NHL Game Preview: Nashville Predators vs. Washington Capitals with Line Combinations 11/6/2024

NHL Game Preview: Nashville Predators vs. Washington Capitals with Line Combinations 11/6/2024

The Nashville Predators will take on the Washington Capitals tonight. The Predators are coming off a 3-0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night while the Capitals are coming off a 4-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday.

Nashville Predators (4-7-1, 9 Points) vs. Washington Capitals (8-3-0, 16 Points)

When: Wednesday, November 6
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Where: Capital One Arena (Washington, DC)
TV: FanDuel Sports Network South

Scoring Leaders

Nashville Predators

Points: Filip Forsberg – 10
Goals: Filip Forsberg – 6
Assists: Roman Josi – 6

Washington Capitals

Points: Dylan Strome – 17
Goals: Alex Ovechkin – 7
Assists Dylan Strome – 13

Team Stats

Nashville Predators

Power-Play: 22.0 (12)
Penalty Kill: 92.1 (2)
GF: 2.42 (29)
GA: 3.42 (26)
Faceoff: 53.2 (7)

Washington Capitals

Power-Play: 10.8 (32)
Penalty Kill: 84.6 (8)
GF: 4.18 (3)
GA: 3.00 (9)
Faceoff: 47.5 (26)

Expected Line Combinations

Nashville Predators

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

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Washington Capitals

Alex Ovechkin – Dylan Strome – Aliaksei Protas
Connor McMichael – Pierre-Luc Dubois – Tom Wilson
Andrew Mangiapane – Hendrix Lapierre – Sonny Milano
Brandon Duhaime – Nic Dowd – Taylor Raddysh
Martin Fehervary – John Carlson
Rasmus Sandin – Matt Roy
Alexander Alexeyev – Trevor Van Riemsdyk

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Between The Pipes

Nashville: Juuse Saros (3-6-1, 2.83 GAA)

Saros is expected to start as he was the first off the ice yesterday. He is 3-6-1 with a 2.83 goals against average and a .902 save percentage, he took the loss on Monday giving up two goals on 26 shots. In his career against the Capitals, he is 5-3-0 with a .912 save percentage and a 2.65 goals-against average. He won his lone start against them last season stopping 21 of the 22 shots he faced.

Washington: Logan Thompson (5-0-0, 2.97 GAA) 

Thompson this season is 5-0-0 with a 2.97 goals against average and a .894 save percentage, he last played on Sunday picking up the win and stopping 34 of the 36 shots he faced. In his career against the Predators, he is 3-1-0 with a 2.28 goals-against average and an .933 save percentage; last season in his lone start he got the win stopping 34 of the 35 shots he faced.  

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Players To Watch

Nashville: Roman Josi (1-6-7)

Josi has seven points this season coming with a goal and six assists. In his career against the Capitals he’s played in 20 games recording 16 points on six goals and ten assists; last season in two games he had two points on a goal and an assist.

Washington: Alex Ovechkin (7-7-14)

Ovechkin this season has 14 points on seven goals and seven assists. In his career against the Predators he’s played in 27 games recording 25 points on 17 goals and eight assists; last season in two games he had two points on a goal and an assist.

Head to Head & Next Up

The Predators went 2-0-0 against the Capitals last season and outscored them 6-3 in those two games, in their last ten they are 7-3-0 and have outscored them 37-31 over that span. The Predators will face the Florida Panthers tomorrow night while the Capitals will face the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday.

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