EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:
17-14-1 – 35 PTS RECORD 12-13-4 – 28 PTS
Div. – 4th Conference – 7th RANK Div. – 6th Conference – 12th
1st –31.9% (38/119) POWER PLAY 31st – 14.4% (15/104)
25th – 73.0% (89/122) PENALTY KILL 19th – 77.2% (78/101)
ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. NASHVILLE GP RECORD HOME (41) AWAY (41) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. NASHVILLE 82 35-37-3-7 19-18-0-4 16-19-3-3 235 230
OILERS vs. NASHVILLE – 2022-23 2 2-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 6 3
QUICK FACTS
• Monday’s game will mark Edmonton’s third and final game against the Predators this season and the second of two games in Nashville.
• The last time these teams met was on December 13th in Nashville where the Oilers won 6-3.
• Leon Draisaitl leads the team with 35 career points against Nashville and Tyson Barrie has appeared in a team leading 34 career games against the Predators.
POINT STREAKING
-Connor McDavid is currently on 12-game point streak posting 27 points (12G, 15A)
-Tyson Barrie is on a 6-game point streak, posting 10 assists
-Leon Draisaitl is on a three-game point streak, registering 8 points (2G, 6A)
-Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is on a three-game point streak, notching three points (1G, 2A)
HATS OFF
Zach Hyman scored his first career hat trick on Dec. 13 at NSH, while posting four points (3G, 1A) in the Oilers 6-3 win over the Predators.
MCDAVID AND DRAISAITL – 1, 2 PUNCH
Connor McDavid (12-15—27 in 12 GP) extended the League’s longest active point streak to a dozen contests on Dec. 17 vs. Anaheim. Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid had five and four points, respectively on Dec. 13 against Nashville and became the fifth pair of teammates in NHL history each with at least 20 goals and 30 assists through 30 games in a season.
McDAVID GOES “ZERO TO SIXTY” IN 31 GAMES
Connor McDavid scored yet another highlight-reel goal to boost his season totals to 27-33—60 (31 GP) en route to becoming the first skater to reach the 60-point mark in 2022-23 – just four games after eclipsing the 50-point plateau on Dec. 7. McDavid reached the 60-point plateau in the fewest games (31) the NHL has witnessed in more than 25 years.
BOUCHARD’S LATE GOAL MAGIC
On Nov. 28 vs. Florida, Evan Bouchard scored the game-tying goal in the final five seconds of regulation before Connor McDavid (1G, 2A -3PTS) capped off his three-point performance with an assist on Leon Draisaitl’s overtime winner.
OVERTIME WINNER
Connor McDavid scored the overtime winning goal on Nov.19 vs. Vegas. The goal marked his 14th career overtime goal and he ranks first in the NHL in overtime goals since 2015-16.
MOST OVERTIME GOALS SINCE 2015-16
Connor McDavid – 14
Jonathan Toews – 13
Brad Marchand – 13
Sidney Crosby – 12
POWER PLAY PUNCH
Leon Draisaitl scored his 100th career power play goal on Nov. 21 against New Jersey and recorded his 101st power play goal which also stood as the game winning goal on Nov. 26 against the New York Rangers. Draisaitl holds sole possession of 5th spot all-time in Oilers power play goals and is just 25 goals shy of the all-time lead held by Glenn Anderson and Ryan Smyth. Draisaitl is one power play goal from tying Jari Kurri (107) for 4th on the Oilers power play goals list.
200 CLUB
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored his 200th career goal with the Oilers on Oct. 26 at STL which stood as the game winning goal. Nugent Hopkins becomes ust the ninth player in Oilers history to record 200 goals with the Oilers and has achieved the mark in 726 games all with the Oilers.
