NHL Game Preview: Nashville Predators vs. Philadelphia Flyers with Line Combinations 11/27/2024

The Nashville Predators will take on the Philadelphia Flyers tonight. The Predators are coming off a 5-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Monday night while the Flyers are coming off a 5-4 shootout loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday night.

Nashville Predators (7-12-3, 17 Points) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (9-10-3, 21 Points)

When: Wednesday, November 27
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
Where: Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN)
TV: FanDuel Sports Network South

Scoring Leaders

Nashville Predators

Points: Filip Forsberg – 17
Goals: Filip Forsberg – 9
Assists: Roman Josi – 13

Philadelphia Flyers

Points: Travis Konecny – 26
Goals: Travis Konecny – 11
Assists: Travis Konecny – 15

Team Stats

Nashville Predators

Power-Play: 21.1
Penalty Kill: 90.5
GF: 2.36
GA: 3.18
Faceoff: 53.3

Philadelphia Flyers

Power-Play: 16.9
Penalty Kill: 85.5
GF: 2.77
GA: 3.46
Faceoff: 48.2

Expected Line Combinations

Nashville Predators

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

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Philadelphia Flyers

Joel Farabee – Sean Couturier – Travis Konecny
Owen Tippett – Morgan Frost – Matvei Michkov
Tyson Foerster – Noah Cates – Bobby Brink
Scott Laughton – Ryan Poehling – Garnet Hathaway
Travis Sanheim – Cam York
Emil Andrae – Rasmus Ristolainen
Nick Seeler – Helge Grans

BetweenThe Pipes

Nashville: Juuse Saros (6-10-2, 2.57 GAA)

Saros will start as he is 6-10-2 with a 2.57 goals against average and a .915 save percentage, he took the loss on Monday giving up four goals on 30 shots. In his career against the Flyers, he is 5-3-0 with a .915 save percentage and a 2.53 goals-against average. Last season he went 2-0-0 against Philadelphia with a 2.00 goals-against average and an .943 save percentage.

Philadelphia: Aleksei Kolosov (1-4-0, 3.34 GAA)

Kolosov gets the start he is 1-4-0 with a 3.34 goals against average and a .877 save percentage, he last played on Saturday picking up the win and stopping 19 of the 21 shots he faced. He has never faced the Predators in his career.

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Players To Watch

Nashville: Gustav Nyquist (6-3-9)

Nyquist this season has nine points on six goals and three assists; he is tied for second on the team in goals. In his career against Philadelphia, he has played in 28 games recording 13 points on four goals and nine assists. Last season in two games he had two goals.

Philadelphia: Sean Couturier (5-6-11)

Couturier this season has 11 points on five goals and six assists. In his career against Nashville, he has eight points in 14 games on four goals and four assists. Last season in two games he had three points on two goals and an assist.

Head to Head

The Predators went 2-0-0 against Philadelphia last season and outscored them 7-4. In their last ten meetings, Nashville is 7-3-0 but has outscored them 31-24 in that span.

Next Up

Nashville: vs. Tampa Bay Lightning – Friday
Philadelphia: vs. New York Rangers – Friday

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