Predators look to extend win streak in Los Angeles
Nashville takes a four-game winning streak into Crypto.com Arena against a Kings team favored at home despite a losing record there.
PredatorsThe Predators open a five-game road trip Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena, puck drop 10 p.m. ET, with a four-game winning streak on the line. The game streams nationally on Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu. Read more: Predators look to extend win streak vs Kings
Nashville's last loss came Oct. 30. The four-game run includes wins over Tampa Bay and Carolina, the latter ending goalie Pyotr Kochetkov's unbeaten start. Steven Stamkos added an overtime winner against Colorado.
Nashville's last game came Saturday, a 3-1 win over St. Louis that closed out the run. Saros made 24 saves on 25 shots for that win, his fifth of the season. Then Stamkos scored his 248th career goal on the power play.
The Predators are 8-4-5 overall and 2-1-3 on the road. By comparison, the Kings are 5-8-2 overall and just 2-5-0 at home. DraftKings still lists Los Angeles as a 135 favorite on the moneyline, with Nashville the underdog at plus 114.
The puck line has the Kings at minus 1.5 (plus 180) and the Predators at plus 1.5 (minus 218). Meanwhile, the total sits at 6.5. The over is plus 105 and the under minus 125, per ESPN's pickcenter data.
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Goalies unconfirmed for both sides
Neither team has named a starter. Daily Faceoff lists Saros and Kuemper as the probable goaltenders for both clubs. Both are marked unconfirmed as of Tuesday. Saros is 5-3-4 in 12 games this season with a 2.62 goals-against average and a .911 save percentage. So far, Justus Annunen has made four starts behind him.
Kuemper is 5-4-1 in 10 games with a 3.53 GAA and an .878 save percentage. But backup Anton Forsberg has a better percentage, .902, in six appearances. If Saros starts, it's his second game in five nights, after his Nov. 7 start against St. Louis.
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Injury list favors Nashville's depth
Nashville's only name on the injury report is right wing Jonathan Marchessault. He is day-to-day with a lower-body injury and also has a return date of Nov. 10. He did not play in Saturday's win over the Blues.
Los Angeles is thinner. Defenseman Erik Gustafsson is day-to-day. Right wing Mats Zuccarello is also on injured reserve with an upper-body injury. Both carry a Nov. 10 return date.
Left wing Kevin Fiala remains on IR recovering from lower-leg surgery, not expected back before Nov. 14. Further out, defenseman Jakub Dvorak and center Jan Jenik are both out until at least Nov. 28.
Nashville has won four straight without changing its lineup. The Predators try to make it five in a row at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday.
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