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Preview: Panthers (40-23) at Rangers (40-24)


Date: March 21, 2016 7:00 PM EDT


The New York Rangers and Florida Panthers rank among the most efficient teams in the NHL as far as taking advantage of their shots, although there's no doubt they would like to increase their volume.


They'll complete their season series Monday night at Madison Square Garden after splitting their first two meetings.


These clubs are among the worst in shots per game, with New York (40-24-8) averaging 28.5 and Florida 28.4. That hasn't stopped them from ranking among the best in goals per game, with the Rangers and Panthers (40-23-9) both averaging 2.8.


Both teams have shooting percentages of 9.7 that place them within the NHL's best in that department.


The Rangers are back home after completing a 1-1-1 trip by allowing their most shots as they were outshot 52-26 in Saturday's 4-1 defeat to San Jose. They have one win in their last five games.


'It was ugly as it's ever been,' defenseman Marc Staal said. 'That type of game like this at this time of year is garbage. We have to be better. We're just trying to make plays that aren't there. We aren't making plays when we are there. We're fighting it all the way.'


Florida was outshot 30-26 in Saturday's 5-3 loss to Detroit after leading by two goals in the second period.


'We just didn't play well, didn't play hard, didn't compete enough,' coach Gerard Gallant said. 'Detroit wanted it more and they went out and got it.'


The Panthers will try to take advantage again of a Rangers' penalty kill that is one of the worst in the NHL at 77.3 percent. Florida is 3 for 10 on the power play in the season series, losing 5-4 in overtime on Nov. 21 and winning 3-0 on Jan. 2.


New York's Rick Nash had a hat trick in the first meeting before the second one marked the start of his current 14-game goal drought. Nash missed 20 games in the midst of that run due to a bone bruise, and has no points in five games since returning.


Eric Staal also hasn't been too effective with one goal and two assists in 10 games since being acquired Feb. 28 from Carolina.


New York seeks to avoid its first three-game home slide in the regular season since an 0-4-1 stretch Dec. 2-12, 2013.


Jussi Jokinen has 15 points in his last 13 games and Vincent Trocheck nine in his last seven for the Panthers, who start a three-game trip and play six of their final 10 on the road.


"We got a three-game road trip here and we'll be back home after that so it's gonna be a fun stretch," said center Nick Bjugstad, who has six points in a career-best five-game run.


The Panthers figure to start Roberto Luongo, who was Rangers coach Alain Vigneault's regular goaltender when both were with Vancouver. Luongo's 3.67 goals-against average in 12 regular-season games at MSG is his worst in any arena he has started in at least three times.


The Rangers will likely go with Henrik Lundqvist, who won six straight starts versus the Panthers before losing in January. His 1.91 GAA against Florida matches his second-lowest against any foe.

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Preview: Flyers (34-24) at Islanders (38-23)


Date: March 21, 2016 7:30 PM EDT


While the New York Islanders hope an offensive turnaround boosts them into the Metropolitan Division's top three, the Philadelphia Flyers hope a return to their recent scoring surge would help steal their division foe's wild-card spot.


Two of the herd of teams fighting for playoff position in the Eastern Conference clash when the Flyers visit the Islanders on Monday night hoping to claw closer to the pack.


New York (38-23-9) has struggled to score during a 1-3-1 stretch, and back-to-back regulation losses at Nashville and Dallas dropped the Islanders to fourth place in their division.


The Islanders are in the league's top third offensively but have scored only seven goals in their last five games. They suffered their first shutout loss since a 4-0 setback at Philadelphia on Jan. 9 with Saturday's 3-0 defeat at Dallas, failing to connect on 27 shots to close a road trip 0-2-1.


New York has only seven power plays in its last six games, scoring on one of them. Frans Nielsen hasn't scored during that span, while John Tavares is without a goal the last four.


'There's no puck luck for our hockey team right now,' coach Jack Capuano said.


The Islanders have only played two home games since Feb. 19, winning both to extend a seven-game point streak at Barclays Center.


New York still holds the East's first wild card with 85 points and has 12 games left, while Philadelphia (34-24-12) is out of the playoffs in the ninth spot with 80.


The Flyers averaged 3.6 goals over a 10-2-2 stretch before producing a season-low 17 shots in Saturday's 4-1 home loss to Pittsburgh - snapping a six-game point streak and wasting an opportunity to gain on another playoff-hopeful team.


'It was a day where we couldn't find any energy and couldn't get ourselves going in the right direction,' coach Dave Hakstol said. 'It comes at a bad time and against the wrong team.'


