The Nashville Predators (26-36-8, 60 points) visit the Carolina Hurricanes (43-23-4, 90 points) for the teams’ second and final meeting this season Tuesday at Lenovo Center.
The Predators beat the Hurricanes, 5-2, on Dec. 23 at Bridgestone Arena behind a three-point performance from Jonathan Marchessault.
Nashville is coming off a 4-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Sunday, and the Predators are 5-4-1 in their last 10 games. Carolina is coming off a 5-2 defeat of the Anaheim Ducks and has just one loss in the last 10 games.
Tuesday’s game marks Nashville’s first time facing Mark Jankowski since trading him to the Hurricanes at the March 7 NHL trade deadline. Since arriving in Carolina, Jankowski has six goals in seven games.
Juuse Saros will start in goal for the Predators in Raleigh, while Pyotr Kochetkov will tend the twine for Carolina.
How the Predators Lined Up vs. Carolina
Forsberg-O’Reilly-Evangelista
Bunting-Stamkos-Marchessault
Smith-Svechkov-Sissons
L’Heureux-McCarron-Bellows
Skjei-Blankenburg
Del Gaizo-Barron
Oesterle-Stastney
Saros
Annunen
Extra: Englund, Vrana
IR: Josi, Lauzon, Wilsby
Predators at Hurricanes: Live Updates
First Period (NSH 0, CAR 0)
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