NHL Game Preview: Nashville Predators vs. Calgary Flames with Line Combinations 12/10/2024

The Nashville Predators will face the Calgary Flames tonight. In their last games, Nashville lost 3-1 to Ottawa on Saturday night, while the Flames lost 6-2 to Dallas on Sunday night.

Nashville Predators (7-15-6, 20 Points) vs. Calgary Flames (13-10-5, 31 Points)

When: Tuesday, December 10
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
Where: Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN)
TV: FanDuel Sports Network South

Scoring Leaders

Nashville Predators

Points: Roman Josi – 23
Goals: Filip Forsberg – 9
Assists: Roman Josi – 16

Calgary Flames

Points: Jonathan Huberdeau – 17
Goals: Jonathan Huberdeau – 9
Assists: MacKenzie Weegar – 12

Team Stats

Nashville Predators

Power-Play: 18.8
Penalty Kill: 87.9
GF: 2.18
GA: 3.14
Faceoff: 52.4

Calgary Flames

Power-Play: 20.7
Penalty Kill: 72.4
GF: 2.54
GA: 2.96
Faceoff: 45.4

Expected Line Combinations

Nashville Predators

Filip Forsberg – Steven Stamkos – Gustav Nyquist
Zachary L’Heureux – Fedor Svechkov – Jonathan Marchessault  
Mark Jankowski – Tommy Novak – Luke Evangelista
Cole Smith – Michael McCarron – Colton Sissons
Roman Josi – Adam Wilsby
Brady Skjei – Nick Blackenburg
Marc Del Gaizo – Luke Schenn

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Calgary Flames

Jonathan Huberdeau – Nazem Kadri – Martin Pospisil
Yegor Sharangovich – Mikael Backlund – Matt Coronato
Blake Coleman – Connor Zary – Andrei Kuzmenko
Jakob Pelletier – Kevin Rooney – Walker Duehr
Kevin Bahl – Rasmus Andersson
Mackenzie Weegar – Daniil Miromanov
Jake Bean – Brayden Pachal

Between The Pipes

Nashville: Juuse Saros (6-12-5, 2.66 GAA)

Saros will start as he is 6-12-5 with a 2.66 goals against average and a .910 save percentage, he took the loss on Saturday giving up three goals on 30 shots. In his career against the Calgary, he is 9-4-1 with a .924 save percentage and a 2.59 goals-against average. This season he took the loss giving up one goal on 32 shots.  

Calgary: Dan Vladar (5-5-4, 2.74 GAA)

Vladar gets the start he is 5-5-4 with a 2.74 goals against average and a .900 save percentage, He last started on Thursday taking the loss, giving up four goals on 24 shots. He is 2-0-1 with a 2.91 goals-against average and a .890 save percentage in his career against Nashville. He went 1-0-0 against the Predators last season stopping 29 of the 32 shots he faced.

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Players To Watch

Nashville: Steven Stamkos (7-6-13)

Stamkos this season has 13 points on seven goals and six assists. In his career against Calgary, he has 17 points in 20 games on 11 goals and six assists. Last season in two games against the Flames he had two points on a goal and an assist.

Calgary: Blake Coleman (5-6-11)

Coleman this season has 11 points on five goals and six assists. In his career against Nashville, he has nine points in 24 games on six goals and three assists. In the previous matchup, he scored a goal.

Head to Head

In the previous matchup this season, Nashville lost 2-0 to the Flames earlier this season. In their previous ten meetings, the Predators are 6-3-1 and have outscored them 28-27 in that ten-game span.

Next Up

Nashville: @ Dallas Stars – Thursday
Calgary: vs. Tampa Bay Lightning – Thursday

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