Last Time Out:
Craig Smith scored his third goal in two games on Thursday night in Ottawa, and Rocco Grimaldi, Ryan Johansen and Roman Josi tallied in the final period against the Senators. Grimaldi has a goal in each game of the road trip thus far, and Johansen has goals in two-straight games.
Josi's 31 points are tops among his Preds teammates, followed by Ellis with 27 and Calle Jarnkrok with 25. Nick Bonino leads the team with 13 goals, followed by Jarnkrok and Filip Forsberg with 12 and the Josi with 11. Juuse Saros played Thursday night in Ottawa and is 5-7-3 on the season, while Pekka Rinne is 11-5-3 in net.
The Opposition:
The Bruins sit second in the Eastern Conference with 50 points, but they've dropped seven of their last eight games, including a 3-2 loss in a shootout to the Islanders on Thursday. Brad Marchand has 18 goals and 51 points on the season, while David Pastrnak has 28 goals, a total that leads the League. Pastrnak also has 50 points, and Patrice Bergeron has 11 goals and 28 points. Tuukka Rask is 13-4-5 in net for the Bruins; Jaroslav Halak is 8-3-3 on the season.
All-Time Meetings:
The Predators are 13-13-(1)-2 all-time against the Bruins, including a 3-8-(1)-2 record on the road. Nashville has won five of its last eight meetings against the Bruins (5-3-0), but they're searching for their first win in Boston since Dec. 7, 2015.
Notables Versus Boston:
Kyle Turris has 20 points (10g-10a), including five multi-point games, in 29 career contests against the Bruins, and Ryan Johansen has 10 points (4g-6a) in 14 career games against Boston.
Dante Fabbro played three seasons for Boston University from 2016-19 and led all Terriers defensemen in points with 80 (22g-58a) in 111 games during his three seasons there. Colin Blackwell is a native of Lawrence, Mass., and skated four seasons for Harvard University from 2011-16, tallying 58 points (19g-39a) in 94 games. Nick Bonino won an NCAA National Championship with Boston University in 2009.
Watch & Listen:
Coverage for tonight's 6 p.m. (CT) puck drop at TD Garden begins with Predators Live on Fox Sports Tennessee at 5:30 p.m. Willy Daunic, Chris Mason and Lyndsay Rowley 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. Pregame coverage on the radio side begins at 5 p.m. with Darren McFarland. For broadcast information and channel locations throughout the country,
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