play: 14.6 (28)
Penalty Kill: 72.5 (28)
GF: 2.71 (22)
GA: 2.94 (9)
Faceoff: 45.3 (30)

Expected Line Combinations

Nashville Predators

Filip Forsberg – Ryan O’Reilly – Gustav Nyquist
Steven Stamkos – Juuso Parssinen– Jonathan Marchessault
Mark Jankowski – Tommy Novak – Luke Evangelista
Cole Smith – Colton Sissons – Zachary L’Heureux
Roman Josi – Brady Skjei
Jeremy Lauzon – Alexandre Carrier
Marc Del Gaizo – Luke Schenn

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Calgary Flames

Connor Zary – Nazem Kadri – Yegor Sharangovich
Blake Coleman – Mikael Backlund – Matt Coronato
Jonathan Huberdeau – Martin Pospisil – Andrei Kuzmenko
Ryan Lomberg – Kevin Rooney – Justin Kirkland
Kevin Bahl – Rasmus Andersson
Mackenzie Weegar – Daniil Miromanov
Brayden Pachal – Tyson Barrie

Between The Pipes

Nashville: Juuse Saros (4-7-2, 2.64 GAA)

Saros will start as he is 4-7-2 with a 2.64 goals against average and a .911 save percentage, he took the loss on Monday giving up three goals on 32 shots. In his career against the Flames, he is 9-3-1 with a .921 save percentage and a 2.71 goals-against average. Last season he went 1-2-0 against the Flames posting a 3.80 goals-against average and a .888 save percentage.

Calgary: Dustin Wolf (5-2-1, 2.84 GAA)

Wolf this season is 5-2-1 with a 2.84 goals against average and a .913 save percentage, he last played on Monday picking up a win by stopping 28 of the 29 shots he faced. He has never faced the Predators in his career.

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Players To Watch

Nashville: Steven Stamkos (4-4-8)

Stamkos this season has eight points on four goals and four assists. In his career against Calgary in 19 games he has 17 points on 11 goals and six assists. Last season in two games he had two points on a goal and an assist.

Calgary: Yegor Sharangovich (2-0-2)

Sharangovich this season has two points on two goals. In his career against Nashville in seven games he has seven points on four goals and three assists, last season in three games he had five points on two goals and three assists.

Head to Head

Last season the Predators went 1-2-0 against the Flames and were outscored 12-9. In their last ten meetings, the Predators are 7-2-1 and have outscored the Flames 32-28 in that span.

Next Up

Nashville: @ Vancouver Canucks – Monday
Calgary: vs. New York Islanders – Tuesday

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