Nashville Predators (26-22-1, fourth in the Central Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (18-25-2, eighth in the Atlantic Division)
Ottawa, Ontario; Monday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Ottawa Senators play the Nashville Predators looking to end a three-game home slide.
Ottawa has a 12-12-2 record in home games and an 18-25-2 record overall. The Senators are fifth in the league serving 12.4 penalty minutes per game.
Nashville is 26-22-1 overall and 13-10-1 in road games. The Predators serve 10.0 penalty minutes per game to rank 10th in NHL play.
The matchup Monday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tim Stutzle has 10 goals and 35 assists for the Senators. Vladimir Tarasenko has scored five goals with three assists over the past 10 games.
Ryan O'Reilly has 17 goals and 25 assists for the Predators. Filip Forsberg has four goals and three assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Senators: 4-4-2, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.4 assists, 4.3 penalties and 10.6 penalty minutes while giving up 3.6 goals per game.
Predators: 5-5-0, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.1 assists, 3.5 penalties and 8.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
INJURIES: Senators: Travis Hamonic: day to day (upper body), Anton Forsberg: out (groin), Dominik Kubalik: day to day (hip).
Predators: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
