Game Day: Lightning vs. Preds Preview

The Predators are back home tonight to begin a four-game stretch at Bridgestone Arena, and it starts with a back-to-back set against the Tampa Bay Lightning. This evening's contest will see the Preds sport a new look as they
wear their adidas Reverse Retro jersey
for the first time, the 12th jersey in franchise history.
Tonight marks the third of eight meetings between the Preds and Bolts this season; Nashville dropped a pair of games to the defending champions - 4-3 and 5-2 - during the recent road trip in Tampa Bay. Now, the Predators will look to get back on track in Tennessee, a setting that has seen them go 4-1-0 this season.
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"Just playing the way we played in third periods [when we've come back in games] right away, get on the attack right away, [that's how we need to start]," Preds Captain Roman Josi said Sunday. "A lot of games, we get scored on first and we're kind of chasing the games, and I think that's something we've got to do better. We've got to get on the attack right away… and we're getting zone time, but we're not creating enough chances to score goals, so I think that's something we've got to work on. We know with Tampa coming in, we saw them in two games, and they're a great team, they're fast, so it's important for us to be aggressive right away and get on the attack."
Preds centerman Ryan Johansen missed Friday's game in Florida and will be placed on Injured Reserve with an upper-body injury. Johansen did not practice on Sunday, but forward Luke Kunin, who is day-to-day, participated in Sunday's session.

Forward Sean Malone, who was recalled to the taxi squad on Saturday, was also on the ice in Nashville on Sunday morning.
Update:Preds Head Coach John Hynes says Johansen will be considered week-to-week on Injured Reserve with his upper-body injury. Kunin remains day-to-day with a lower-body injury, and Hynes "would anticipate" Kunin playing on Tuesday against Tampa Bay.
5:00 p.m. CT Update: The Preds have recalled forwards Eeli Tolvanen, Mathieu Olivier and Michael McCarron from the taxi squad.

The Good Guys:
The Predators followed up a 6-5 overtime victory in Florida on Thursday night with a 2-1 loss to the Panthers on Friday. Colton Sissons scored the lone goal for Nashville, and Pekka Rinne was excellent, making 33 saves in the loss.
Filip Forsberg leads the Preds in scoring (6g-5a) with 11 points, followed by Viktor Arvidsson (2g-5a) with seven points, and then Mikael Granlund (3g-3a) and Roman Josi (2g-4a) with six points apiece. Arvidsson, Josi, Matt Duchene, Colton Sissons, Calle Jarnkrok and Kunin each have two goals on the season. Rinne is 2-3-0 in net for the Preds; Juuse Saros is 3-3-0.
The Opposition:
The Lightning are 7-1-1 through nine games, and they've won four-straight contests, including two over the Preds and two more against the Red Wings. Steven Stamkos (4g-6a), Brayden Point (4g-6a) and Victor Hedman (3g-7a) are all tied for the team lead with 10 points apiece. Ondrej Palat has four goals for the Bolts; Yanni Gourde has three. Andrei Vasilevskiy has started all nine games for Tampa Bay and has posted a 1.88 goals-against average and a .931 save percentage.
All-Time Meetings:
The Predators are 16-10-(2)-4 all-time against the Lightning, including a 9-4-(0)-3 record at Bridgestone Arena. Overall, the Preds have earned a point in 13 of their last 15 games (10-2-3) and 16 of their last 19 games (13-3-3) against the Lightning.
Nashville's loss to Tampa Bay on Jan. 30 was its first in regulation against the Lightning since Dec. 29, 2013, a 13-game span. The Predators are on a 10-game point streak against the Lightning on home ice, going 7-0-3 since February 2008.
Nashville's last regulation loss to Tampa Bay at Bridgestone Arena was on Feb. 5, 2004; Denis Arkhipov tallied twice in a 2:38 span for Nashville in a 5-2 defeat.
Notables Versus Tampa Bay:
Roman Josi has 11 points (2g-9a) in his last 11 meetings with the Lightning, including a three-point (1g-2a) performance in Nashville's overtime win vs. Tampa Bay on Oct. 26, 2019. Josi has recorded at least a point in 12 of his 16 career games against Tampa Bay.
Colton Sissons notched his first career regular-season hat trick on Jan. 5, 2017 versus Tampa Bay and became the first player in NHL history to score at least three goals in a game with his second being an empty-netter and his third being scored on a goalie.
Filip Forsberg has 11 points (5g-6a) in 12 career meetings with the Lightning.
Watch & Listen:
Coverage for tonight's 7 p.m. CT puck drop from Nashville begins on FOX Sports Tennessee at 6:30 p.m. CT with the Predators Live! pregame show hosted by Lyndsay Rowley and Terry Crisp. Willy Daunic, Chris Mason and Kara Hammer have the call on the television side, while Pete Weber and Hal Gill will broadcast on 102.5 The Game and the Predators Radio Network. Pregame coverage on the radio begins at 6 p.m. with Darren McFarland. For broadcast information and channel locations throughout the country,
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Streaming Info:
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