Nashville Predators (11-20-7, in the Central Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (18-11-8, in the Pacific Division)
Vancouver, British Columbia; Friday, 10 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Predators -128, Canucks +107; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The Nashville Predators look to end their three-game slide with a win against the Vancouver Canucks.
Vancouver has an 18-11-8 record overall and a 7-7-6 record on its home ice. The Canucks have given up 117 goals while scoring 115 for a -2 scoring differential.
Nashville is 11-20-7 overall and 3-13-4 in road games. The Predators have gone 10-5-1 when scoring at least three goals.
Friday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. The Predators won 5-3 in the last meeting. Steven Stamkos led the Predators with two goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Elias Pettersson has 10 goals and 18 assists for the Canucks. Brock Boeser has seven goals over the past 10 games.
Filip Forsberg has nine goals and 21 assists for the Predators. Jonathan Marchessault has scored nine goals with five assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Canucks: 4-3-3, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.9 assists, 4.3 penalties and 11.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
Predators: 4-5-1, averaging three goals, 5.1 assists, 3.7 penalties and 8.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Canucks: None listed.
Predators: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