OILERS LEADERS OF THE PACK
Points – McDavid (62) – 1st in NHL
Goals – McDavid (28) – 1st in NHL
Assists – McDavid (34) – 2nd in NHL
TOI/GP – Nurse (23:58) / (22:57 – McDavid) – Forwards – 1st in NHL
Shots – McDavid (131)
Blocks – Nurse (62)
Hits – Puljujarvi (69)
Takeaways – Draisaitl (29)
Power Play Goals – Draisaitl, McDavid (13) – T-1st in NHL
Power Play Points – McDavid (32) – 1st in NHL
Even Strength Points – McDavid (29) – 3rd in NHL
LAST 10 GAMES vs. NASHVILLE
Record: 9-0-1
GF: 47 GA: 24
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
2018-19 2/25/19 @ NSH 3-2 L (SO)
2018-19 10/27/18 @ NSH 5-3 W
OILERS vs. NASHVILLE PREDATORS – ALL-TIME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
2022-23 Regular Season Career
Player GP G A P PIM GP G A P PIM
Barrie, Tyson 2 0 3 3 2 34 3 14 17 14
Bouchard, Evan 2 0 2 2 0 6 1 3 4 2
Broberg, Philip 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ceci, Cody 2 0 1 1 0 18 0 6 6 0
Draisaitl, Leon 2 3 7 10 0 22 22 13 35 2
Foegele, Warren 1 0 0 0 0 16 1 3 4 14
Hamblin, James 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Holloway, Dylan 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2
Hyman, Zach 2 3 2 5 0 11 4 6 10 2
Janmark, Mattias 1 0 0 0 0 24 7 5 12 19
Kane, Evander 1 3 0 3 0 23 7 11 18 37
Kostin, Klim 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0
Kulak, Brett 2 0 0 0 2 10 1 0 1 11
Malone, Brad 1 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 13
McDavid, Connor 2 3 5 8 0 18 9 22 31 10
McLeod, Ryan 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
Murray, Ryan 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 1 2 2
Niemelainen, Markus 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Nugent-Hopkins, Ryan 2 0 2 2 2 31 4 23 27 6
Nurse, Darnell 2 0 1 1 2 16 1 7 8 16
Puljujarvi, Jesse 2 0 0 0 5 8 1 0 1 9
Ryan, Derek 2 1 0 1 2 14 3 5 8 4
Shore, Devin 2 0 1 1 0 17 2 3 5 2
Yamamoto, Kailer 2 0 1 1 0 9 2 3 5 2
2022-23 Regular Season Career
Goalie GP W-L-OT SO GA GAA GP W-L-T-OT SO GA GAA
Skinner, Stuart 0 0-0-0 0 0 0.00 0 0-0-0-0 0 0 0.00
Campbell, Jack 2 2-0-0 0 7 3.50 5 4-1-0-0 1 15 3.00
OILERS LEADERS vs. PREDATORS
NHL CAREER
Games: Barrie (34)
Goals: Draisaitl (22)
Assists: Nugent-Hopkins (23)
Points: Draisaitl (35)
Penalty minutes: Kane (37)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 9 F Mattias Janmark and Klim Kostin recalled from Bakersfield (AHL) F Evander Kane placed on LTIR
Nov. 17 F Tyler Benson loaned to Bakersfield on conditioning assignment (AHL)
Nov. 18 F Brad Malone recalled from Bakersfield (AHL)
Nov. 25 D Philip Broberg recalled from Bakersfield (AHL)
D Markus Niemelainen assigned to Bakersfield (AHL)
Nov. 27 F James Hamblin and F Tyler Benson recalled from Bakersfield (AHL)
F Kailer Yamamoto and F Ryan McLeod placed on IR
Dec. 15 F Brad Malone placed on waivers
Dec. 16 F Brad Malone cleared waivers and loaned to Bakersfield (AHL)
D Markus Niemelainen recalled from Bakersfield
OILERS IN DECEMBER
Overall – 537 GP, 235-224-42-35 – 0.510
2022-23 – 9 GP, 4-4-1 – 9 PTS
2021-22 –12 GP, 3-8-1 – 7 PTS
NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:
ALL-TIME vs. EDMONTON
OVERALL (82 GP) 44-31-(3)-4
HOME (41 GP) 22-16-(3)-0
ROAD (41 GP) 22-15-(0)-4
PLAYOFFS Never Met
− The Predators are 44-31-(3)-4 all-time against the Oilers, including a 22-16-(3)-0 record at Bridgestone Arena.
− This is the third and final matchup between Nashville and Edmonton in 2022-23; it is the second and final at home.
− Nashville is 0-2-0 against Edmonton this season, dropping a 6-3 result on Dec. 13 on home ice and a 7-4 game on Nov. 1 at Edmonton.
