The Nashville Predators return home this afternoon to host the Calgary Flames for a 2:30 p.m. CT puck drop at Bridgestone Arena on a special day for the club.
Legendary Nashville broadcasters Pete Weber and Terry Crisp - the latter of whom won a Stanley Cup as head coach of the Flames in 1989 - will be inducted into the Preds Golden Hall during the first intermission of today’s contest.
On the ice, the Predators are coming off of a 4-1 loss to the Flyers in Philadelphia on Thursday night that saw Nashville outshoot its opponent by a 33-18 margin. Despite the result, the Preds will now look to build on the good and snap their current skid this afternoon against the Flames.
“I liked a lot of our game,” Preds Head Coach Andrew Brunette said following Thursday’s loss. “I mean, there's a couple things to clean up a little bit, but for the most part, I couldn't ask for a whole lot different tonight than what they gave me. I feel for them. It's an unfortunate result, but we can't feel sorry for ourselves. This is a really big and important stretch for us. So, we’ve just got to regroup. To go through these things, it's no fun, and never is. You always think it'll be good for you in the summer, but once you go through it, you're in it. We're in it here the last few games, but if you can get through it, you'll be better for it, and we're going to fight to get through it. We’ll bring our best on Saturday.”
Preds defenseman Adam Wilsby did not play Thursday in Philadelphia and is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Preds Captain Roman Josi remains week-to-week with an upper-body injury. Neither player practiced on Friday in Nashville.
