NHL Game Preview: Nashville Predators vs. Toronto Maple Leafs with Line Combinations 12/4/2024

NHL Game Preview: Nashville Predators vs. Toronto Maple Leafs with Line Combinations 12/4/2024

The Nashville Predators will take on the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight. The Predators are coming off a 3-2 overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night while the Maple Leafs are coming off a 4-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks Monday night.

Nashville Predators (7-12-6, 20 Points) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (15-7-2, 32 Points)

When: Wednesday, December 4
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Where: Scotiabank Arena (Toronto, ON)
TV: FanDuel Sports Network South

Scoring Leaders

Nashville Predators

Points: Roman Josi – 22
Goals: Filip Forsberg – 9
Assists: Roman Josi – 15

Toronto Maple Leafs

Points: Mitch Marner – 33
Goals: William Nylander – 15
Assists: Mitch Marner – 24

Team Stats

Nashville Predators

Power-Play: 20.8
Penalty Kill: 89.0
GF: 2.32
GA: 3.16
Faceoff: 52.8

Toronto Maple Leafs

Power-Play: 19.5
Penalty Kill: 82.4
GF: 3.08
GA: 2.54
Faceoff: 54.2

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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Toronto Maple Leafs

Matthew Knies – Auston Matthews – William Nylander
Pontus Holmberg – John Tavares – Mitch Marner
Nicholas Robertson – Fraser Minten – Steven Lorentz
Nikita Grebenkin – Connor Dewar – Ryan Reaves
Chris Tanev – Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Morgan Reilly – Philippe Myers
Simon Benoit – Conor Timmins

BetweenThe Pipes

Nashville: Juuse Saros (6-10-5, 2.62 GAA)

Saros will start as he is 6-10-5 with a 2.62 goals against average and a .911 save percentage, he took the overtime loss on Saturday giving up three goals on 28 shots. In his career against the Maple Leafs, he is 2-2-0 with a .938 save percentage and a 2.27 goals-against average. Last season he won his lone start stopping 33 of the 25 shots he faced.

Toronto: Joseph Woll (6-2-0, 2.13 GAA)

Woll this season is 6-2-0 with a 2.13 goals against average and a .923 save percentage, he last played on Saturday picking up the win stopping 38 of the 41 shots he faced. He is 1-0-0 in his career against Nashville stopping 23 of the 25 shots he has faced in that lone start. He didn’t face them last season.

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Players To Watch

Nashville: Steven Stamkos (7-6-13)

Stamkos this season has 13 points on seven goals and six assists. In his career against Toronto, he has 66 points in 52 games on 23 goals and 43 assists. Last season in four games against the Maple Leafs he had five points on a goal and four assists.

Toronto: Auston Matthews (6-8-14)

Matthews this season has 14 points on six goals and eight assists. In his career against Nashville, he has 12 points in 12 games on seven goals and five assists. Last season in two games against the Predators he had three points on two goals and an assist.

Head to Head

The Predators split the season series with the Maple Leafs last season but were outscored 6-3. In their last ten meetings, the Predators are 4-6-0 and have been outscored 27-23 in that ten-game span.

Next Up

Nashville: @ Montreal Canadiens – Thursday
Toronto: vs. Washington Capitals – Friday

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