NHL Game Preview: Nashville Predators vs. Chicago Blackhawks with Line Combinations 10/25/2024

NHL Game Preview: Nashville Predators vs. Chicago Blackhawks with Line Combinations 10/25/2024

The Nashville Predators will take on the Chicago Blackhawks tonight. The Predators are coming off a 4-0 shutout win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday while the Blackhawks are coming off a 6-3 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday.

Nashville Predators (1-5-0, 2 Points) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (2-4-1, 5 Points)

When: Friday, October 25
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
Where: United Center (Chicago, IL)
TV: Hulu/ESPN+

Scoring Leaders

Nashville Predators

Points: Ryan O’Reilly – 6
Goals: Tommy Novak – 3
Assists: Roman Josi – 5

Chicago Blackhawks

Points: Teuvo Teravainen – 7
Goals: Teuvo Teravainen – 3
Assists: Connor Bedard – 6

Team Stats

Nashville Predators

Power-Play: 18.2 (20)
Penalty Kill: 89.5 (2)
GF: 2.33 (28)
GA: 3.83 (26)
Faceoff: 55.9 (2)

Chicago Blackhawks

Power-Play: 27.3 (8)
Penalty Kill: 78.9 (16)
GF: 2.57 (24)
GA: 3.43 (20)
Faceoff: 47.9 (23)

Expected Line Combinations

Nashville Predators

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

Chicago Blackhawks

Nick Foligno – Connor Bedard – Teuvo Taravainen
Taylor Hall – Philipp Kurashev – Tyler Bertuzzi
Ilya Mikheyev – Jason Dickinson – Ryan Donato
Pat Maroon – Lukas Reichel – Craig Smith
Alex Vlasic – Seth Jones
Wyatt Kaiser – Connor Murphy
Nolan Allan – T.J. Brodie

Between The Pipes

Nashville: Juuse Saros (1-4-0, 2.89 GAA) / Scott Wedgewood (0-1-0, 4.21 GAA)

The Predators didn’t hold a morning skate and head coach Andrew Brunette said yesterday he hadn’t talked to his goalie coach yet to get an idea of who would start against Chicago tonight, especially with another game tomorrow night. Expect whoever starts tonight the other goalie will start tomorrow night.

Saros is coming off his first win of the season, he is now 1-4-0 with a 2.89 goals against average and a .903 save percentage, he got the start on Tuesday picking up a shutout and stopping all 33 shots he faced. In his career against the Blackhawks, he is 12-3-2 with a .933 save percentage and a 1.99 goals-against average. He made two starts last season going 2-0-0 with a .939 save percentage and a 1.44 goals-against average.

Wedgewood hasn’t played since opening night in which he allowed four goals on 20 shots. He’s 2-3-0 against the Blackhawks in his career with a .913 save percentage and a 2.38 goals-against average; last season, he went 2-1-0 with a 2.27 goals-against average and a .905 save percentage.

Chicago: Petr Mrazek (2-3-0, 3.24 GAA)

Mrazek is 2-3-0 this season with a 3.24 goals against average and a .887 save percentage. In his last start, he suffered a loss, giving up six goals on 30 shots. In his career against Nashville, he is 10-4-0 with a 2.44 goals against average and a .920 save percentage; last season, he went 0-2-0 with a 3.08 goals against average and a .902 save percentage.

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Players To Watch

Nashville: Filip Forsberg (2-4-6)

Forsberg this season he has six points coming on two goals and four assists. He’s had a lot of success against the Blackhawks in his career, in 34 games he has 26 points on 12 goals and 14 assists; last season, in four games he had six points on three goals and three assists.

Chicago: Connor Bedard (1-6-7)

Bedard this season has seven points on a goal and six assists. Last season in four games against Nashville, he had two points coming on assists.

Head to Head & Next Up

The Predators last season went 4-0-0 against the Blackhawks and outscored them 16-6, in their last ten games against Chicago they are 7-2-1 and have outscored them 33-24. The Predators will face the Columbus Blue Jackets tomorrow while the Blackhawks will face the Dallas Stars tomorrow.

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