Steve Mason made 31 saves after finding out he was starting 20 minutes before warmups when backup Michal Neuvirth was scratched after injuring himself stretching. The Flyers announced Sunday that Neuvirth will miss the final three weeks of the regular season with an unspecified lower-body injury.


He was 17-8-4 and ranked fifth in the league with a .925 save percentage, but Mason will shoulder the load down the stretch with rookie Anthony Stolarz as the backup. Stolarz could make his NHL debut Tuesday at Columbus.


Mason has started all three games in the season series and has seen mixed results. He stopped 33 of 35 shots in a 3-1 loss on Nov. 25, was pulled early after surrendering three goals on 10 shots in a 4-3 shootout defeat Dec. 8 and made 20 saves in the January meeting.


That victory marked just the second for Philadelphia in the last eight games in the series, which includes four straight losses in New York.


The Flyers are riding a 4-1-2 stretch on the road, where they play their next four.


The Islanders' Jaroslav Halak has made all three starts in the season series but has been out since earlier this month with a groin injury. Backup Thomas Greiss has started five of six games since, posting a .918 save percentage.

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Preview: Flames (31-35) at Maple Leafs (25-35)


Date: March 21, 2016 7:30 PM EDT


It's likely too little and too late, but the Calgary Flames have proved effective in recent attempts to bolster their faint playoff hopes.


The eliminated Toronto Maple Leafs are also showing they're not content to just play out their remaining games.


Calgary will seek a sixth win in nine tries while Toronto will try to earn its fifth in seven games Monday night.


The Flames have earned at least one point in seven of their last eight, going 5-1-2, and they improved to 3-0-1 in their past four with a 4-1 victory in Montreal on Sunday.


Sean Monahan had two goals and an assist as Calgary (31-35-6) secured just its third set of back-to-back road victories this season, following a 4-2 win against Pittsburgh on March 5.


"Obviously, we're confident right now," said Monahan, who has five of his 26 goals and two assists in his last four games. "We know we're not in the spot where we want to be, but we want to show pride and character and dig deep here to end the season."


Even with their recent play, the Flames are 12 points behind Colorado in the Western Conference with 10 games remaining and two teams between them and the Avalanche.


Toronto (25-35-11) was officially eliminated from contention in the East on Saturday but topped visiting Buffalo 4-1.


The Maple Leafs pulled away with a trio of third-period goals, including Connor Carrick's second in three games. Toronto has won three of four at home, matching its win total from its previous 15 contests at Air Canada Centre.


"You want guys playing with energy. You want guys playing with confidence and making plays and trying to do things," Carrick said. "It's fun to be a part of when other guys are doing that."


Calgary edged Toronto 4-3 in the only other meeting this season Feb. 9. Dougie Hamilton tallied the Flames' final goal with 5:52 remaining in the second period and assisted on another.


Calgary has dropped its last three games in Toronto but is visiting for the first time since Dec. 9, 2014. The Flames are also 3-16-1 in their last 20 there, a stretch that began at the old Maple Leaf Gardens.


After giving Niklas Backstrom his first NHL start in 14 months, Calgary is expected to send out Jonas Hiller in net for this game. Hiller is 2-5-0 with a 3.91 goals-against average in seven lifetime starts against Toronto.


Only his 4.32 GAA in six appearances versus Anaheim, his former team, is worse.


The Leafs are expected to start Jonathan Bernier, who is 4-1-0 with a 1.60 GAA in five matchups with Calgary. Only his 1.42 GAA in nine games versus Minnesota is better.


Hamilton has two goals and four assists over his last four matchups with the Leafs. He tallied three assists for the second time in four contests Sunday.

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Preview: Kings (44-22) at Predators (36-23)


Date: March 21, 2016 8:00 PM EDT


Though they've locked up a playoff spot at their earliest point in 10 years, the Los Angeles Kings insist they still have plenty to play for over the final 11 games.


As Anze Kopitar looks continue his strong play, the surging Kings hope to take a step toward clinching their first division title in 25 years Monday night when they try to wrap up their first season sweep of the Nashville Predators.


A year after becoming only the eighth team in league history to miss the postseason after winning the Stanley Cup, Los Angeles (44-22-5) has been motivated to get back and make a run at its third title in five seasons.


Tanner Pearson and Alec Martinez had goals Saturday when the Kings took a first step toward that goal by securing a playoff berth with a 2-1 home win over Boston.


