The Nashville Predators (18-14-6) and their stifling penalty killing defense are on the road to take on the Ottawa Senators (18-18-3), one of the league’s weakest power play offenses, at Canadian Tire Centre on Monday.
Nashville is coming off a 3-2 win over the Capitals on Friday, their third straight win. Yakov Trenin, Thomas Novak, and Ryan McDonagh each scored once for the Predators. Trenin added an assist to lead the team in scoring. Kevin Lankinen had a great performance with 30 saves (.937%) in the win.
Ottawa is wrapping up a four-game homestand after an 8-4 loss against the Kraken on Saturday. Tim Stuetzle scored a hat trick to lead the Senators. Anton Forsberg saved only two of five shots (.400%) after starting in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Senators won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 3-2 victory in December. Drake Batherson (1G 1A) and Shane Pinto (0G 2A) each had two points to lead Ottawa. Trenin and Nino Niederreiter were on the scoresheet for Nashville. Cam Talbot got the win, saving 27 of 29 shots (.931%).
FACING OFF
Nashville is averaging 2.79 goals per game for the season, 26th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Senators team that is allowing 3.18 goals a game (17th). Meanwhile, Ottawa has found the net 3.05 times a game on average, 22nd in the league, and the Predators are allowing opponents to score 3.00 goals per game (15th).
The Senators’ 28.28% power play percentage is the third-best in the league, while the Predators rank 28th with a conversion rate of only 17.83%. Ottawa has been equally adept at penalty killing, boasting the league’s fifth-highest PK% at 82.96%. Nashville ranks 14th at 79.39%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Filip Forsberg and Roman Josi have been the top skaters for the Predators this season with 34 and 31 points. In the net, Juuse Saros (14-10-5) is Nashville’s top goaltender. He has a 2.77 GAA and a .918% save percentage.
Brady Tkachuk (40 points), Stuetzle (39), and Batherson (37) lead the Senators in scoring. Tkachuk has 14 goals and 26 assists, while Stuetzle has 18 goals and 21 assists in 35 games. Batherson has 13 goals and 24 assists. Talbot (10-9-1) has the best goals against average for Ottawa at 2.75. He has a save percentage of .911%.
HOME AND AWAY
Nashville is 9-8-3 on the road this season. Ottawa is 11-9-1 at home this season.
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