Last Time Out:
Pekka Rinne made a season-high 36 saves, but the Predators were shut out by the Vegas Golden Knights, 3-0, on Saturday. Roman Josi is tops on the club with 51 points, followed by Filip Forsberg with 37 points and Matt Duchene with 34. Forsberg has 18 goals on the season, Nick Bonino has 15 and Josi has 14.
The Opposition:
The Jets are 3-7-0 in their last 10 outings, but they snapped a skid with a 5-2 win over the Blues on Saturday night. Mark Scheifele leads the team with 56 points, followed by Kyle Connor with 51 points and Patrik Laine with 47. Connor has 25 goals on the season, Scheifele has 23 and Laine has 19. Connor Hellebuyck is 22-16-4 for the Jets with a .918 save percentage.
All-Time Meetings:
The Predators are 25-16-(1)-4 all-time against the Jets franchise, including a 10-8-(1)-4 record on the road. Overall, Nashville has earned at least a point in six of its last 11 meetings with Winnipeg (5-5-1).
The Preds have picked up a point in three of their last five (2-2-1) and eight of their last 13 (6-5-2) games against the Jets at Bell MTS Place. On Jan. 12, Juuse Saros made 28 saves and Kyle Turris scored the lone goal in Nashville's 1-0 shutout win in Winnipeg.
Notables Versus Winnipeg:
Roman Josi tied the Preds franchise record for assists and points in a game with five on Feb. 27, 2018, at Winnipeg. He has 20 points (3g-17a) in 27 career games versus the Jets. Ryan Johansen is averaging a point-per-game in his career against Winnipeg, tallying 12 goals and 13 assists for 25 points in 25 games.
Filip Forsberg recorded a five-game point streak (5a) versus Winnipeg from March 13, 2018 to March 1, 2019. He has picked up at least one point in eight of his last 13 contests against the Jets and has posted 17 points (3g-14a) in 27 career games versus Winnipeg. Viktor Arvidsson has produced at nearly a point-per-game pace in his 16 career meetings with the Jets (4g-10a).
Watch & Listen:
Coverage for tonight's 7 p.m. (CT) puck drop from Bell MTS Place begins with Predators Live on Fox Sports Tennessee at 6:30 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 6 p.m. with Darren McFarland. For broadcast information and channel locations throughout the country,
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Tonight's Preds Official Watch Party takes place at Top Golf. Click here for more information.
If the Predators are playing hockey, you can count on the game being on at Preds Approved Bars & Restaurants. Locations throughout Tennessee may be seen by
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