NHL Game Preview: Nashville Predators vs. Utah Hockey Club with Line Combinations 11/9/2024

NHL Game Preview: Nashville Predators vs. Utah Hockey Club with Line Combinations 11/9/2024

The Nashville Predators will face the Utah Hockey Club tonight. The Predators lost 6-2 to the Florida Panthers on Thursday night, while Utah won 4-2 over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday.

Nashville Predators (4-9-1, 9 Points) vs. Utah Hockey Club (6-5-3, 15 Points)

When: Saturday, November 9
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
Where: Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN)
TV: FanDuel Sports Network South

Scoring Leaders

Nashville Predators

Points: Filip Forsberg – 11
Goals: Filip Forsberg – 6
Assists: Ryan O’Reilly – 7

Utah Hockey Club

Points: Clayton Keller – 13
Goals: Dylan Guenther – 7
Assists: Nick Schmaltz – 12

Team Stats

Nashville Predators

Power-Play: 20.8 (12)
Penalty Kill: 90.2 (2)
GF: 2.36 (30)
GA: 3.57 (27)
Faceoff: 53.6 (5)

Utah Hockey Club

Power-Play: 16.2 (22)
Penalty Kill: 79.2 (18)
GF: 2.93 (18)
GA: 3.36 (26)
Faceoff: 55.5 (2)

Expected Line Combinations

Nashville Predators

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

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Utah Hockey Club

Clayton Keller – Barrett Hayton – Nick Schmaltz
Matias Maccelli – Logan Cooley – Dylan Guenther
Alex Kerfoot – Nick Bjugstad – Lawson Crouse
Jack McBain – Kevin Stenlund – Michael Carcone
Mikhail Sergachev – Michael Kesselring
Ian Cole – Maveric Lamoureux
Olli Maatta – Jusso Valimaki

Between The Pipes

Nashville: Juuse Saros (3-7-1, 2.86 GAA)

Saros will start as he is 3-7-1 with a 2.86 goals against average and a .904 save percentage, he took the loss on Wednesday giving up three goals on 36 shots. In his career against the Coyotes/Utah Hockey Club, he is 5-5-1 with a .885 save percentage and a 3.47 goals-against average. In four games last season, he went 1-3-0 with a 5.26 goals against average and an .821 save percentage.  

Utah: Connor Ingram (6-2-3, 3.42 GAA)

Ingram gets the start. He is 6-2-3 with a 3.42 goals-against average and a .880 save percentage. His last start came on Thursday, and he picked up the win, stopping 13 of the 15 shots he faced. In his career against the Predators, he is 3-1-2 with a 4.09 goals-against average and a .890 save percentage. Last season, he went 3-0-1 with a 3.98 goals-against average and a .892 save percentage.

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Players To Watch

Nashville: Roman Josi (1-7-8)

Josi this season has eight points on a goal and seven assists. In his career against Arizona/Utah Hockey Club, he has 37 points in 35 games on 13 goals and 12 assists. Last season in four games he had nine points on two goals and seven assists.

Utah: Clayton Keller (6-7-13)

Keller this season has 13 points on six goals and seven assists. In his career against Nashville, he has 22 points in 18 games, on six goals and 16 assists. Last season he feasted recording 11 points in four games on four goals and seven assists.

Head to Head

The Predators will face the Utah Hockey Club for the first time in their existence, last season against the Coyotes they went 1-3-0 and were outscored 22-16, in their last ten they are 4-6-0 and have been outscored 42-37 over that span.

Next Up

Nashville: @ Colorado Avalanche – Monday
Utah: vs. Carolina Hurricanes – Wednesday

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