NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:
ALL-TIME vs. SEATTLE
OVERALL (3 GP) 1-2-0
HOME (1 GP) 0-1-0
ROAD (2 GP) 1-1-0
PLAYOFFS Never Met
− The Predators are 1-2-0 all-time against the Kraken, including a 1-1-0 record on the road.
− This is the first of three matchups between Nashville and Seattle in 2022-23; it is the first of two at Climate Pledge Arena.
− Nashville went 1-2-0 vs. Seattle last season, earning the franchise’s first win against the Kraken on Jan. 25 (4-2).
− Bridgestone Arena hosted Seattle in the franchise’s first-ever NHL game on Oct. 14, 2021, a 4-3 loss.
− Seattle is the fifth franchise to join the NHL after Nashville’s inaugural season (1998-99), along with Atlanta/Winnipeg, Minnesota, Columbus and Vegas.
− Nashville went 28-47-7 (63 points) in its inaugural NHL season, the seventh-best point percentage (.384) of any expansion team that entered the League after 1968. The 1998-99 Predators won more games (28) than all but six expansion teams in NHL history.
NOTABLES vs. SEATTLE
− Filip Forsberg (1g-3a), Mikael Granlund (1g-3a) and Roman Josi (1g-3a) shared the Predators lead in points against the Kraken last season with four.
− Matt Duchene scored three goals in three games vs. Seattle in 2021-22.
− Eeli Tolvanen scored Nashville’s first-ever goal against Seattle on Oct. 14, 2021.
− Seattle’s Head Equipment Manager, Jeff Camelio, spent 15 seasons as Nashville’s Assistant Equipment Manager; 2019-20 was Camelio’s final campaign with the Predators.
LAST TIME OUT
− Nashville Predators 4, Vancouver Canucks 3 (SO) – Nov. 5 (Rogers Arena)
− NSH goals: Gross – PP (1), Gross (2), Niederreiter (6)
− VAN goals: Mikheyev (3), Miller (7), Kuzmenko – PP (7)
− Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (W, 42/45); VAN – Demko (SOL, 27/30)
− Power plays: NSH 1-5; VAN 1-4
− Notes: Nashville improved to 3-3-0 on the road in 2022-23… The Predators are now 1-1 in overtime/shootouts this season (0-0 in OT; 1-1 in shootout)… Matt Duchene scored the game-deciding goal in the shootout… Juuse Saros made a season-high 42 saves… After trailing 3-0 through 20 minutes, the Predators forced overtime with one goal in the second period and two goals in the third… It was the 12th three-goal comeback in franchise history and the first since Feb. 13, 2018 vs. St. Louis; it was the team’s seventh three-goal comeback on the road, with the last coming on Dec. 1, 2007 at Montreal… Jordan Gross scored his first two career NHL goals… Gross became the first defenseman in Predators history to score his first two career NHL goals in the same game… Nino Niederreiter (1g-1a) and Mattias Ekholm (2a) also recorded multiple points… Zach Sanford and Mark Jankowski picked up their first assists with the Predators… Tanner Jeannot recorded two fighting majors.
INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Games Missed Dates Missed
Mark Borowiecki IR – upper body Oct. 27-Nov. 5 5
Total man-games lost: 8
Borowiecki – 6; Glass – 1; McCarron – 1
UPCOMING MILESTONES
− Ryan Johansen is one game from 800 in his NHL career.
− Matt Duchene is one point from 700 and three goals from 300 in his NHL career.
− Mattias Ekholm is three assists from 200 in his NHL career.
− Zach Sanford is three points from 100 and five games from 300 in his NHL career.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS GAME NOTES
Nov. 8, 2022 at Seattle Kraken
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
− Nov. 3: Recalled forward Mark Jankowski from Milwaukee (AHL). Assigned forward Kiefer Sherwood to Milwaukee (AHL).
− Oct. 31: Recalled defenseman Jordan Gross from Milwaukee (AHL). Placed defenseman Mark Borowiecki on IR (upper body).
− Oct. 18: Assigned defenseman Luke Prokop to Norfolk (ECHL) from Milwaukee (AHL).
− Oct. 10: Assigned forwards Jimmy Huntington, Mark Jankowski and Philip Tomasino and defensemen Kevin Gravel, Jordan Gross and Roland McKeown to Milwaukee (AHL). Goaltender Connor Ingram was claimed on waivers by Arizona.
