Vancouver Canucks (10-8-4, fourth in the Pacific Division) vs. Nashville Predators (9-8-3, sixth in the Central Division)
Nashville, Tennessee; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Nashville takes on Vancouver looking to break its four-game home slide.
The Predators are 6-6-2 against Western Conference opponents. Nashville is eighth in the NHL shooting 10.7% and averaging 3.6 goals on 33.2 shots per game.
The Canucks are 5-6-3 in Western Conference play. Vancouver has scored 21 power-play goals, converting on 23.3% of chances.
In their last meeting on Nov. 12, Vancouver won 5-3. Tanner Pearson recorded two goals for the Canucks.
TOP PERFORMERS: Filip Forsberg leads the Predators with nine goals, adding six assists and
Christopher Tanev leads the Canucks with a plus-five in 22 games played this season. Adam Gaudette has four goals and three assists over the last 10 games for Vancouver.
LAST 10 GAMES: Canucks: 2-5-3, averaging 2.3 goals, 4.1 assists, 3.6 penalties and 7.5 penalty minutes while allowing 3.2 goals per game with a .893 save percentage.
Predators: 3-5-2, averaging 2.9 goals, five assists, 3.7 penalties and eight penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game with a .879 save percentage.
Predators Injuries: None listed.
Canucks Injuries: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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