− The Predators are 0-4-1 in their last five games against the Oilers; they are 1-8-1 in their last 10; and 1-4-0 in their last five on the road.
− Nashville is seeking its first win over Edmonton since Feb. 25, 2019, an eight-game drought (0-7-1).
− Nashville has won 14 of its last 23 games against Edmonton, with 13 of those wins coming consecutively from Oct. 29, 2014-Oct. 20, 2018. During the streak, the Preds outscored the Oilers 40-15 and limited them to two-or-fewer goals 12 times, including five shutouts.
− The Predators have won at least nine in a row over the Oilers two separate times, with the first streak coming from Nov. 1, 2006 to Oct. 30, 2008.
NOTABLES vs. EDMONTON
− Juuse Saros set the Preds franchise record for most saves in a shutout when he posted 46 vs. Edmonton on Dec. 14, 2017. In eight career games vs. the Oilers, Saros is 2-4-1 with a 2.66 goals-against average and .928 save percentage.
− Ryan Johansen has 13 points (4g-9a) in his last 18 games against the Oilers dating back to March 14, 2016.
− Filip Forsberg has averaged a point per game in his career vs. the Oilers, tallying 21 points (11g-10a) in 21 games, a mark bolstered by a three-point outing (1g-2a) on Nov. 1. He became the second player in NHL history to score a “lacrosse-style” goal in Nashville’s game against Edmonton on Jan. 14, 2020.
− Matt Duchene owns 37 points (10g-27a) in 41 career games against the Oilers. He led all Nashville skaters with three points (2g-1a) in three games vs. Edmonton last season.
− Predators prospect Luke Prokop is a native of Edmonton.
LAST TIME OUT
− Nashville Predators 1, Colorado Avalanche 3 – Dec. 17 (Ball Arena)
− NSH goals: Duchene (7)
− COL goals: Rantanen – PP (21), Newhook – GWG (7), Makar – ENG (7)
− Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (L, 27/29); COL – Georgiev (W, 25/26)
− Power plays: NSH 0-2; COL 1-3
− Notes: Nashville moved to 5-8-2 on the road in 2022-23… The result gave Nashville a 0-4-2 record in its last six games… The Predators are now 0-2-0 against Colorado this season… Matt Duchene opened the scoring for Nashville with his seventh goal of the season and first since Dec. 2 at NY Islanders… Nino Niederreiter assisted on Duchene’s goal; he has three points (2g-1a) in his last six games… Jeremy Lauzon returned to the lineup after missing three games (Dec. 12-15) with an upper-body injury… Roman Josi led the Predators with five shots and nine shot attempts.
INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-Dec. 17 22
Ryan McDonagh Upper body – IR Dec. 8-17 6
Alexandre Carrier Upper body – week-to-week Dec. 12-17 4
Michael McCarron NHL/NHLPA PAP Dec. 12-17 4
Total man-games lost: 51
Borowiecki – 23; McDonagh – 6; McCarron – 5; Trenin – 5; Carrier – 4; Glass – 3; Lauzon – 3; Jankowski – 2
NASHVILLE PREDATORS GAME NOTES
Dec. 19, 2022 vs. Edmonton Oilers
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
− Dec. 18: Reassigned defensemen Kevin Gravel and Roland McKeown to Milwaukee (AHL).
− Dec. 12: Recalled defensemen Kevin Gravel and Roland McKeown from Milwaukee (AHL). Forward Eeli Tolvanen claimed on waivers by Seattle.
− Dec. 5: Recalled defenseman Jordan Gross from Milwaukee (AHL). Placed defenseman Ryan McDonagh on IR (upper body).
− Nov. 23: Assigned forward Zach Sanford to Milwaukee (AHL).
− Nov. 14: Signed forward Nolan Burke to a three-year, entry-level contract.
− Nov. 12: Recalled forward Juuso Parssinen from Milwaukee (AHL). Reassigned defenseman Jordan Gross to Milwaukee (AHL).
− Nov. 8: Assigned defenseman Luke Prokop from Norfolk (ECHL) to Seattle (WHL).
− Nov. 3: Recalled forward Mark Jankowski from Milwaukee (AHL). Assigned forward Kiefer Sherwood to Milwaukee (AHL).