− Sept. 30: Announced 25 players will report to Milwaukee (AHL) training camp.
− Sept. 29: Assigned forward Zachary L’Heureux to Halifax (QMJHL).
− Sept. 27: Assigned defensemen Jack Matier to Ottawa (OHL) and Graham Sward to Spokane (WHL).
THE CAPTAIN
− Roman Josi has six points (2g-4a) in his last five games after scoring a power-play goal on Thursday at Calgary.
− He scored his first goal and notched his first multi-point (1g-2a) outing of the season on Oct. 27 vs. St. Louis. It was his 25th career three-point game, trailing only Erik Karlsson and Victor Hedman for the most such performances among NHL defensemen since his debut season in 2011-12. Josi led all NHL blueliners in three-point games last season (12) en route to being a finalist for the Norris Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award.
− Josi is second among NHL defensemen in shots on goal (50) and is 12th in average TOI (24:41).
NUMBER NINE
− Filip Forsberg moved into a tie for third place with Martin Erat on the Predators’ all-time points list with his 481st on Thursday at Calgary.
− He leads Nashville in points with 12 (4g-8a) after recording his third multi-point outing in his last five games against the Flames (1g-1a).
− Forsberg has nine points (2g-7a) in his last six games dating back to Oct. 22 vs. Philadelphia. He’s recorded two three-point games in that time frame – Oct. 27 vs. St. Louis (3a) and Nov. 1 at Edmonton (1g-2a).
− Nov. 1 at Edmonton was Forsberg’s 32nd career three-point game, the most in Predators history.
GRANNY APPLES
− Mikael Granlund has opened 2022-23 with nine assists and 10 points in his first 12 games.
− It was the 10th instance of a player in franchise history recording at least eight assists in the team’s first 10 games of a season. The last to do so was Roman Josi in 2021-22 (8a).
Goals
Rk. Player G
1 Filip Forsberg 224
2 David Legwand 210
3 Shea Weber 166
4 Martin Erat 163
5 Craig Smith 162
6 Roman Josi 142
7 Viktor Arvidsson 127
8 Mike Fisher 111
9 Jason Arnott 107
10 Patric Hornqvist 106
Assists
Rk. Player A
1 Roman Josi 407
2 David Legwand 356
3 Martin Erat 318
4 Shea Weber 277
5 Filip Forsberg 257
6 Ryan Johansen 239
7 Kimmo Timonen 222
8 Ryan Suter 200
9 Mattias Ekholm 197
10 Ryan Ellis 195
Points
Rk. Player GP
1 David Legwand 566
2 Roman Josi 549
3 Filip Forsberg 481
Martin Erat 481
5 Shea Weber 443
6 Ryan Johansen 341
7 Craig Smith 330
8 Kimmo Timonen 301
9 Ryan Ellis 270
10 J-P Dumont 267
NASHVILLE PREDATORS GAME NOTES
Nov. 8, 2022 at Seattle Kraken
− Granlund recorded a career-high 53 assists last season, also the second-most on the Predators. His 53 assists were the most by a center and the third-most overall in a season in Predators history.
EL NINO
− Nino Niederreiter, who signed as a free agent with Nashville in July, has six goals and eight points in his first 12 games with the Predators to begin 2022-23.
− He’s scored twice in his last three games.
− Two of his five goals have been on the power play, with the most recent coming on Nov. 1 at Edmonton. Niederreiter has scored at least one goal on the man advantage in each of his last 10 seasons.
− He found the back of the net three times in Nashville’s two games against San Jose in Prague, including twice in the second half of the back-to-back.
− Niederreiter became the second player in franchise history to score three or more goals through his first two career games with the Predators, joining Steve Sullivan (4g in 2004). He also became the fourth player in team history to score at least one goal in each of his first two career games with Nashville and the first since Luke Kunin in 2020-21.
QUICK HITS
− Predators defensemen have taken 276 shot attempts, tied for the third-most among all NHL teams.
− Nashville’s 123 shots on goal from blueliners are the fifth-most in the NHL.
− The Predators are sixth in the NHL in face-off percentage (53.6 percent).
− Among NHL players who have taken at least 200 faceoffs, Ryan Johansen is first at 64.4 percent.
