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After falling in a shootout in Toronto on Wednesday night, the Nashville Predators jetted north to the Canadian capital in preparation for a date with the Ottawa Senators tonight from the Canadian Tire Centre. It's the first meeting of the season between the two foes; the Preds will host the Sens in Nashville later this month.
All eyes in Ottawa will be on Preds centerman Kyle Turris as he makes his return to the city he called home for seven seasons, including a career-high 64 points in 2014-15.
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Nashville forward Filip Forsberg will serve the final game of his three-game suspension for interference tonight, while the Senators will be without forward Alexandre Burrows who was suspended 10 games by the NHL on Wednesday for kneeing Taylor Hall of the Devils in the head during a scrum.

Last Time Out:
The Predators battled back to force overtime for the second consecutive game, but weren't able to prevail in the shootout as they fell to the Maple Leafs by a 3-2 final on Wednesday. Colton Sissons and Viktor Arvidsson scored for Nashville in regulation, while Ryan Ellis was the lone Preds shooter to beat Frederik Andersen through seven rounds. Pekka Rinne took the loss in the Nashville net, ending his personal eight-game win streak.
Defenseman P.K. Subban continues to lead the Preds in points with 41, followed by Arvidsson and Kevin Fiala with 35 apiece. Arvidsson has a team-leading 18 goals on the season, Fiala has 17 and Craig Smith has 16 goals.
The Opposition:
Ottawa has won three of their four games in the month of February, including a 5-3 victory over New Jersey on Tuesday. Mark Stone leads the Senators with 18 goals and 44 points, followed by Mike Hoffman with 36 points and Erik Karlsson with 35. Both Hoffman and Ryan Dzingel have 14 goals; Derick Brassard has 13. Craig Anderson has posted a 14-17-5 record in net on the season.

All-Time Meetings:
The Predators are 12-10-(0)-1 all-time against the Senators, including a 6-6-(0)-0 all-time against Ottawa at the Canadian Tire Centre. Nashville has won four consecutive games against Ottawa and six of the last seven. The Preds have claimed three of the last four and five of the last seven meetings on the road in Ottawa.
Notables Versus Ottawa:
Pontus Aberg made his NHL debut (11/8/16) and scored his first NHL goal (11/17/16) against Ottawa. P.K. Subban has 23 points (5g-18a) in 28 career games against the Senators, including two consecutive - and six total - multi-point performances. Ryan Ellis is on a three-game point streak (2g-2a) versus the Senators and has seven points (2g-5a) in nine career meetings with the Sens.
Watch & Listen:
Tonight's game from Ottawa comes with a 6:30 p.m. CT start time with Predators Live Pregame beginning at 6 p.m. on Fox Sports Tennessee. The game may also be heard on 102.5 The Game and the Predators Radio Network.
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
(tonight's free game of the week).