GAME DAY: Preds at Penguins, October 24

Nashville Predators (3-3-3, 9 pts.) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (4-6-1, 9 pts.)

6 p.m. CT | PPG Paints Arena

Watch: Scripps Sports/The Spot - Nashville 28; PredsTV App (in-market); ESPN+ (out-of-market)

Listen: 102.5 The Game, Preds Radio Network

Live Stats: GameCenter

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A two-game road trip concludes tonight for the Nashville Predators when they face the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena for a 6 p.m. CT puck drop. This evening’s contest is the first of two meetings this season; the Preds will host the Pens next month in Nashville. 

The Predators were less than pleased with the start to the trip - a 6-0 loss in Boston on Thursday - and they’ll look to get back on track tonight against a Penguins team that shut out Florida on Thursday by a 4-0 count. 

“We need to show a reaction,” Preds Captain Roman Josi said following Thursday’s loss. “It’s a big week, a lot of games in the next couple days, and like I said, we need to show a reaction. We need to play a lot better. It's going to be another fast game against a fast team [in Pittsburgh]. We have to get back to work and show that we're a way better team than tonight.”

Nashville returned to practice on Friday in Pittsburgh with full participation from the group.

Last Time Out: 

The Preds were shut out for the first time this season in Thursday’s loss, while Justus Annunen made 25 saves in his season debut. 

Preds forward Mavrik Bourque returned to the Nashville lineup after missing four games due to injury. Annunen made his season debut after spending time on Injured Reserve, and defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin made his Predators debut after being acquired in the offseason.

All-Time Meetings: 

The Preds are 16-18-(2)-5 all-time against the Penguins, including a 5-12-(2)-1 mark on the road. Nashville is 3-5-2 in the last 10 meetings versus Pittsburgh and 0-4-1 in the last five at PPG Paints Arena. 

Former Predators forward Tommy Novak, as well as defensemen Samuel Girard and Spencer Stastney, are now members of the Penguins. Former Preds center Nick Bonino is an assistant coach with Pittsburgh, and Penguins Head Coach Dan Muse served as an assistant coach with Nashville from 2017-20. 

Nashville Notables: 

The Predators power play ranks tied for third in the NHL, operating at 28.6 percent (8-for-28). Jonathan Marchessault (2), Steven Stamkos (2), Ryan O’Reilly (2), Nils Hoglander (1) and Matthew Wood (1) have scored for Nashville with the man advantage.

Adam Edstrom recorded his second career shorthanded goal last Saturday vs. St. Louis. It was also his fourth goal of the campaign; he is two away from a career high and is tied for the team lead. His is tied for the most shorthanded tallies in the NHL with Mark Stone (Vegas).

Steven Stamkos is three power play goals from passing Phil Esposito for the sixth-most in league history. He is three goals from passing Dino Ciccareli for the 19th-most all time (regular season and playoffs). He leads the team in points (10) and is tied for the most goals on the team (4).

Watch & Listen: 

New this season, Preds fans can watch all locally broadcast Predators games on The Spot – Nashville 28 (WNPX) over the air with an antenna or on cable and satellite distributors serving the Predators territory.

Predators fans within the team’s TV viewing area can also stream 81 locally broadcast games for just $74 – less than $1 per game.

Nashville’s games will be streamed on the Nashville Predators App, which is available on the following devices:

• iOS/Android

• Amazon Fire TV

• Android TV

• Apple TV

• Roku

• Web via PredsTV.com

The season pass also includes access to on-demand game replays and exclusive content, such as “Inside Smashville,” a weekly magazine show that launches Friday, Oct. 2 on The Spot – Nashville 28 and Predators streaming platforms.

In addition to 81 of the team’s regular-season games being available on The Spot – Nashville 28 and via the Nashville Predators App stream, the remaining three contests will be exclusively broadcast on ESPN+.

Click here for more information on streaming and viewing options.

Fans may also listen on 102.5 The Game, the Preds Radio Network and El Jefe Radio.