NHL Game Preview: Nashville Predators vs. Winnipeg Jets with Line Combinations 11/23/2024

NHL Game Preview: Nashville Predators vs. Winnipeg Jets with Line Combinations 11/23/2024

The Nashville Predators will face the Winnipeg Jets tonight. The Predators are coming off a 3-0 loss to the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday night, while the Jets are coming off a 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins last night.

Nashville Predators (6-11-3, 15 Points) vs. Winnipeg Jets (17-3-0, 34 Points)

When: Saturday, November 23
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Where: Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN)
TV: FanDuel Sports Network South

Scoring Leaders

Nashville Predators

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

Winnipeg Jets

Points: Mark Scheifele – 25
Goals: Kyle Connor – 13
Assists: Josh Morrissey – 18

Team Stats

Nashville Predators

Power-Play: 22.2
Penalty Kill: 91.3
GF: 2.30
GA: 3.20
Faceoff: 53.3

Winnipeg Jets

Power-Play: 35.7
Penalty Kill: 79.2
GF: 4.21
GA: 2.42
Faceoff: 49.4

Expected Line Combinations

Nashville Predators

Filip Forsberg – Ryan O’Reilly – Gustav Nyquist
Steven Stamkos – Colton Sissons – Philip Tomasino
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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Winnipeg Jets

Kyle Connor – Mark Scheifele – Gabriel Vilardi
Cole Perfetti – Vladislav Namestnikov – Nikolaj Ehlers
Nino Niederreiter – Adam Lowry – Mason Appleton
Morgan Barron – Rasmus Kupari – Alex Iafallo
Josh Morrissey – Dylan Demelo
Dylan Samberg – Neal Pionk
Haydn Fleury – Colin Miller

Between The Pipes

Nashville: Juuse Saros (5-9-2, 2.52 GAA) / Scott Wedgewood (1-2-1, 3.98 GAA)

Saros is 5-9-2 with a 2.52 goals-against average and a .916 save percentage. He took the loss on Wednesday, giving up two goals on 35 shots. In his career against the Jets, he is 6-6-4 with a .923 save percentage and a 2.56 goals-against average. Last season, he went 2-1-1 against Winnipeg with a 3.26 goals-against average and an .893 save percentage.

Wedgewood got the start on Thursday, but he suffered the loss, giving up three goals on 34 shots. This season, he is 1-2-1 with a 3.98 goals-against average and a .862 save percentage. He’s 1-2-0 against the Jets in his career with a .908 save percentage and a 3.10 goals-against average. Last season, he won his only start against Winnipeg, stopping 31 of the 33 shots he faced.

Winnipeg: Eric Comrie (3-1-0, 2.78 GAA)

Comrie this season is 3-1-0 with a 2.78 goals against average and a .909 save percentage, he last played last Thursday suffering the loss giving up three goals on 28 shots. He made his only start in his career against Nashville last season taking the loss and giving up four goals on 24 shots.

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Players To Watch

Nashville: Roman Josi (2-12-14)

Josi this season has 14 points on two goals and 12 assists; he leads the team in assists and is second in points. In his career against Winnipeg, he has 32 points in 38 games on five goals and 27 assists. Last season in four games he had seven points on a goal and six assists.

Winnipeg: Mark Scheifele (12-13-25)

Scheifele this season has 25 points on 12 goals and 13 assists. In his career against Nashville, in 37 games he has 32 points on ten goals and 22 assists. Last season in four games he had eight points on a goal and seven assists.  

Head to Head

The Predators went 2-1-1 against Winnipeg last season but were outscored 14-13. In their last ten meetings, Nashville is 4-3-3 but has been outscored 29-25 in that span.

Next Up

Nashville: @ New Jersey Devils – Monday
Winnipeg: @ Minnesota Wild – Monday

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