Predators' win streak meets a hot Golden Knights team

The Nashville Predators try to stretch the NHL's longest active winning streak to seven games tonight. But they will do it against a Golden Knights team that is nearly as hot and already has their number this season. Read more: Predators' win streak meets a hot Golden Knights team

Nashville visits the Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas at 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. PT). ESPN+ will carry the Predators Golden Knights game nationally, with Scripps Sports covering it in the Predators' home market.

The Predators are 10-4-5 and have won six straight. That streak includes a 3-0 shutout of the Kings and a 4-2 win at Anaheim. The five-game road trip continues tonight. They are also 7-1-2 over their last 10 games. In fact, no other team in the league is riding a longer active winning streak.

Vegas is not limping into this one either. The Golden Knights are 13-5-2 and have won four straight of their own. They already beat Nashville once this season, a 5-2 decision at Bridgestone Arena on Oct. 13.

Jack Eichel then opened the scoring in the first period. William Karlsson put Vegas ahead for good with 2:16 left in the second. Trevor Connelly and Brett Howden each scored in the third. Adin Hill stopped 25 of 27 shots.

Nashville has outscored opponents 59-53 this season. Vegas's margin, however, is wider at 69-54, a reflection of its deeper scoring punch up front.

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Vegas favored on the road

DraftKings has Vegas at -185 on the moneyline, so Nashville sits as a +154 underdog, according to ESPN's odds board. The total sits at 5.5 goals, down from an opening line of 6.5. Vegas is also a -1.5 favorite on the puck line, with Nashville at +1.5.

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Goalies and injuries unclear

Still, neither team has officially confirmed a starter. Daily Faceoff lists both Juuse Saros and Carter Hart as unconfirmed for tonight. Justus Annunen and Adin Hill are the alternates in each crease. Saros is 6-3-4 this season, and Hart is 6-3-2.

Nashville's injury picture is murkier than usual. Jonathan Marchessault remains day-to-day with the lower-body injury that has kept him out of the lineup, including the Anaheim win. Still, his status for tonight remained unannounced as of Friday afternoon. Roman Josi, meanwhile, picked up two assists in that Anaheim win, with no injury listed afterward.

Meanwhile, Vegas has its own case to track. Noah Hanifin is week-to-week with an undisclosed injury. Defenseman Parker Wotherspoon is also out, working back from a separate upper-body injury.

Vegas has not lost at home in regulation since late October. Nashville has not lost anywhere since late October either. One of those streaks ends tonight in the Predators Golden Knights matchup.