− Colton Sissons is tied for third in the NHL in shorthanded faceoffs won (25).
− Mark Jankowski was selected by Calgary in the first round (21st overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft. That pick was initially held by Nashville but was traded to Buffalo on Feb. 27, 2012 for Paul Gaustad and a fourth-round pick in the 2013 NHL Draft, with which the Predators used to select Juuse Saros. To close the pick history, Buffalo traded the 21st overall choice in the 2012 NHL Draft to Calgary with a second-round pick in the 2012 NHL Draft (Patrick Sieloff) for the 14th overall pick (Zemgus Girgensons).
PRAHA PREDS
− Nashville opened the 2022-23 regular season with two victories against the San Jose Sharks at the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic as part of the 2022 NHL Global Series.
− It was Nashville’s third and fourth regular-season games outside of North America in franchise history; the Predators began the 2000-01 season by playing back-to-back games against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, going 1-1-0.
SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:
LAST GAME
Seattle 3 at Pittsburgh 2
Goals: Dunn, Gourde, Tanev
Goalie: Jones (35/37)
PP: 0/3 PK: 3/3 Shots: Seattle 28 – Pittsburgh 37
CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 35)
Chris Driedger (ACL; IR) – 13 games – month-to-month
Joonas Donskoi (upper body; IR) – 13 games – day-to-day
Philipp Grubauer (lower body; IR) – 7 games – week-to-week
Jared McCann (lower body) – 2 games – day-to-day
TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
Nov. 1, 2022: Recalled G Christopher Gibson from Coachella Valley (AHL)
Nov. 3, 2022: Reassigned G Christopher Gibson to Coachella Valley (AHL)
UPCOMING GAMES
Friday, Nov. 11: Minnesota at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Sunday, Nov. 13: Winnipeg at Seattle, 5 p.m. PT
Thursday, Nov. 17: NY Rangers at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Saturday, Nov. 19: Los Angeles at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Wednesday, Nov. 23: San Jose at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight’s game against the Predators will be the first of six consecutive games that the Kraken will play at home, their longest such stretch of the season.
• The Kraken have scored at least three goals in each of their last nine games dating back to Oct. 19 vs. St. Louis. Their 34 goals and 3.78 goals for per game during that span were both tied for fourth in the NHL entering play Monday.
o If the team were to score at least three goals tonight, it would give them three-plus goals in 10 consecutive games for the first time in franchise history. Prior to this current run, the Kraken had never scored at least three goals in more than five consecutive games.
o The Kraken are the only team this year to score at least three goals in nine consecutive games. Entering play Monday, the Kraken were also the only team in the NHL to have scored three or more goals in at least 11 games.
• Jaden Schwartz has totaled four power-play goals this season, which leads the Kraken and tied for eighth in the NHL entering play Monday. His 6.63 power-play goals per 60 minutes also ranked third among skaters that have played at least 15 minutes on the power play entering play Monday.
• The Kraken are outshooting their opponents 322-289 at five on five this season. Their 52.7 percent shot share ranked eighth in the NHL this season entering play Monday according to Natural Stat Trick.
• According to Natural Stat Trick, when Yanni Gourde and Brandon Tanev are on the ice together at five-on-five this season the Kraken are outscoring their opponents 7-2.
• Entering play Monday, Jamie Oleksiak and New York’s Jacob Trouba were the only three players in the league to have at least 35 hits and 25 blocked shots this season.
o Despite only playing in 13 games this season, Oleksiak is just three goals shy of tying his career high (six) that he set during 2020-21 season.
• Per moneypuck.com, of all defensive pairs that have played at least 60 minutes together in 5-on-5 play, Carson Soucy and Will Borgen rank 11th overall (out of 92) in terms of getting the most shot quality for their team and limiting their opponents’ chances (59.3% of expected goals).*
*Stat courtesy of Kraken broadcaster Alison Lukan
NASH BASH
• The Kraken won their first game in franchise history on Oct. 14, 2021 against Nashville, defeating to Predators 4-3.
• Andre Burakovsky has five points (two goals, three assists) in his last four games against the Predators.
• Yanni Gourde has 10 points (six goals, four assists) in his last nine games against Nashville and enters tonight’s game riding a five-game point streak against the Predators.
