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The Nashville Predators will try for six out of a possible eight points as they conclude their four-game home stand this evening as the Boston Bruins come to town. It's the second of two meetings between the two clubs; Nashville visited Boston on Opening Night and fell, 4-3.
The Preds finished the month of November with 10 wins, the second-highest total for a single month in franchise history, and have lost just two home games in regulation this season. Nashville has posted 10 overall victories at Bridgestone Arena this season, one shy of the League lead in the category.
Center Ryan Johansen left Saturday's game against Anaheim in the second period and did not return. Johansen did not participate in Monday's morning skate and is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
On Sunday night
, the Preds recalled goaltender Juuse Saros from Milwaukee and assigned goaltender Anders Lindback to the Admirals.
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Last Time Out:
The Predators started the month of December with a 3-2 shootout win over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday. Kevin Fiala and Calle Jarnkrok tallied on the power play to extend Nashville's franchise record for consecutive home games with a power-play goal to 13. With the score tied after regulation and overtime, Fiala and Kyle Turris beat Ryan Miller in the shootout and Pekka Rinne was perfect against two shooters to collect his 15th win of the season.
Filip Forsberg recorded an assist on Saturday and continues to lead the team with 13 goals and 27 points, followed by Viktor Arvidsson and P.K. Subban with 18 points apiece. He has at least one point in every home game.

The Opposition:
The Bruins have won two straight, including a 3-0 victory over Philadelphia on Saturday. David Pastrnak leads Boston with 13 goals and 23 points, followed by Brad Marchand who has nine goals and 19 points to his name. Tuukka Rask has gone 5-8-2 in net this season, but goaltender Anton Khudobin owns a 7-0-2 record and a .932 save percentage.
All-Time Meetings:
The Predators are 11-12-1-2 all-time against the Bruins, including an 8-5-0-0 record at Bridgestone Arena. Nashville has won three of its last five meetings against Boston, including a season-series sweep of the Bruins in 2015-16. The Preds have also won six of their last seven games vs. the Bruins at Bridgestone Arena dating back to Dec. 30, 2006.

Notables Versus Boston:
P.K. Subban tallied his first career NHL goal at Boston on Nov. 11, 2010, while Roman Josi tied his career high for most goals in a game with two against the Bruins on Dec. 17, 2015. Kyle Turris has 17 points (9g-8a), including four multi-point games, in 26 career contests against the Bruins, and Filip Forsberg has four points (3g-1a) in his last four meetings with Boston.
When You Go:
Bridgestone Arena doors open at 5:30 p.m. CT in advance of tonight's 7 p.m. puck drop.
Watch & Listen:
Tonight's game from Nashville comes with a 7 p.m. CT start time with Predators Live Pregame beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Fox Sports Tennessee. The game can also be heard on 102.5 The Game and the Predators Radio Network. Plus, follow @PredsNHL on Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat for updates from Bridgestone Arena.

Streaming Info:
Listen to a Live Radio Feed
(only active during the game broadcast window).
Watch a Live Stream
of the game on the Fox Sports Go App or
Watch on NHL.TV.