NHL Game Preview: Nashville Predators vs. Columbus Blue Jackets with Line Combinations 10/25/2024

The Nashville Predators will take on the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight. The Predators are coming off a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks last night while the Blue Jackets are coming off a 6-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday.

Nashville Predators (2-5-0, 4 Points) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (3-3-0, 6 Points)

When: Saturday, October 26
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
Where: Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN)
TV: FanDuel Sports Network South

Scoring Leaders

Nashville Predators

Points: Filip Forsberg – 7
Goals: Tommy Novak – 3
Assists: Roman Josi – 5

Columbus Blue Jackets

Points: Kirill Marchenko – 8
Goals: Kirill Marchenko – 3
Assists: Kirill Marchenko – 5

Team Stats

Nashville Predators

Power-Play: 18.5 (19)
Penalty Kill: 91.7(2)
GF: 2.43 (28)
GA: 3.57 (24)
Faceoff: 56.2 (2)

Columbus Blue Jackets

Power-Play: 16.7 (24)
Penalty Kill: 77.8 (15)
GF: 4.00 (5)
GA: 3.33 (16)
Faceoff: 50.8 (12)

Expected Line Combinations

Nashville Predators

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

Columbus Blue Jackets

Cole Sillinger – Sean Monahan – Kirill Marchenko
Yegor Chinakhov – Adam Fantilli – Mikael Pyyhtia
Zach Aston-Reese – Justin Danforth – Mathieu Olivier
James van Riemsdyk – Sean Kuraly – Kevin LaBanc
Zach Werenski – Ivan Provorov
Jake Christensen – Damon Severson
Jack Johnson – David Jiricek

Between The Pipes

Nashville: Scott Wedgewood (0-1-0, 4.21 GAA)

Wedgewood hasn’t played since opening night in which he allowed four goals on 20 shots. He’s 1-1-2 against the Blue Jackets in his career with a .919 save percentage and a 2.65 goals-against average; last season, he went 0-1-0 stopping 33 of the 36 shots he faced.

Columbus: Daniil Tarasov (3-1-0, 3.29 GAA)

Tarasov this season is 3-1-0 with a 3.29 goals against average and a .888 save percentage, in his last start picked up a win stopping 26 of the 28 shots he faced. In his career against Nashville, he is 0-2-0 with a 2.05 goals-against average and a .948 save percentage; last season he went 0-1-0 stopping 47 of the 49 shots he faced.

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Players To Watch

Nashville: Brady Skjei (1-1-2)

Skjei this season has two points on a goal and an assist. In his career against Columbus he has played in 34 games recording 18 points on eight goals and ten assists; last season in three games he had four points on two goals and two assists.

Columbus: Sean Monahan (3-4-7)

Monahan this season has seven points coming on three goals and four assists. He’s faced the Predators 25 times in his career recording 20 points on five goals and 15 assists, last season in three games he failed to record a point.

Head to Head & Next Up

The Predators last season went 2-0-0 against the Blue Jackets and outscored them 8-5, in their last ten games against Columbus they are 7-2-1 and have outscored them 33-24. The Predators will face the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday while the Blue Jackets will face the Edmonton Oilers on Monday.

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