• Jared McCann has four points (two goals, two assists) in his last four games against the Predators and scored a goal in each of the two games he played against Nashville last season.
• Brandon Tanev has three points (two goals, one assist) in list last three games against the Predators. He scored twice in his only meeting with Nashville last season.
• Alex Wennberg has four points (two goals, two assists) in his last four games against Nashville.
ROAD TRIP RECAP
• The Kraken return to Climate Pledge Arena after going a perfect three-for-three on the team’s most recent road trip, defeating the Calgary Flames on Nov. 1, the Minnesota Wild on Nov. 3 and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Nov. 5. It marked the first time in franchise history that the team won three consecutive road games.
• The team won all three games in regulation and outscored its opponents 12-6 during the three-game trip.
• Martin Jones earned his first shutout as a member of the Kraken on Nov. 3 at Minnesota, stopping all 22 shots he faced in an eventual 4-0 Seattle win.
• Yanni Gourde led the team in scoring during the road trip, totaling five points (two goals, three assists) over the course of three games.
WINNING WAYS
• Entering play Monday, the Kraken ranked second in the Pacific Division with 16 points in 13 games played. They trailed only the Vegas Golden Knights (22 points) for the division lead.
• Seattle owns a 7-4-2 record this season with their six wins coming against the Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild and Pittsburgh Penguins (2). Those six teams have combined for a 34-30-6 record, and all but the Pittsburgh Penguins (.417) have a .500 points percentage or better this season.
• The Kraken have posted a 5-1-0 record in their last five games played dating back to Oct. 25 vs. Buffalo. Their 10 points and .833 points percentage tied for third and fourth, respectively, in the NHL during that span entering play Monday.
• A win tonight would give the Kraken wins in five consecutive games for the first time in franchise history.
• A win tonight would also make the Predators the fourth team that the Kraken have registered three wins against, having previously defeated the Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks three times each.
ON A ROLL
• A goal or an assist tonight would extend Morgan Geekie’s career-best point streak to five games. He has seven points (four goals, three assists) in his last seven games dating back to Oct. 23 at Chicago.
o His seven points during that span are tied with Yanni Gourde and Daniel Sprong for the team lead.
• Despite only playing in 10 games this season, Geekie enters tonight’s contest just three goals shy of matching his career high of seven goals that he set last season.
• An assist tonight would give Yanni Gourde an assist in four consecutive games for the first time in his career. Gourde has seven points (two goals, five assists) in his last six games dating back to Oct. 25 vs. Buffalo.
• Daniel Sprong has seven points (two goals, five assists) in seven games this season. His five assists are just four shy of matching his career high of nine that he set in 2018-19.
• Brandon Tanev has six points (one goal, five assists) in his last six games dating back to Oct. 25 vs. Buffalo.
MR. JONES AND ME
• Martin Jones has posted 4-1-0 record in his last five games played dating back to Oct. 25 vs. Buffalo. His four wins (tied second), 0.937 save percentage (third) and 1.61 goals-against average (seventh) all ranked in the top 10 in the NHL during that span.
• According to Evolving Hockey, Jones has saved 3.34 goals above expected at five-on-five during that span, which ranked seventh in the NHL entering play Monday.
• A win tonight would give Jones wins in four consecutive games for the first time since March 29 to April 3, 2021 while he was playing for the San Jose Sharks.
• Entering play Monday, Jones’ six wins were tied for the second-most in the NHL this season.
KILLING IT
• The Kraken have gone a perfect 11-for-11 on the penalty kill dating back to Oct. 29 vs. Pittsburgh. Entering play Monday, the Kraken were one of two teams (Winnipeg) to post a 100 percent success rate on the penalty kill since Oct. 29.
• Yanni Gourde scored a shorthanded goal on Nov. 1 at Calgary, his first goal of the season. The goal gives the Kraken a plus1 goal differential on the penalty kill dating back to Oct. 29, which was tied with Winnipeg for the league lead entering play Monday.
• If the Kraken remain perfect on the penalty kill tonight, it would mark the first time in franchise history that the team did not allow a power-play goal for five consecutive games.
VIEWS FROM THE SIX
• The Kraken have had six defensemen dress in a game for them this season – Will Borgen, Vince Dunn, Adam Larsson, Jamie Oleksiak, Justin Schultz and Carson Soucy. Seattle is the only team this season to have the same six defensemen play in every game.
