Predators Host Ducks in Sunday Night Showdown
NASHVILLE, TN - October 21 – The nashville Predators return to Bridgestone Arena tonight to face the Anaheim Ducks, seeking to build on recent offensive success. Nashville is coming off a strong performance, with multiple players contributing in a high-scoring effort, while Anaheim looks to rebound from a pair of recent losses.
The Predators boast a 39-36-11 all-time record against the Ducks, holding a 25-14-3 advantage on home ice. Though, recent matchups have been closely contested, with Nashville going 5-5-0 in their last 10 games versus Anaheim and 2-3-0 in their last five at Bridgestone Arena. Despite this, the Predators have earned at least one point in 16 of their last 23 games against the Ducks (13-7-3), including a six-game winning streak from November 22, 2021, to March 12, 2023.
Nashville’s offence is currently led by a trio of players - marchessault (2 goals, 2 assists), Haula (2 goals, 2 assists), and Roman Josi (1 goal, 3 assists) – all tied with four points. bunting and O’Reilly have each scored twice, while Saros is 2-1-2 through five starts with a .919 save percentage. Justus Annunen suffered a loss in his single appearance this season.
The Ducks,currently 2-3-0,have dropped their last two games,most recently falling 2-1 in overtime to Chicago on Sunday. Leo Carlsson paces Anaheim with six points (2 goals, 4 assists), followed by Chris Kreider (4 goals, 1 assist) and Mason McTavish (1 goal, 4 assists) with five points apiece. Lukas Dostal has a 1-2-1 record and a .898 save percentage in net, while Petr Mrazek secured a win in his only start.
Several Predators players have a strong history against Anaheim. steven Stamkos has 20 points (10 goals, 10 assists) in 21 career games versus the Ducks. Filip Forsberg has 29 points (10 goals, 19 assists) in 27 career games against Anaheim, including two five-point performances, and became the first Predator to achieve multiple five-point games when he recorded two goals and three assists on March 21, 2022, at Anaheim. Ryan O’Reilly has 34 points (13 goals, 21 assists) in 48 appearances against anaheim, with points in three of his past four outings.
Tonight’s game also features several milestone watches: Brady Skjei is three games from 700 in his NHL career, Michael Bunting is three goals from 100, Ryan O’Reilly is three power play goals from 100, and steven Stamkos is four power play goals from passing Dino ciccarelli for 10th all-time in NHL history.
Coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. CT with the Predators LIVE! pregame show on FanDuel Sports Network south,hosted by Lyndsay Rowley and hal Gill.willy Daunic, Chris mason, and Kara Hammer will call the game on television.Pete Weber and Jay More will broadcast the game on 102.5 the Game and the Predators Radio Network, with pregame, postgame, and intermission coverage by Max Herz. The game will also be available in Spanish on El Jefe (96.7 FM, 105.3 FM, and 810 AM).
