Game Day: Preds vs. Oilers Preview
Preds #Preds
After earning a point in a 1-0 overtime loss to the St. Louis Blues on Monday, the Nashville Predators (12-11-3) return home on Tuesday to host the Edmonton Oilers (16-13-0) at Bridgestone Arena.
The puck drops at 7 p.m. CT, and the game will be broadcast on Bally Sports South, 102.5 The Game and El Jefe Radio. Here’s everything you need to know:
Line ‘Em Up
Below are Nashville’s lines from Monday’s game at St. Louis:
Forsberg – Granlund – DucheneNiederreiter – Johansen – SissonsTrenin – Parssinen – JeannotSmith – Glass – Jankowski
Josi – GrossEkholm – FabbroGravel – McKeown
Saros
The Good Guys
The Other Guys
The Oilers are also coming off a loss in the front end of a back-to-back after falling 3-2 to the Minnesota Wild on Monday. Edmonton had won three of its previous four contests leading up to the loss.
Despite failing to find the scoresheet in Monday’s game, Oilers captain Connor McDavid leads all NHL skaters with 55 points (25g-30a). McDavid’s linemate and alternate captain Leon Draisaitl is second in the league with 46 points (19g-27a).
All-Time Meetings
The Predators are 44-30-(3)-4 all-time against the Oilers, including a 22-15-(3)-0 record at Bridgestone Arena. This is the second of three matchups between Nashville and Edmonton in 2022-23 and the first of two at home.
The Predators are 0-1-0 against the Oilers this season, dropping a 7-4 decision at Rogers Place on Nov. 1. Nashville is seeking its first win over Edmonton since Feb. 25, 2019, a seven-game drought (0-6-1).
Notables vs. Edmonton:
Last Time Out
Nashville moved to 5-7-1 on the road in 2022-23 with Monday’s OT loss to St. Louis. The Predators are now 4-3 in overtime/shootouts this season (2-2 in OT; 2-1 in shootout). It was Nashville’s seventh time allowing just one goal this season and first time doing so since Dec. 2 in a 4-1 win over the New York Islanders.
Watch & Listen
Coverage for Saturday’s game begins at 6:30 p.m. CT with the Predators LIVE! pregame show on Bally Sports South, hosted by Lyndsay Rowley alongside analyst Hal Gill. Play-by-play announcer Willy Daunic and analyst Chris Mason will have the call on the television side.
Pete Weber and Jay More will call the game on 102.5 The Game and the Predators Radio Network with pregame, postgame and intermission coverage by Max Herz. The game will also be broadcast in Spanish on El Jefe which airs on 96.7 FM, 105.3 FM and 810 AM.