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The Nashville Predators begin a five-game homestand - their longest such stretch of the season - tonight at Bridgestone Arena as the Anaheim Ducks come to town. It's the second of three meetings between the two this season; Nashville fell 2-1 in a shootout back in Anaheim earlier this month.
The Preds will try to rebound from their most lopsided loss of the season - a 6-2 result against the Blues - in St. Louis on Friday. Prior to that outing, Nashville had won three straight, all at home.
"You have to make sure you correct some things, but after that, you have to focus on the next game," Preds Captain Roman Josi said following Friday's game. "It's such a long season, and you're going to have games that you don't like your effort. We certainly didn't like our effort tonight and we have to look at it, but then focus on Sunday."
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NSH Recap: Bonino, Hartman score in 6-2 loss to Blues

Last Time Out:
Nick Bonino and Ryan Hartman scored for the Predators on Friday, with Bonino's goal coming on the power play to give Nashville four goals on the man advantage in their last four games. Juuse Saros surrendered five goals to the Blues before being pulled in favor of Pekka Rinne.
Ryan Johansen leads the Preds in scoring with 21 points, followed by Filip Forsberg with 20 and Josi with 15. Forsberg has 14 goals on the season, followed by Ryan Hartman and Calle Jarnkrok with six each.

Nashville begins five-game homestand tonight

The Opposition:
Anaheim has won two straight and has points in four straight, including a 2-1 overtime win against Edmonton on Friday. Ryan Getzlaf leads the Ducks with six goals and 17 points, followed by Rickard Rakell with 15. Former Preds forward Pontus Aberg also has six goals on the season; Adam Henrique and Jakob Silfverberg have five each. John Gibson is 8-7-4 in net for the Ducks with a .928 save percentage.
All-Time Meetings:
The Predators are 30-29-(2)-10 all-time against the Ducks, including a 20-10-(2)-3 record at Bridgestone Arena. Nashville has earned at least a point in seven of its last eight games against Anaheim (6-0-2). The Preds have won five in a row over the Ducks on home ice, limiting Anaheim to two-or-fewer goals in each of those games.

Watson and Ekholm talk Preds vs. Ducks

Notables vs. Anaheim:
Pekka Rinne recorded his franchise-record 22nd shutout (and 100th NHL victory) in a 3-0 win over Anaheim on Oct. 29, 2011. He is 16-6-6 versus the Ducks in his career with a .923 save percentage and three shutouts.
Roman Josi has 10 points (3g-7a) in 19 career regular-season games against the Ducks, while Filip Forsberg has six points (2g-4a) in his last six regular-season meetings with the Ducks.
When You Go:
Bridgestone Arena doors open at 5:30 p.m. (CT) ahead of tonight's 7 p.m. puck drop.
Gold Friday offers have come to a close, but be on the lookout for more information regarding the Preds Saber Monday deals coming up tomorrow.

Coach Laviolette talks tonight's matchup

Watch & Listen:
Coverage for tonight's 7 p.m. puck drop begins with Predators Live on Fox Sports Tennessee at 6:30 p.m. Willy Daunic, Chris Mason and Kara Hammer have the call on the television side, while Pete Weber and Hal Gill will broadcast on 102.5 The Game and the Predators Radio Network.
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Streaming Info:
Listen to a Live Radio Feed
(only active during the game broadcast window).
Watch a Live Stream of the game
on the Fox Sports Go App or
Watch on NHL.TV