'The goal is to clinch a playoff spot as early as you can,' said left wing Milan Lucic, who had an eight-game point streak end. "It's a great accomplishment. It's been a fun 71 games so far, and we've got to keep the foot on the gas pedal.'


Los Angeles will try to do just that with a chance to inch closer to only the second division crown in franchise history and its first since 1990-91. The club is also just two points behind Dallas in the race for the Western Conference's top seed.


Kopitar has played a leading role with six goals and 13 points over his last 10 games. The veteran center, who has 24 goals and a team-high 41 assists, did not play Feb. 20 when Pearson scored 1:18 into overtime to seal a 2-1 win at Nashville.


The Kings have totaled 26 goals over the past seven of a 11-2-1 stretch that began with that victory. Dustin Brown had a goal in three straight games before Saturday.


"Hopefully we keep playing that hard-nosed style of hockey, that playoff style of hockey,' Lucic added. 'Everybody's trying to get as many points as they can, finish as high up in the standings as possible and sharpen up their game.'


The Predators have a solid hold on the West's top wild-card spot, but they hope to catch Chicago for third place in the Central Division. They certainly didn't help their chances with Friday's 4-1 loss at Washington that ended a two-game winning streak.


'Our heart was in the right place,' coach Peter Laviolette said.


Filip Forsberg scored the only goal, while Shea Weber added his seventh assist in the past nine games and Roman Josi contributed his fourth in the last four.


Nashville (36-23-13) has totaled 18 goals over the past four of a 4-0-3 home stretch.


It could have a tough time continuing that trend with Jonathan Quick expected to start for Los Angeles. The All-Star is 10-3-2 with a .932 save percentage in his last 15 starts and stopped 64 of 68 shots to win both games in this season series.


Pekka Rinne has been equally good, going 9-1-2 with a .937 save percentage in his last 12 starts. Rinne, though, has an .876 mark over his last seven against the Kings.


Los Angeles had dropped five straight in this series before a 4-3 overtime home win Oct. 31. A third overtime matchup would favor the Kings, who have won 13 of 18 in such contests. Nashville has dropped 13 of 17 in extra time.

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Grand Salami - March


The Grand Salami in pro hockey is decided by adding up all the goals scored in every game scheduled for that particular day. You can wager on 'over' or 'under' the Grand Salami total. The total is set by adding up all listed 'over/under' odds for each game on that particular day.


Note: The Grand Salami will have no action if any game is suspended or cancelled before the regulation time of three twenty minute periods. Also, regardless of the number of goals scored during the shoot out portion of the overtime, the final scored recorded for the game will give the winning team on more goal than its opponent based on the score at the end of regulation time.


*The majority of sportsbooks do not put out a total on the Grand Salami when there is only one game on the card. For tracking purposes, we will continue to show the 'over/under' for goals and combined goals scored on days with just one game.


NHL GRAND SALAMI
Date No. of Games Total Goals Combined Goals Scored Result
3/1 8 48.5 49 OVER
3/2 3 16.5 17 OVER
3/3 12 65.5 69 OVER
3/4 3 15.5 20 OVER
3/5 11 58 62 OVER
3/6 6 30.5 34 OVER
3/7 7 36 38 OVER
3/8 8 44.5 41 UNDER
3/9 6 32.5 32 UNDER
3/10 6 32.5 29 UNDER
3/11 5 26.5 28 OVER
3/12 12 63.5 66 OVER
3/13 3 16 13 UNDER
3/14 6 30 41 OVER
3/15 8 43.5 40 UNDER
3/16 6 32.5 32 UNDER
3/17 8 43.5 51 OVER
3/18 6 32 26 UNDER
3/19 11 56.5 53 UNDER
3/20 7 37 34 UNDER
3/21 4 - - -
3/22 10 - - -
3/23 2 - - -
3/24 11 - - -
3/25 3 - - -
3/26 14 - - -
3/27 3 - - -
3/28 8 - - -
3/29 9 - - -
3/30 3 - - -
3/31 10 - - -

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NHL


Hot teams
-- Florida won four of its last six games.
-- Flyers won five of their last seven games.
-- Calgary won three of its last four games. Toronto won four of its last six games.
-- Nashville won three of its last four home games. Kings won six of last seven overall.


Cold teams
-- Rangers lost four of their last five games.
-- Islanders lost five of their last six games.


Series records
-- Rangers won seven of last eight games with Florida.
-- Islanders won six of last eight games with Philly.
-- Flames lost their last three visits to Toronto.
-- Nashville won five of last seven games with LA; four of last five went OT/SO.


