SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:
NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:
ALL-TIME vs. SEATTLE
OVERALL (5 GP) 2-3-0
HOME (2 GP) 1-1-0
ROAD (3 GP) 1-2-0
LAST MEETING March 23, 2023 at NSH (SOW, 2-1)
PLAYOFFS Never Met
− The Predators are 2-3-0 all-time against the Kraken, including a 1-1-0 record at Bridgestone Arena.
− This is the third and final matchup between Nashville and Seattle in 2022-23; it is the second and final at home.
− Nashville is 1-1-0 against Seattle this season, earning a 2-1 shootout win on Thursday and dropping a 5-1 decision at Climate Pledge Arena on Nov. 8.
− Bridgestone Arena hosted Seattle in the franchise’s first-ever NHL game on Oct. 14, 2021, a 4-3 loss for the Predators.
− 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) 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.
− Jeremy Lauzon was acquired from Seattle for a second-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (Jani Nyman) on March 20, 2022. He had six points (1g-5a) in 53 games with the Kraken in 2021-22.
− Seattle forward Eeli Tolvanen played 135 games for Nashville from 2018-22, tallying 51 points (25g-26a). He was selected by Nashville in the first round (30th overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft. 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
− Seattle Kraken 1, Nashville Predators 2 – March 23 (Bridgestone Arena)
− NSH goals: Sherwood (4)
− SEA goals: Sprong (18)
− Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (W, 27/28); SEA – Daccord (SOL, 23/24)
− Power plays: NSH 0-2; SEA 0-2
− Notes: Nashville improved to 18-12-4 at home in 2022-23… The Predators are now 1-1-0 against the Kraken this season… Nashville is now 10-8 in overtime/shootouts this season (5-6 in OT; 5-2 in shootout)… Nashville outshot Seattle, 6-1, in OT… Kiefer Sherwood tied the game at 1-1 six minutes into the second period, with Tyson Barrie (37) and Tommy Novak (19) picking up assists… Sherwood also led the Predators in shots on goal (5) and hits (5)… Nashville’s forward line of Sherwood, Novak and Luke Evangelista posted a shots for percentage of 87.5 percent; at 5-on-5, they were on the ice for 21 shot attempts for compared to only three against.
INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-March 23 63
Filip Forsberg Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 13-March 23 20
Ryan Johansen Right leg surgery Feb. 23-March 23 15
Juuso Parssinen Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 26-March 23 14
Alexandre Carrier Upper body – 4-6 weeks March 4-23 11
Roman Josi Upper body – day-to-day March 19-23 3
Total man-games lost: 197
Individual man-games lost: Borowiecki – 64; Carrier – 25; Forsberg – 20; McCarron – 20; Johansen – 15; Parssinen – 14; McDonagh – 11; Smith – 6; Trenin – 5; Glass – 3; Jankowski – 3; Josi – 3; Lauzon – 3; Asplund – 1; Duchene – 1; Evangelista – 1; Lankinen – 1; Tomasino – 1
