The final road game of the 2025-26 season has arrived for the Nashville Predators, and they’ll face the Utah Mammoth tonight at Delta Center for an 8 p.m. CT puck drop. As has been the case throughout their five-game road trip, tonight’s contest carries numerous playoff implications - most notably of which is a regulation win for the Preds would bring them within two points of the Mammoth in the Wild Card race.
Thanks to Tuesday’s 5-0 shutout victory in Anaheim, the Predators are back in the second Wild Card spot in the Western Conference with the Mammoth occupying the first spot. Nashville has collected seven of a possible eight points on their trip thus far, and with just four games remaining in the regular season, they’ll need all the points they can get the rest of the way.
“We're just day to day – don't really look at what's behind us,” Preds Head Coach Andrew Brunette said following Tuesday’s win. “We’ve got another road game, and then we're going to approach it the same way we approach all of them. Get a little bit of rest here. We know Utah's a really good team, and a team we're chasing, and we want to put our best foot forward next game.”
Nashville’s lineup remained unchanged from Monday night with defenseman Nic Hague remaining day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Forward Ozzy Wiesblatt and blueliner Jordan Oesterle served as healthy scratches.
The Predators did not practice on Wednesday following the back-to-back set, but they are scheduled to hold a morning skate today in Salt Lake City.
