Venue & Timing
Location: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
Puckdrop: 8:00 PM CT (9:00 PM ET)
Broadcast: Bally Sports Florida, Bally Sports South, ESPN+
Injury Report
Florida Panthers:
Aleksander Barkov (upper body, questionable)
Aaron Ekblad (day‑to‑day, lower body)
Sam Bennett (out, long‑term IR)
Nashville Predators:
Filip Forsberg (ankle, probable)
Ryan McDonagh (upper body, questionable)
Juuse Saros (illness, probable)
Cody Glass (knee, out)
Player Matchups
Matthew Tkachuk (FLA) vs. Filip Forsberg (NSH): Tkachuk leads Florida with 23 points (9G, 14A). Forsberg is Nashville’s top scorer with 19 points (10G, 9A).
Aleksander Barkov (FLA) vs. Ryan O’Reilly (NSH): Barkov’s two‑way dominance is critical if he plays. O’Reilly provides veteran leadership and faceoff strength for Nashville.
Aaron Ekblad (FLA) vs. Roman Josi (NSH): Ekblad anchors Florida’s defense. Josi leads Nashville’s blue line with 18 points and heavy minutes.
Goaltending: Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA, 2.71 GAA, .911 SV%) vs. Juuse Saros (NSH, 3.05 GAA, .902 SV%). Bobrovsky has been steadier, giving Florida a slight edge in net.
Team Recent Form
Florida Panthers:
4th in Atlantic Division.
6‑4‑0 in last 10 games.
Averaging 3.2 goals per game, allowing 2.9.
Nashville Predators:
7th in Central Division.
2‑6‑2 in last 10 games.
Averaging 2.6 goals per game, allowing 3.4.
Series History
2024‑25 Season: Panthers won series 2‑0.
Last Meeting (Mar. 2025): Florida beat Nashville 5‑3 behind Tkachuk’s 2‑goal performance.
Overall: Panthers lead all‑time series 28‑23‑3.
Betting Trends
Panthers are 5‑2 in last 7 road games.
Predators are 1‑6 in last 7 overall.
Over has hit in 6 of last 9 Panthers games.
Nashville is 2‑8 when allowing the first goal.
Final Score Projection: Florida Panthers 4, Nashville Predators 2
Game Odds
Florida Panthers – 135
Nashville Predators 5.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Sunday, November 23, 2025
