GAME DAY: Preds at Mammoth, April 9
The Good Guys:
Erik Haula, Filip Forsberg, Brady Skjei, Zach L’Heureux and Fedor Svechkov all lined up for Nashville on Tuesday night time, but it surely was Justus Annunen who stole the present with a 43-save shutout. For NHL PR, he grew to become the third goalie in Predators historical past with as many saves in a shutout victory, becoming a member of Juuse Saros (46 on Dec. 14, 2017 and 43 on Jan. 16, 2018) and Dan Ellis (43 on March 28, 2008).
Forsberg now has 38 targets and leads the Preds with 73 factors, adopted by Ryan O’Reilly with 72 factors (25g-47a). Steven Stamkos is one aim away from 40 and has 61 factors, whereas Luke Evangelista has 41 assists and 51 factors. Announce is now 9-11-2 in web; Saros is 28-20-8 on the season.
The Opposition:
The Mammoth have gained 4 straight and have scored at least six targets in every of these wins, together with a 6-5 extra time victory towards Edmonton on Tuesday. Clayton Keller has 54 assists and 80 factors to steer Utah, adopted by Nick Schmaltz with 30 targets and 70 factors, after which Dylan Guenther with 38 targets and 69 factors. Former Preds goaltending prospect Karel (*9*) is 36-19-3 in web; Vitek Vanecek is 5-11-3.
All-Time Meetings:
The Preds are 3-2-1 all-time towards Utah and 2-0-0 in Salt Lake City for the reason that franchise’s inception final season.
Nashville Notables:
Per NHL PR, Tuesday’s shutout win in Anaheim was Nashville’s first since Jan. 3, 2025, once they blanked the Canucks (3-0 win). The final time Nashville scored 5 or extra targets in a shutout victory was March 5, 2022 (8-0 win at San Jose).
Filip Forsberg scored on the facility play on Tuesday to increase his level streak to 5 video games (5g-3a), and Joakim Kemell recorded his first profession multi-point sport (2a). Tuesday was the second time this season the penalty kill went 6-for-6 in a sport, a season excessive (Dec. 4 at Florida).
Watch & Listen:
Coverage for tonight’s contest begins at 7:30 pm CT with the Predators LIVE! pregame present on FanDuel Sports Network South, hosted by Lyndsay Rowley. Play-by-play announcer Willy Daunic and Chris Mason may have the decision on the tv aspect. Max Herz and Hal Gill will name the sport on 102.5 The Game and the Predators Radio Network.