ALL-TIME LEADERBOARDS
Games Played
Rk. Player GP
1 David Legwand 956
2 Roman Josi 789
3 Shea Weber 763
4 Martin Erat 723
5 Mattias Ekholm 691
6 Craig Smith 661
7 Dan Hamhuis 600
8 Filip Forsberg 595
9 Kimmo Timonen 573
10 Ryan Ellis 562
RESCHEDULED GAMES
− The NHL announced new dates and start times for the two Predators home games that were postponed due to flooding at Bridgestone Arena.
− Nashville vs. Colorado, originally scheduled for Nov. 25, will now be played on April 14 at 7 p.m. CT.
− Nashville vs. Columbus, originally scheduled for Nov. 26, will now be played on Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. CT.
HEAD COACH JOHN HYNES
− John Hynes won his 100th game as Predators head coach on Nov. 17 vs. the Islanders.
− Hynes won his 100th game in his 183rd contest in charge of the Predators. Peter Laviolette hit the 100-win mark as Nashville’s head coach in his 189th game (Dec. 6, 2016); Barry Trotz reached it in his 274th game (Dec. 6, 2001).
− He’s up to 254 career NHL wins, placing him 64th on the NHL’s all-time list.
THE CAPTAIN
− Roman Josi has 22 points (6g-16a) in his last 21 games after recording two assists on Tuesday vs. Edmonton.
− Josi is inching closer to passing David Legwand for the most points in franchise history. Josi (565) needs one more point to tie Legwand (566) and two to pass him.
− Since Oct. 27, Josi is tied for fifth among NHL defensemen in goals (6) and points (22); and tied for eighth in assists (16).
− He scored his seventh career overtime goal on Nov. 29 vs. Anaheim, tying him with Shea Weber for the third-most in franchise history.
− Tallying four assists on Nov. 17 vs. the NY Islanders, Josi notched the seventh four-point game of his NHL career, the most among active NHL defensemen. He led all NHL blueliners with four four-point games in 2021-22. In that same game, he Goals
Rk. Player G
1 Filip Forsberg 229
2 David Legwand 210
3 Shea Weber 166
4 Martin Erat 163
5 Craig Smith 162
6 Roman Josi 146
7 Viktor Arvidsson 127
8 Mike Fisher 111
9 Jason Arnott 107
10 Three tied 106
Assists
Rk. Player A
1 Roman Josi 419
2 David Legwand 356
3 Martin Erat 318
4 Shea Weber 277
5 Filip Forsberg 265
6 Ryan Johansen 244
7 Kimmo Timonen 222
8 Mattias Ekholm 200
Ryan Suter 200
10 Ryan Ellis 195
Points
Rk. Player P
1 David Legwand 566
2 Roman Josi 565
3 Filip Forsberg 494
4 Martin Erat 481
5 Shea Weber 443
6 Ryan Johansen 350
7 Craig Smith 330
8 Kimmo Timonen 301
9 Ryan Ellis 270
10 J-P Dumont 267
NASHVILLE PREDATORS GAME NOTES
Dec. 19, 2022 vs. Edmonton Oilers
became the ninth different defenseman in NHL history to record three assists in the first 10 minutes of a contest; he also became the fourth active blueliner to record three points in the opening 10 minutes of a game.
− He recorded at least five shots on goal in five straight games from Nov. 17-29. It’s tied for the fifth-longest such streak by an NHL defenseman since 2000-01.
− The 2020 Norris Trophy winner has scored 94 goals since the 2016-17 campaign, the most among NHL blueliners in that time span.
Where Josi ranks among NHL defensemen
Category Total Rank
Shots on Goal 130 1st
Average TOI 25:37 5th
Goals 6 Tied for 11th
Points 23 Tied for 13th
Assists 17 Tied for 16th
JUICE IS LOOSE
− Goaltender Juuse Saros is 6-3-3 with a 2.37 goals-against average and .926 save percentage in his last 11 games dating back to Nov. 12.
− He’s made at least 30 saves in six of his last 12 games; he’s faced at least 30 shots in eight of those outings.
− Additionally, Saros owns a 7.88 goals saved above average (GSAA) since Nov. 12, the fourth-best mark in the League (per Natural Stat Trick). GSAA measures the goals a goalie prevented given his save percentage and shots faced vs. the NHL average save percentage on the same number of shots.
