NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:
ALL-TIME vs. EDMONTON
OVERALL (84 GP) 45-32-(3)-4
HOME (43 GP) 23-17-(3)-0
ROAD (41 GP) 22-15-(0)-4
LAST MEETING Oct. 17, 2023 at NSH (L, 6-1)
PLAYOFFS Never Met
− The Predators are 45-32-(3)-4 all-time against the Oilers, including a 22-15-(0)-4 record on the road. − This is the second of three matchups between Nashville and Edmonton in 2023-24; it is the first of two at Rogers Place. − The Predators are 1-4-0 in their last five games against the Oilers, they are 1-8-1 in their last 10; and 0-4-1 in their last five on the road. − Nashville went 1-2-0 in three games against Edmonton last season, recording a 4-3 OT win (Alexandre Carrier) at Bridgestone Arena on Dec. 19, 2022. The win snapped an eight-game losing streak (0-7-1) vs. the Oilers. − The Predators won 13 straight games against the Oilers from Oct. 29, 2014-Oct. 20, 2018, outscoring the Oilers 40-15 during the streak. − Nashville has won at least nine games in a row over Edmonton two separate times, with the first streak coming from Nov. 1, 2006-Oct. 30, 2008.
NOTABLES vs. EDMONTON
− The Predators acquired Tyson Barrie, Reid Schaefer, a first-round pick (Tanner Molendyk) in the 2023 NHL Draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft from Edmonton for Mattias Ekholm and a sixth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft on Feb. 28, 2023. Barrie spent parts of three seasons with the Oilers from 2020-23, recording 132 points (25g-107a) in 190 games. − Juuse Saros set the Preds franchise record for most saves in a shutout when he posted 46 vs. Edmonton on Dec. 14, 2017. In 10 career games vs. the Oilers, Saros is 3-5-1 with a .916 save percentage and two shutouts. − Filip Forsberg has averaged nearly a point per game in his career vs. the Oilers, tallying 21 points (11g-10a) in 23 games. He became the second player in NHL history to score a “lacrosse-style” goal in Nashville’s game against Edmonton on Jan. 14, 2020. − Roman Josi has 15 assists and 19 points in 30 career meetings with the Oilers. − Ekholm was selected by the Predators in the fourth round (102nd overall) of the 2009 NHL Draft and played the first 719 games of his career with Nashville, recording 268 points (62g-206a).
LAST TIME OUT
− Nashville Predators 2, Seattle Kraken 4 – Nov. 2 (Climate Pledge Arena) − NSH goals: Novak – PP (5), Josi – PP (2) − SEA goals: Bjorkstrand – PP (3), McCann (6), Dumoulin – GWG (2), Dunn (2) − Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (L, 27/31); SEA – Grubauer (W, 32/34) − Power plays: NSH 2-5; SEA 1-4 − Notes: Nashville moved to 1-4-0 on the road in 2023-24… The Predators are now 1-1-0 against the Kraken this season… Nashville outshot Seattle, 34-31… The Predators scored multiple power-play goals for the fourth time this season… Colton Sissons picked up his first assist of 2023-24 on Tommy Novak’s first-period goal… Roman Josi scored his first power-play goal of the season… Novak and Filip Forsberg shared the game-lead in shots with five… Alexandre Carrier blocked a game-high five shots.
INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Luke Schenn Lower Body – IR Oct. 12-Nov. 2 9
Cody Glass Lower Body – IR Oct. 21-Nov. 2 5
Total man-games lost: 14 Individual man-games lost: Schenn – 9; Glass – 5
EDMONTON PILERS NOTES:
ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. NASHVILLE GP RECORD HOME (41) AWAY (43) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. NASHVILLE 84 36-37-3-8 19-18-0-4 17-19-3-4 244 235
OILERS vs. NASHVILLE – 2023-24 1 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 6 1
QUICK FACTS
• Saturday’s game will mark Edmonton’s second of three games against Nashville this season and the first of two games in Edmonton. The next time these teams meet is on January 27th at Rogers Place. • The last time these teams met was on October 17th in Nashville, where the Oilers defeated the Predators 6-1. • Leon Draisaitl leads the Oilers with 39 career points (24G, 15A) against the Predators. Sam Gagner leads the Oilers with 43 career games against Nashville.
GAGNER HOME AGAIN
The Edmonton Oilers signed forward Sam Gagner to a one-year, two-way contract with an average annual value (AAV) of $775k. Sam Gagner made his season debut with the Oilers on Nov. 2 vs. DAL, in his third stint with the team. Gagner’s two goals were his first with the Oilers since February 19th, 2020 and gave him his first two-goal game since April 6th, 2022. Prior to signing with the Oilers this season, Gagner recorded 5 points in three games with the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors.
CONTRIBUTIONS AGAINST NASHVILLE
The last time the Oilers and Predators faced each other, six Oilers (Hyman, Draisaitl, Bouchard, McDavid, Foegele and Nugent-Hopkins) posted multi-point efforts in the win. The Oilers have outscored the Predators 13-3 in the 1st period over the last five meetings.
DRAISAITL STRIKES AGAINST THE PREDS
Draisaitl four points (2G, 2A) the last time these teams met and now has 24 goals in 24 career games against the Predators. Driasaitl is the only active NHL player to average a goal per game versus a single opponent with a minimum of 20 games played. In his last 12 games against Nashville, he has accumulated 34 points. The Oilers own a record of 10-0-2 in that span, which dates back to 2018-19.
OILERS MATINEE ACTION
The Oilers have an all-time record of 62-81-23 in games that start at 3pm (local time) or earlier.
GOALS BY PERIOD
The Oilers rank T-3 rd in the NHL in first period goals (13) through nine games. Philadelphia ranks 1 st with 15 goals. In 2022-23, the Oilers ranked 1st in the NHL in goals for in the first period (92) and the second period (128).
KING OF THE POWER PLAY
Leon Draisaitl scored twice on the power play on Oct. 17 at NSH and now sits at 128 career power play goals. His 127th power play goal in the 1st period against Nashville, moved him into sole possession of 1st in power play goals in Oilers franchise history. Ryan Smyth and Glenn Anderson sit second with 126. Draisaitl has also recorded 6 power play points (3G, 3A) in eight games this season, tying him for 5 th in the NHL.
LAST 10 GAMES vs. NASHVILLE
Record: 9-0-1
GF: 49 GA: 23
2023-24 10/17/23 @ NSH 6-1 W
2022-23 12/19/22 @ NSH 4-3 L (OT)
2022-23 12/13/22 @ NSH 6-3 W
2022-23 11/1/22 @ EDM 7-4 W
2021-22 4/14/22 @ NSH 4-0 W
2021-22 1/27/22 @ EDM 3-2 W (SO)
2021-22 11/3/21 @ EDM 5-2 W
2019-20 3/2/20 @ NSH 8-3 W
2019-20 2/8/20 @ EDM 3-2 W 2019-20 1/14/20 @ EDM 4-2 W