Totals
-- Over is 4-1-2 in last seven Ranger games.
-- Under is 3-1-1 in last five Islander games.
-- Five of last seven Calgary games stayed under.
-- Over is 6-1-2 in last nine Nashville games.


Back-to-backs
-- Calgary is 3-7 if it played the night before.

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Previews, Streaks, Tips, Notes


Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders March 21, 7:30 EST


The New York Islanders get a chance to halt a three game slide when they host Philadelphia Flyers at the Barclays Center. Islanders have won six of seven in front of the home crown and hit the ice with a solid 6-2 mark vs Flyers including 4-0 as host in the series.

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Preview: Florida at NY Rangers
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, March 21, 2016
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers hope they left their “garbage” on the West Coast as the team returns from a less-than-inspiring three-game trek through California to host the Florida Panthers on Monday. While Marc Staal was quick to label his team’s performance in Saturday’s 4-1 setback to San Jose as the synonym for trash, fellow defenseman and captain Ryan McDonagh went a step further and called out his team.
“I mean, everybody’s got to really look at themselves and see what they can bring more of, because it simply wasn’t even close,” McDonagh told the New York Daily News after the club wrapped up a 1-1-1 road trip with its fourth loss in five outings (1-2-2). While the Rangers have fallen into a tie with surging Pittsburgh for second place in the Metropolitan, Florida is nursing a two-point lead over fellow Sunshine State-rival Tampa Bay atop the Atlantic Division. “We can’t worry about what other teams are doing, we have to worry on ourselves and stay focused here,” said Nick Bjugstad, who scored and set up a goal in Saturday’s 5-3 setback to Detroit to extend his point streak to five games (three goals, three assists). Bjugstad also tallied in Florida’s 5-4 overtime loss to New York on Nov. 21.
TV: 7 p.m. ET, FSN Florida, MSG (New York)
ABOUT THE PANTHERS (40-23-9): Roberto Luongo permitted four goals for the third time in his last six starts on Saturday, but his last outing against the Rangers couldn’t have gone any better. The 36-year-old Montreal native turned aside a season-high 40 shots in a 3-0 win on Jan. 2, snapping his team’s seven-game losing skid to New York with its first victory since April 23, 2013. Vincent Trocheck scored in that January outing and tallied against versus Detroit for his third goal and ninth point in seven contests.
ABOUT THE RANGERS (40-24-8): Lundqvist fell to 0-3-2 in his last five starts despite making 43 saves versus the Sharks, but he has dominated Florida in his career with a 21-10-1 record and five shutouts to go along with a 1.91 goals-against average. “I feel pretty sharp, I’m not gonna lie. I just feel the last few games for whatever reason there’s been a stretch in every game I play where there’ve been a lot of breakdowns,” Lundqvist told the New York Daily News. Veteran defenseman Dan Boyle scored for the second time in as many games, an impressive feat since he had just one goal since the calendar turned to 2016.
OVERTIME
1. Florida RW Jaromir Jagr is showing no signs of slowing down as the future Hall of Famer 15 points (seven goals, eight assists) in his last 15 contests.
2. Rangers LW Rick Nash, who has been held off the scoresheet in all five of his games since returning from a lower-body injury, completed a hat trick by scoring in overtime to upend the Panthers on Nov. 21.
3. Florida is 3-for-10 on the power play against New York this season.
PREDICTION: Rangers 5, Panthers 2