− Per Natural Stat Trick, Saros has made 164 high-danger saves this season, tied for the seventh-most among League netminders.
NUMBER NINE
− Filip Forsberg (483) passed Martin Erat (481) and moved into sole possession of third place on the Predators’ all-time points list on Nov. 8 at Seattle. He is six points from becoming the third player in team history to reach the 500-point milestone.
− After scoring on Thursday at Winnipeg, he leads Nashville in points with 25 (9g-16a) and has five multi-point outings in his last 21 games.
− Forsberg has 22 points (7g-15a) in his last 22 games dating back to Oct. 22 vs. Philadelphia. He’s recorded two three-point games in that time frame – Oct. 27 vs. St. Louis (3a) and Nov. 1 at Edmonton (1g-2a).
− Nov. 1 at Edmonton was Forsberg’s 32nd career three-point game, the most in Predators history.
QUICK HITS
− The Predators have allowed 2.67 goals-against per game since Nov. 12, the eighth-best mark in the League.
− The Predators are fifth in the NHL in face-off percentage (53 percent).
− Among NHL players who have taken at least 300 faceoffs, Ryan Johansen is fourth at 60.9 percent.
− Johansen won at least 50 percent of his faceoffs in a franchise-record 23 consecutive games, a streak that came to an end on Nov. 23 at Detroit. The previous record was held by current Predators Assistant GM Scott Nichol, who did so in 17 straight games during the 2006-07 season.
− Colton Sissons is tied for second in the NHL in shorthanded faceoffs won (57).
− Forward Juuso Parssinen, 21, who made his NHL debut on Nov. 12 vs. the Rangers, has five points (3g-2a) in his first 15 career NHL games.
o He became the first Predators player to make his NHL debut this season.
o He is the only rookie in Predators history to score three goals in his first four career NHL games. He is one of three rookies in team history to record five points in his first four career NHL games, joining Denis Arkhipov (2g3a in 2000-01) and Marek Zidlicky (2g-3a in 2003-04).
o On Nov. 17 vs. the NY Islanders (2g-1a), Parssinen also became the 15th rookie in franchise history to record a three-point game and is one of three to do so within his first three career NHL games, joining Smith, who did so in his second on Oct. 8, 2011 at St. Louis (1g-2a), and Tommy Novak, who did so in his third on Oct. 23, 2021 at Winnipeg (3a).
NASHVILLE PREDATORS GAME NOTES
Dec. 19, 2022 vs. Edmonton Oilers
o Scoring his first career NHL goal on his first shot, Parssinen joined an exclusive group of Predators players. He became the fifth Nashville skater to score in his NHL debut, joining Miikka Salomaki (2014-15), Kevin Henderson (2012-13), Smith (2011-12) and Mikko Lehtonen (2006-07).
o The No. 210 overall pick (seventh round) in the 2019 NHL Draft became the sixth player in the last decade to score in his first career NHL game after being selected in the seventh round.
− Nashville’s 4-3 OT win on Dec. 1 at New Jersey came in dramatic fashion.
o Mikael Granlund tied the game at 3-3 with 10 seconds remining in the third period, the third-latest game-tying goal in franchise history. It was also the third time in Predators history the team has tied a game with 10 seconds or less remaining in the third period and went on to win in overtime or a shootout; the last time was Feb. 27, 2020 vs. Calgary when Granlund tied the game with one second remaining and went on to score the OT winner.
o Additionally, Ryan Johansen opened the game’s scoring just 11 seconds into the first period. It tied the Predators record for fastest goal to begin a game (David Legwand – April 5, 2007 vs. St. Louis) and was the fastest goal to begin a road game in franchise history. Nashville became the fifth team in the past 24 years to score goals in the first 15 seconds and final 15 seconds of the game and first since Boston on Feb. 3, 2021.
− Mark Jankowski was selected by Calgary in the first round (21st overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft. That pick was initially held by Nashville but was traded to Buffalo on Feb. 27, 2012 for Paul Gaustad and a fourth-round pick in the 2013 NHL Draft, with which the Predators used to select Juuse Saros. To close the pick history, Buffalo traded the 21st overall choice in the 2012 NHL Draft to Calgary with a second-round pick in the 2012 NHL Draft (Patrick Sieloff) for the 14th overall pick (Zemgus Girgensons).
