Predators visit Ducks to close out back-to-back
Nashville goes for a sixth straight win in Anaheim on the second night of a back-to-back, with neither team's starting goalie confirmed.
PredatorsThe Nashville Predators play the second night of a back-to-back against the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday. Puck drop for the Predators-Ducks matchup is 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. local) at Honda Center, streaming nationally on ESPN+. Scripps Sports carries the Nashville feed. Prime Video and over-the-air KCOP-13 carry it in Anaheim. Read more: Predators visit Ducks to close out back-to-back
Nashville opened its five-game road trip by beating the Los Angeles Kings 3-0 on Tuesday.
Nashville is 9-4-5 and has won five straight games. Anaheim is 10-7-1. This is the first Predators-Ducks meeting of the season.
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Goalies and the market
Juuse Saros and Laurent Brossoit are the projected starters, per Daily Faceoff, though neither is confirmed. Saros played the full 60 minutes Tuesday in Los Angeles, which could push Nashville to a different goalie on the back-to-back's second night.
Anaheim is a -148 moneyline favorite at home with a -1.5 puck line, and Nashville is +124, per ESPN's odds. The over/under is set at 6.5 goals.
Anaheim is missing four players. Forward Troy Terry is out recovering from hip surgery. Forwards A.J. Greer (upper body) and Ryan Poehling (lower body) are also sidelined, and defenseman Ian Moore is out with a lower-body injury. Predators forward Jonathan Marchessault is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
Leo Carlsson leads Anaheim with 6 goals and 20 assists this season. Cutter Gauthier has scored 13 goals over his last 10 games, per the Associated Press.
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Roman Josi has 2 goals and 18 assists for Nashville. Filip Forsberg, who scored twice Tuesday against the Kings, has 6 goals and 8 assists over his last 10 games.
The Predators' penalty kill ranks third in the NHL at 88.5 percent entering the trip. Anaheim's power play ranks first in the league at 38.5 percent, the number that matters most tonight.
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