NHL Game Preview: Nashville Predators vs. Ottawa Senators with Line Combinations 12/7/2024

NHL Game Preview: Nashville Predators vs. Ottawa Senators with Line Combinations 12/7/2024

The Nashville Predators will take on the Ottawa Senators tonight. The Predators are coming off a 3-0 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night while the Senators are coming off a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night.

Nashville Predators (7-14-6, 20 Points) vs. Ottawa Senators (11-12-2, 24 Points)

When: Saturday, December 7
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Where: Canadian Tire Centre (Montreal, QC)
TV: FanDuel Sports Network South

Scoring Leaders

Nashville Predators

Points: Roman Josi – 22
Goals: Filip Forsberg – 9
Assists: Roman Josi – 16

Ottawa Senators

Points: Tim Stutzle – 30
Goals: Brady Tkachuk – 13
Assists: Tim Stutzle– 20

Team Stats

Nashville Predators

Power-Play: 19.0
Penalty Kill: 87.5
GF: 2.22
GA: 3.15
Faceoff: 52.8

Ottawa Senators

Power-Play: 26.4
Penalty Kill: 75.7
GF: 3.08
GA: 3.20
Faceoff: 51.7

Expected Line Combinations

Nashville Predators

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

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Ottawa Senators

Brady Tkachuk – Josh Norris – Drake Batherson
Claude Giroux – Tim Stutzle – Ridly Greig
Nick Cousins – Shane Pinto – Michael Amadio
Noah Gregor – Zack Ostapchuk – Adam Gaudette
Jake Sanderson – Travis Hamonic
Thomas Chabot – Nick Jensen
Tyler Kleven – Jacob Bernard-Docker

Between The Pipes

Nashville: Juuse Saros (6-11-5, 2.64 GAA)

Saros will start as he is 6-11-5 with a 2.64 goals against average and a .911 save percentage, he took the loss on Wednesday giving up three goals on 28 shots. In his career against the Ottawa, he is 5-1-4 with a .924 save percentage and a 2.34 goals-against average. Last season he went 1-0-1 with a 2.43 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage.  

Ottawa: Linus Ullmark (6-7-2, 2.93 GAA)

Ullmark gets the start he is 6-7-2 with a 2.93 goals against average and a .891 save percentage, He last started on Thursday picking up the win stopping 19 of the 20 shots he faced. He is 3-4-0 with a 2.49 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage in his career against Nashville. He went 1-0-0 against the Predators last season picking up a shutout as he stopped all 31 shots he faced.

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Players To Watch

Nashville: Roman Josi (7-16-23)

Josi this season has 23 points on seven goals and 16 assists. In his career against Ottawa, he has 23 points in 21 games on eight goals and 15 assists. Last season in two games against the Senators he had five points on two goals and three assists.

Ottawa: Tim Stutzle (10-20-30)

Stutzle this season has 30 points on ten goals and 20 assists. In his career against Nashville, he has four points in five games on a goal and three assists. Last season in two games against the Predators he had three points on a goal and two assists.

Head to Head

The Predators last season went 1-0-1 against Ottawa, and they outscored 7-5. In their last ten meetings, the Predators are 6-1-3 and have outscored them 32-23 in that ten-game span.

Next Up

Nashville: vs. Calgary Flames – Tuesday
Ottawa: vs. New York Islanders – Sunday

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