Anaheim has a different goalie story. Laurent Brossoit, projected to start again, made 32 saves against the Penguins and is 4-0-0 since being recalled October 31, and he has mostly been winning slugfests. The Ducks gave up 4 goals in back-to-back wins over Vancouver and Edmonton and 3 to Calgary, so the offense has been bailing out the back end. Nashville has allowed 4 goals total across its last 4 wins, with the Kings shutout the cleanest of them. That's the matchup to watch: a Predators group that has been keeping scores low against a Ducks team that hasn't needed to.
The Predators' scoring still comes from the old names. Filip Forsberg led the team with 19 points (5 goals, 14 assists) heading into the Blues game, with Roman Josi right behind at 18, and Ross Colton scored in 3 straight games during the streak. The newest name is Shane Wright, who came over from Seattle on November 1 in the trade that sent Matthew Wood out. Nashville's depth down the middle looks different than it did 2 weeks ago, and Wright is still settling in.
The injury news tilts toward Anaheim for once. Troy Terry is expected to make his season debut against Nashville after missing the first 18 games while recovering from summer hip surgery, which adds a top-6 winger to an offense that has scored 5 a night without him. Ryan Poehling (knee, MCL sprain), Ian Moore (lower body) and A.J. Greer (upper body) remain on injured reserve. Jonathan Marchessault is listed out for Nashville again after the Predators won in Los Angeles without him. Puck drop is 7:00 PM PT. Anaheim is the rested team with a top line that hasn't been stopped and a returning scorer; Nashville is the team that has been better at keeping the puck out of its own net, playing on no rest.
