Fabbro, 24 (6/20/98), has eight points (1g-7a) and a +3 rating in 56 games for Nashville this season, his fourth as a full-time NHLer. He has also dished out a career-high 71 hits, the second-most among Predators defensemen, six of which came on Tuesday vs. Pittsburgh, his most in a game this season. Fabbro has skated in 230 career games since making his NHL debut with the Predators in 2018-19, and last season, he set career highs in nearly every category, including games played (66), assists (21), points (24) and plus-minus (+13). As a rookie in 2019-20, the Coquitlam, B.C., native averaged 19:02 of ice time, the fifth-most among NHL rookie defensemen (min. 41 GP) while tying for the fourth-most goals (5) and appearing in the fifth-most games played (64) in a single season among first-year blueliners in Predators history.
Originally drafted by the Predators in the first round (17th overall) in the 2016 NHL Draft, the 6-foot, 189-pound blueliner played 111 games for Boston University from 2016-19, posting 80 points (22g-58a) - the most among team defensemen in that span - being named a Hockey East Second Team All-Star both as a sophomore and junior. Fabbro has represented Canada multiple times at the international level, most recently at the 2018 Spengler Cup, where he was named to the All-Tournament Team. He served as an alternate captain and won gold with Canada at the 2018 World Junior Championship, earned silver at the 2017 edition of the tournament and led all defensemen at the 2016 U-18 World Championship in assists with eight in seven contests.
Prior to enrolling at Boston University, he spent two seasons with the BCHL's Penticton Vees, helping his team win the Fred Page Cup in 2015. He was named the BCHL's best defenseman in 2015-16 after leading all league blueliners in scoring with 67 points (14g-53a) and was named a First Team All-Star.
