The Nashville Predators (3-3) host the Vancouver Canucks (3-2) at Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday, October 24 at 9:15 PM ET on ESPN+ and BSSO, with both teams heading into the game following a victory. The Predators are coming off a 5-1 triumph over the San Jose Sharks, while the Canucks knocked off the Florida Panthers 5-3 in their last game.
Predators vs. Canucks Game Info
- Game Day: Tuesday, October 24, 2023
- Game Time: 9:15 PM ET
- TV Channel: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Predators and Canucks Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Predators Insights
- The Predators’ 18 total goals (three per game) make them the ninth-best scoring team in the league.
- The Predators rank 18th in goals against, conceding 16 total goals (2.7 per game) in NHL play.
- Their goal differential (+2) ranks 11th in the league.
- The six power-play goals the Predators have scored this season are sixth-best in the NHL (on 26 power-play chances).
- The Predators are 12th in the league with a 23.08% power-play conversion rate.
- The Predators have scored one shorthanded goal this season.
- The Predators’ 66.67% penalty-kill success rate ranks 30th in the league.
- The Predators win 49.4% of their faceoffs to rank 19th in the NHL.
- The Predators connect on 8.8% of their shots (20th in the league).
- The Predators have shut out opponents once this season. They average 21.2 hits and 17.2 blocked shots per game.
Predators Key Players
- Filip Forsberg is one of Nashville’s top contributors this season with five points. He has averaged 0.2 goals per game, shooting 3.4%.
- With one goal and three assists, Gustav Nyquist is one of the top offensive options for Nashville with his four points (0.7 per game).
- Through six games, Ryan O’Reilly has proven himself as a contributor for Nashville. He has four points (two goals and two assists).
- In the one games Kevin Lankinen has played this season, his save percentage is 89.474, 41st in the league.
Predators Injuries
Cody Glass: Lower Body (Questionable), Luke Schenn: Lower Body (Out)
Canucks Insights
- The Canucks’ 20 goals on the season (four per game) rank them sixth in the league.
- The Canucks give up 2.6 goals per game (13 in total), the ninth-fewest in the NHL.
- Their +7 goal differential is fifth-best in the league.
- With six power-play goals (on 16 chances), the Canucks are sixth-best in the NHL.
- The Canucks have the NHL’s third-best power-play percentage (37.5).
- At 75, the Canucks have the 19th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Canucks are 17th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (49.8%).
- With a shooting percentage of 15%, the Canucks are second in the league.
- The Canucks have not shut out an opponent yet. They average 20.6 hits and 15.2 blocked shots per game.
Canucks Key Players
- Elias Pettersson’s 10 points make him a pivotal offensive option for Vancouver. He has recorded two goals and eight assists in five games.
- J.T. Miller has helped lead the offense for Vancouver this season with two goals and six assists.
- Vancouver’s Brock Boeser is among the top offensive players on the team with seven total points (six goals and one assist).
- Casey DeSmith has a 92.593 save percentage (17th in the league), with 75 total saves, conceding six goals (1.2 goals against average). He has put up a 2-0-0 record this season.
Canucks Injuries
Teddy Blueger: Leg (Out), Guillaume Brisebois: Upper Body (Out)