NHL Game Preview: Vancouver Canucks (6-7-0) vs. Nashville Predators (5-6-2)

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Venue & Match Details

Stadium: Bridgestone Arena, 501 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203

Puckdrop: 8:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM CT

Broadcast: Sportsnet Pacific (VAN), Bally Sports South (NSH), ESPN+

Injury Report

Vancouver Canucks:

Quinn Hughes (lower body) – Day-to-day

Brock Boeser (undisclosed) – Day-to-day

Conor Garland (undisclosed) – Out

Nils Höglander (ankle) – Out

Jonathan Lekkerimäki (undisclosed) – Out

Derek Forbort (IR, undisclosed) – Out

Teddy Blueger (undisclosed) – Out

Nashville Predators:

Roman Josi (upper body) – On IR

Cole Smith (upper body) – Out 3–6 weeks

Adam Wilsby (lower body) – Day-to-day

Victor Mancini (upper body) – Out

Filip Chytil (upper body) – Out

Player Matchups

Kiefer Sherwood (VAN, 9G in 13 games) vs. Filip Forsberg (NSH, 5G, 4A): Sherwood has been Vancouver’s surprise scoring leader, while Forsberg remains Nashville’s most dangerous forward.

Conor Garland (VAN, 11 pts) vs. Ryan O’Reilly (NSH, 5G, 4A): Garland’s playmaking vs. O’Reilly’s veteran two-way presence.

Thatcher Demko (VAN, 4-4-0, 2.41 GAA, .917 SV%) vs. Juuse Saros (NSH, 5-4-2, 2.79 GAA, .905 SV%): A duel between two of the league’s most reliable goaltenders.

Team Form

Vancouver Canucks:

Last 5: L–W–L–W–L

Goals For: 31 (22nd NHL)

Goals Against: 36 (20th NHL)

Power Play: 17.9%

Penalty Kill: 71.4%

Nashville Predators:

Last 5: W–L–L–L–W

Goals For: 28 (29th NHL)

Goals Against: 41 (27th NHL)

Power Play: 11.1% (bottom 5)

Penalty Kill: 87.8% (top 10)

Series History

All-Time: Predators trail 38-43-7 vs. Canucks.

Recent: Nashville won 2–1 on Oct. 23, 2025, in Vancouver.

At Bridgestone Arena: Predators are 20-19-6 all-time vs. Vancouver.

Last 10 Meetings: Predators 5-4-1.

Betting Trends:

Canucks: Alternating wins and losses in last 5 games.

Predators: 2–3 in last 5, but snapped skid with 4–2 win over Calgary.

Over has hit in 6 of Vancouver’s 13 games; 7 of Nashville’s 13 have gone Under.

Nashville is 3–2 at home; Vancouver is 4–4 on the road.

Game Odds

Vancouver Canucks         5.5

Nashville Predators        – 120

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Sunday, November 2, 2025

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