• The Kraken have begun each game this season with the same defensive pairs: Vince Dunn and Adam Larsson, Jamie Oleksiak and Justin Schutlz, and Carson Soucy and Will Borgen. Entering play Monday, the Kraken and the Vegas Golden Knights were the only two teams in the league to have three defensive pairs that have played at least 130 minutes together at five-on-five according to Natural Stat Trick.
• Each of the six blueliners have recorded at least three points this season, with Vince Dunn leading the team’s defensemen with eight points (two goals, six assists). Entering play Monday, the Kraken were one of five teams (Los Angeles, Ottawa, San Jose, Tampa Bay) to have every defenseman that has played in a game for them record at least one point.
• Carson Soucy scored his first goal of the season in the Kraken’s game on Nov. 1 at Calgary, making the Kraken the first team this season to have six different defensemen score a goal. The goal also made Seattle the only team to have every blueliner that has dressed in a game score a goal entering play Monday.
• Entering play Monday, only the San Jose Sharks (12) and Florida Panthers (10) have had more goals come from defensemen than the Kraken’s nine.
SPREADING THE WEALTH
• Carson Soucy and Yanni Gourde each scored their first goals of the season in Seattle’s game on Nov. 1 at Calgary. The Kraken now have had 19 different players score a goal this season, which led the NHL entering play Monday.
• Every player that has played in a game for the Kraken this season has tallied at least one point. Entering play Monday, the Kraken were the only team in the league to have every skater that has dressed in a game find the scoresheet.
• The Kraken have scored 45 goals this season, which was the seventh-most in the NHL entering play Monday. Their 30 five-on-five goals were tied for fifth in the league.
FOUR’S COMPANY
• The Seattle Kraken will forgo naming a captain for the 2022-23 season and have named four alternate captains as part of this year’s leadership group: Jordan Eberle, Yanni Gourde, Adam Larsson and Jaden Schwartz.
• This season will mark the second-consecutive year that all four of Eberle, Gourde, Larsson and Schwartz will wear a letter for the Kraken.
• Prior to joining the Kraken, Eberle previously served as an alternate captain for the Edmonton Oilers for five seasons (2012-13 to 2016-17). Larsson also wore an “A” for Edmonton after Eberle’s departure – from 2017-18 to 2020-21.
• Eberle leads all Kraken players in career games played (871), goals (263), assists (340) and points (603).
• Schwartz was an alternate captain for the St. Louis Blues for three seasons (2017-18 to 2019-20) and was a part of the team’s leadership group when they won the 2019 Stanley Cup.
STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE
• Kate Shefte of The Seattle Times dove deep into the player Andre Burakovsky is on the ice and the person he is off it, talking to those who know him best – goaltender Philipp Grubauer and fellow Swedes Adam Larsson and Alex Wennberg.
• Martin Jones joined Chuck and Buck in the Morning on KJR 93.3 live on Nov. 4 to talk his first shutout with the Kraken, fatherhood and more.
• Yanni Gourde called in live to the Softy & Dick show on KJR 93.3 on Nov. 2 to talk about the team’s start to the Kraken’s second season.
• Michael Russo and Joe Smith of The Athletic dissected the development plan for rookie Shane Wright, talking to Wright, teammates Matty Beniers and Jordan Eberle, Head Coach Dave Hakstol and more.
• Alex Wennberg joined Tony Luftman, Stu Grimson and Mike Johnson on Oct. 26 live on NHL Tonight to talk team chemistry, mentoring his young teammates and more.
KRAKEN REAL-TIME STATS LEADERS
Hits: Oleksiak (39), Soucy (35), Tanev (30)
Blocked Shots: Oleksiak (26), Larsson (24), Soucy (15)
Shots: Bjorkstrand (46), Burakovsky (36), Schwartz (34)
KRAKEN’S RECORD IN 10 GAME SEGMENTS [W-L-OTL (PTS), GF/GA, PP, PK]
1-10: 4-4-2 (10), 33/34, 10/37, 22/33
2-11: 3-0-0 (6), 12/6, 2/9, 9/9
OVERTIME RESULTS (0-2)
Oct. 12, 2022 at Anaheim: Terry
Oct. 19, 2022 vs. St. Louis: Faulk
SHOOTOUT RESULTS (0-0)
N/A
