Game Day: Preds at Jets Preview

The Nashville Predators (12-12-3) will look to put Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers behind them as they head north to face the Winnipeg Jets Thursday at Canada Life Centre.
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 Tuesday's game vs. Edmonton:
Forsberg - Granlund - Duchene
Niederreiter - Glass - Sissons
Smith - Johansen - Jankowski
Trenin - Parssinen - Jeannot
Josi - Gross
Ekholm - Fabbro
Gravel - McKeown
Lankinen

The Good Guys

• The Predators have allowed 2.69 goals-against per game since Nov. 12, the seventh-best mark in the League.
• Roman Josi has 22 points (6g-16a) in his last 20 games after recording two assists on Tuesday vs. Edmonton. Josi is inching closer to passing David Legwand for the most points in franchise history. Josi (565) needs one more point to tie Legwand (566) and two to pass him. Since Oct. 27, Josi is tied for third among NHL defensemen in goals (6); fifth in points (22); and tied for seventh in assists (16).
• Goaltender Juuse Saros is 6-2-2 with a 2.45 goals-against average and .922 save percentage in his last 10 games dating back to Nov. 12. His six wins since Nov. 12 are tied for the eighth-most in the NHL.
• Filip Forsberg (483) passed Martin Erat (481) and moved into sole possession of third place on the Predators' all-time points list on Nov. 8 at Seattle. After recording an assist on Tuesday vs. Edmonton, he leads Nashville in points with 24 (8g-16a) and has five multi-point outings in his last 19 games. Forsberg has 21 points (6g-15a) in his last 20 games dating back to Oct. 22 vs. Philadelphia.

The Other Guys

Winnipeg (18-9-1) currently sits at second place in the Central Division. The Jets are coming off back-to-back losses in which they allowed five or more goals (5-2 vs. Washington and 6-5 vs. Vegas).
Josh Morrissey (5g-27a) leads the Jets with 32 points, the third-most among NHL defensemen. Mark Scheifele (18g-8a) has a team-high 18 goals, and Cole Perfetti is third among NHL rookies with 18 points. Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is second in the League with a .926 save percentage.

All-Time Meetings

This is the first of four matchups between Nashville and Winnipeg in 2022-23 and the first of two at Canada Life Centre. The Predators are 27-18-(1)-4 all-time against the Jets, including an 11-9-(1)-4 record on the road. Nashville is 8-7-(0)-2 on the road since the franchise moved to Winnipeg.
Nashville went 1-2-0 against Winnipeg last season, earning a 5-2 win at home on Jan. 20.

Notables vs. Winnipeg

• Josi tied the Preds franchise record for assists and points in a game with five on Feb. 27, 2018 at Winnipeg. He has 24 points (4g-20a) in 31 career games vs. the Jets.
• Ryan Johansen is averaging nearly a point per game in his career against Winnipeg, tallying 13 goals and 15 assists for 28 points in 29 games. His nine points (3g-6a) in Nashville's 2018 Second Round series vs. Winnipeg were the second-most in a single series in team history.
• Forsberg recorded a five-game point streak (5a) vs. Winnipeg from March 13, 2018-March 1, 2019. He has picked up at least one point in nine of his last 17 contests against the Jets and has posted 18 points (3g-15a) in 31 career games vs. Winnipeg.
• Colton Sissons made his NHL debut on Jan. 28, 2014 at Winnipeg.
• Mikael Granlund made his Predators debut on March 1, 2019 at Winnipeg.
• Cody Glass is a Winnipeg native.
• Predators Assistant Coach Dan Lambert is a native of St. Malo, Man.

Last Time Out

Nashville moved to 7-5-2 at home in 2022-23 with Tuesday's loss to Edmonton and dropped to 0-2-0 against the Oilers this season. The result gave the Predators a 0-3-1 record in their last four games.
Glass scored his second goal of the season and first since Oct. 18 vs. Los Angeles, and Dante Fabbro scored his first goal of the season in his 200th career NHL game. Josi added two assists, and Johansen scored to give him five points (3g-2a) in his last six games. Kevin Lankinen made 29 saves in his Bridgestone Arena debut.

Watch & Listen

Coverage for Thursday's game begins at 6:30 p.m. CT with the Predators LIVE! pregame show on Bally Sports South, hosted by Lyndsay Rowley. Play-by-play announcer Willy Daunic and analyst Chris Mason will have the call on the television side.
Max Herz and Hal Gill will call the game on 102.5 The Game and the Predators Radio Network with pregame, postgame and intermission coverage by Pete Weber. The game will also be broadcast in Spanish on El Jefe which airs on 96.7 FM, 105.3 FM and 810 AM.