NHL Game Preview: Nashville Predators vs. Seattle Kraken with Line Combinations 11/20/2024

NHL Game Preview: Nashville Predators vs. Seattle Kraken with Line Combinations 11/20/2024

The Nashville Predators will take on the Seattle Kraken tonight. The Predators are coming off a 5-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night while Kraken are coming off a 2-0 loss to the New York Rangers also on Sunday.

Nashville Predators (6-10-3, 15 Points) vs. Seattle Kraken (9-9-1, 19 Points)

When: Wednesday, November 20
Time: 10:00 p.m. ET
Where: Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle, WA)
TV: TNT/truTV/MAX

Scoring Leaders

Nashville Predators

Points: Filip Forsberg – 15
Goals: Filip Forsberg – 8
Assists: Roman Josi – 12

Seattle Kraken

Points: Jared McCann – 21
Goals: Jared McCann – 9
Assists: Jared McCann – 12

Team Stats

Nashville Predators

Power-Play: 23.3
Penalty Kill: 90.8
GF: 2.42
GA: 3.21
Faceoff: 53.3

Seattle Kraken

Power-Play: 17.5
Penalty Kill: 78.8
GF: 2.84
GA: 2.89
Faceoff: 48.2

Expected Line Combinations

Nashville Predators

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

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Seattle Kraken

Jared McCann – Matty Beniers – Andre Burakovsky
Jaden Schwartz – Chandler Stephenson – Daniel Sprong
Eeli Tolvanen – Yanni Gourde – Oliver Bjorkstrand
Tye Kartye – Shane Wright – Brandon Tanev
Ryker Evans – Adam Larsson
Jamie Oleksiak – Brandon Montour
Josh Mahura – Will Borgen

Between The Pipes

Nashville: Juuse Saros (5-8-2, 2.55 GAA)

Saros this season is 5-8-2 with a 2.55 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage. He got the win on Sunday, stopping 24 of the 27 shots he faced. In his career against the Kraken, he is 4-6-0 with a .884 save percentage and a 3.47 goals-against average. He lost the previous matchup this season, giving up six goals on 34 shots.

Seattle: Joey Daccord (8-3-1, 2.51 GAA)

Daccord gets the start. He is 8-3-1 with a 2.51 goals-against average and a .918 save percentage. He last played last Saturday, picking up his fourth straight win, stopping 22 of the 24 shots he faced. In his career against Nashville, he is 1-0-1 with a 1.92 goals-against average and a .930 save percentage. He beat the Predators earlier this season, stopping 30 of the 33 shots he faced.

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Players To Watch

Nashville: Brady Skjei (2-5-7)

Skjei has seven points, two goals, and five assists this season. In his career against Seattle, he has four points in seven games played on a goal and three assists. In the earlier matchup this season he had a goal

Seattle: Jared McCann (9-12-21)

McCann this season has 21 points on nine goals and 12 assists. In his career against Nashville, he has 12 points in 18 games on six goals and six assists. In the matchup earlier this season he had two points on a goal and an assist.

Head to Head

The Predators lost the previous matchup against the Kraken 7-3. In their last ten games against Seattle, Nashville is 4-6-0 and has been outscored 31-27.

Next Up

Nashville: vs. Winnipeg Jets – Saturday
Seattle: @ Los Angeles Kings – Saturday

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