NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:
ALL-TIME vs. VANCOUVER
OVERALL (84 GP) 35-40-(2)-7
HOME (43 GP) 19-17-(1)-6
ROAD (41 GP) 16-23-(1)-1
LAST MEETING Oct. 24, 2023 at NSH PLAYOFFS (0-1) 2011 WCS (L, 4-2)
− The Predators are 35-40-(2)-7 all-time against the Canucks, including a 16-23-(1)-1 record on the road. − This is the second of three matchups between Nashville and Vancouver in 2023-24; it is the first and only at Rogers Arena. − The Predators are 3-1-1 in their last five games against the Canucks; they are 4-5-1 in their last 10; and 2-2-1 in their last five on the road. − Nashville is 0-1-0 against Vancouver in 2023-24, dropping a 3-2 decision at Bridgestone Arena on Oct. 24. Colton Sissons and Kiefer Sherwood scored for the Predators and Juuse Saros made 21 saves on 24 shots faced. − Nashville went 2-0-1 in three games against Vancouver last season, with all three contests requiring at least overtime. The Predators won the first two meetings in a shootout and earned a point in the third and final game between the two teams in a shootout loss.
NOTABLES vs. VANCOUVER − North Vancouver native Colton Sissons has 10 points (6g-4a) in 21 career games against the Canucks. − Dante Fabbro hails from Coquitlam, B.C., and has two assists in 10 career games vs. Vancouver. − Tyson Barrie is a native of Victoria, B.C. He has 27 points (6g-21a), including two game-winning goals, in 42 career meetings with the Canucks. − Roman Josi has points in six of his last 10 games (1g-5a) against Vancouver. He also has 15 points (1g-14a) in his last 19 games vs. the Canucks and posted a six-game point streak (7a) against Vancouver from Jan. 10, 2017-Dec. 13, 2018. − Luke Evangelista scored his first two career NHL goals on March 6, 2023 at Vancouver. He became the second player (Jordan Gross) in Predators history to score his first two career NHL goals in the same game. − Alexandre Carrier skated in his first career NHL game on Jan. 17, 2017 at Vancouver.
LAST TIME OUT − Toronto Maple Leafs 2, Nashville Predators 3 (OT) – Oct. 28 (Bridgestone Arena) − NSH goals: O’Reilly – PP (3), O’Reilly – PP (4), Josi – OT/GWG (1) − TOR goals: Nylander – PP (6), Giordano (1) − Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (W, 33/35); TOR – Samsonov (OTL, 21/24) − Power plays: NSH 2-5; TOR 1-4 − Notes: Nashville played in a game requiring OT for the first time this season… The Predators scored two power-play goals for the third time this season; they did so nine times in 2022-23… Juuse Saros made a season-high 33 saves… Roman Josi scored the overtime winner for his first goal of the season… Josi became the 12th defenseman in NHL history to score at least eight career OT goals… It was also his 30th career game-winning goal, the eighth-most by a defenseman with a single franchise in NHL history… Ryan O’Reilly scored two power-play goals in a game for the second time in his NHL career… He became the first Predators player to score twice on the power play since Filip Forsberg on April 26, 2022 vs. Calgary… Forsberg (2a) posted his third multi-point game of the season and passed Shea Weber for the fourth-most assists in franchise history (278)… Toronto native Luke Evangelista recorded two assists.
INJURY REPORT Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed Luke Schenn Lower Body – IR Oct. 12-28 7 Cody Glass Lower Body – IR Oct. 21-28 3 Total man-games lost: 10 Individual man-games lost: Schenn – 7; Glass – 3
VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:
MATCH-UP INFO • Tonight marks the second of three meetings between the Canucks and Predators this season: Oct. 24 (road, 3-2 W), Oct. 31 (home), Dec. 19 (away). • Vancouver is 47-28-2-7 all-time against the Nashville, including a 24-13-1-3 record at home. • The Canucks are 6-2-2 in their last 10 games against the Predators (2-1-2 in their last five). • Among active skaters, Quinn Hughes (0-15-15, 11 GP) and J.T. Miller (7-8-15 21 GP) lead the team in career scoring vs Nashville. • Thatcher Demko posted a 2.67 GAA and .908 SV% in six career games (3-2-1) against the Predators. • In two career games (1-1-0), Casey DeSmith has a 2.46 GAA and .915 SV% all time against Nashville.
QUICK NUMBERS • Elias Pettersson has 13 points (2-11-13) in his last eight games. • Brock Boeser has posted nine points (6-3-9) in his last eight games. • J.T. Miller has 12 points (4-8-12) in his last eight games. • Quinn Hughes has eight points (3-5-8) in his last eight games. • Thatcher Demko posted a .936 SV% and has a 1.91 GAA in his last five games (3-2-0).
LAST MEETING – OCT. 24/23: VAN 3 at NSH 2 Ilya Mikheyev opened scoring with his first goal of the season at 4:29 in the first period…Andrei Kuzmenko was credited with an assist…Ian Cole registered his first assist of the season with the secondary assist on the goal…Phillip Di Giuseppe recorded a goal 0:22 in the second period giving the Canucks the lead…Brock Boeser extended his point streak to three games (2-1-3) after posting the assist on the goal…Nils Hoglander posted his first GWG of the season at 3:11 in the second period, assisted by Quinn Hughes and Filip Hronek…Mikheyev registered a team-high four shots…Conor Garland led the team hits (4)…Thatcher Demko faced 18 shots.
LAST GAME PLAYED – OCT. 28/23: VAN 3 vs NYR 4 (OT) J.T. Miller opened scoring for the Canucks to tie up the game at 15:57 in the second period…Filip Hronek and Elias Pettersson recorded the assists…Hronek (0-2-2) had a multipoint game and five other Canucks got on the scoresheet…Tyler Myers recorded his first short-handed goal of the season to give the Canucks the lead at 9:06 in the third period…Carson Soucy scored his second of the season to force OT at 15:42 in the third period…Hronek and Beauvillier registered the assists…Andrei Kuzmenko led the team in shots (6)…Myers had a team high three hits. LAST 5 vs NASHVILLE • Oct. 24/23: VAN 3 at NSH 2 Vancouver Canucks: Media Notes • Mar. 6/23: VAN 4 vs NSH 3 (SO) • Feb. 21/23: VAN 4 at NSH 5 (SO) • Nov. 5/22: VAN 3 vs NSH 4 (SO) • Feb. 1/22: VAN 2 at NSH 4
