Florida Panthers (31-13-5, second in the Central Division) vs. Nashville Predators (26-21-2, fourth in the Central Division)
Nashville, Tennessee; Monday, 8 p.m. EDT
LINE: Predators +108, Panthers -131
BOTTOM LINE: Florida visits the Nashville Predators after the Panthers took down Carolina 4-3 in overtime.
The Predators are 26-21-2 against division opponents. Nashville averages 9.4 penalty minutes per game, the fifth-most in the NHL. Mathieu Olivier leads the team serving 68 total minutes.
The Panthers are 31-13-5 against opponents in the Central Division. Florida leads the NHL shooting 34.1 shots per game while averaging 3.2 goals.
In their last meeting on March 20, Florida won 2-0.
TOP PERFORMERS: Calle Jarnkrok leads the Predators with 12 goals, adding 11 assists and totaling 23 points. Mikael Granlund has 8 points over the last 10 games for Nashville.
Jonathan Huberdeau leads the Panthers with 36 total assists and has 52 points. Aleksander Barkov has six goals over the last 10 games for Florida.
LAST 10 GAMES: Predators: 6-3-1, averaging 3.2 goals, 4.9 assists, 3.7 penalties and 10.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game with a .924 save percentage.
Panthers: 5-4-1, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.9 assists, four penalties and 10.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game with a .903 save percentage.
INJURIES: Predators: Brad Richardson: day to day (lower body), Dante Fabbro: out (upper body), Mathieu Olivier: out (lower body).
Panthers: Noah Juulsen: out (undisclosed), Mason Marchment: day to day (upper body), Chris Driedger: day to day (lower body).
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