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Preview: Calgary at Toronto
When: 7:30 PM ET, Monday, March 21, 2016
Where: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
The Calgary Flames look to extend their point streak to five contests as they continue their three-game road trip against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday. Calgary, which likely will miss the playoffs for the sixth time in seven seasons as it sits 12 points out of the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference with 10 games remaining, began its trek with a 4-1 triumph at Montreal on Sunday to improve to 3-0-1 during its run and 5-1-2 in its last eight contests.
Sean Monahan has been heating up of late, registering nine points (five goals) over his last six games to raise his season total to 55 – seven shy of the career high he set last campaign. Toronto is halfway through its season-high six-game homestand after bookending 4-1 victories over Tampa Bay and Buffalo around a loss to Florida by the identical score. Nazem Kadri has recorded a team-leading 37 points but is in the midst of a five-game drought for the Maple Leafs, who will be postseason spectators for the 10th time in 11 seasons as they sit in the league basement with 61 points. Calgary looks to complete a sweep of the two-game season series after holding on to edge Toronto 4-3 at home on Feb. 9.
TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, Sportsnet West (Calgary), TSN4 (Toronto)
ABOUT THE FLAMES (31-35-6): Monahan has registered three-point performances in two of his last four games and has scored five goals in that span to pull within one of Johnny Gaudreau (27) for the team lead. The 22-year-old Gaudreau maintained his slim advantage by ending his four-game goal-scoring drought in Sunday’s win. Veteran Niklas Backstrom made 21 saves against the Canadiens in his first start since Jan. 13, 2015 and will make another on Thursday, when Calgary concludes its road trip against the goaltender’s former team in Minnesota.
ABOUT THE MAPLE LEAFS (25-35-11): With its playoff chances extinguished quite some time ago, Toronto is getting a good look at its young prospects. Eleven players who were in Saturday’s lineup are aged 23 or younger while the 20-year-old Frederik Gauthier became the 11th Maple Leaf this season – and ninth in three weeks – to make his NHL debut. Leo Komarov leads the team with 19 goals despite missing the last two games with a lower-body injury and being kept off the scoresheet in the previous four contests.
OVERTIME
1. The Flames are seeking their first three-game road winning streak of the season.
2. Toronto C Nazem Kadri tops the club with 37 points but has gone without one in five straight games and eight of his last nine.
3. Calgary D Mark Giordano needs one point to eclipse the personal-best total of 48 he recorded last season and one tally to reach the 20-goal plateau for the first time in his career.
PREDICTION: Maple Leafs 4, Flames 2

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Preview: Philadelphia at NY Islanders
When: 7:30 PM ET, Monday, March 21, 2016
Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
The New York Islanders have dropped three in a row (0-2-1) for the first time in three months to fall to the first wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. The Islanders look to put a halt to that skid at the expense of the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday when the Metropolitan Division rivals meet in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Although New York capped its three-game road trip with a 3-0 setback to Dallas on Saturday, coach Jack Capuano’s club returns to the Barclays Center where it is 6-0-1 in its last seven contests and plays eight of its last 12 games to end the regular season. The Islanders have won six of their last eight versus the Flyers, including four straight at home – with a 3-1 triumph on Nov. 25 and a 4-3 shootout victory on Dec. 8. While New York owns a two-point advantage over eighth-place Detroit, Philadelphia found itself three points out of the final wild-card spot after its 4-1 setback to Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon and the Red Wings’ 5-3 victory over Florida later that night. The Flyers fell for just the third time in 11 outings (8-2-1).
TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Network, TVAS, CSN Philadelphia
ABOUT THE FLYERS (34-24-12): Steve Mason is expected to shoulder the load with Philadelphia announcing on Sunday that fellow goaltender and former Islander Michal Neuvirth is sidelined for the rest of the regular season with an undisclosed lower-body injury. Neuvirth’s absence comes at an inopportune time for the Flyers, who have four back-to-back sets among their 12 games remaining. Goaltender Anthony Stolarz, who has yet to play in an NHL game, was recalled from Lehigh Valley of the American Hockey League on emergency conditions.
ABOUT THE ISLANDERS (38-23-9): Captain John Tavares, who is slated to play in his 500th career game on Monday, has recorded six points (three goals, three assists) in his last eight contests to take over the team lead with 56. The top overall pick of the 2009 draft, Tavares traditionally has flustered the Flyers with 27 points (14 goals, 13 assists) in 33 career meetings – although he has just one assist versus the club this season. Kyle Okposo scored in the first encounter this season and also netted the lone tally of the shootout in the next.
OVERTIME
1. Mason turned aside all 20 shots he faced in a 4-0 win on Jan. 9 to improve to 6-2-3 with two shutouts in his career versus the Islanders.
2. New York has received just seven power-play opportunities in its last six games (1-3-2).
3. The Metropolitan Division rivals conclude the regular season in Brooklyn on April 10.
PREDICTION: Islanders 3, Flyers 2

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Preview: Los Angeles at Nashville
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, March 21, 2016
Where: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
With a postseason berth already secure, the Los Angeles Kings look to inch closer to their first division title in 25 years on Monday when they open a three-game road trip against the Nashville Predators. Los Angeles recorded its sixth playoff appearance in seven seasons on Saturday when it skated to its fourth straight victory with a 2-1 triumph over Boston.
“It’s huge,” former Bruin Milan Lucic told reporters. “That’s the goal of the season, is to clinch a playoff spot, especially as a early as you can. Hopefully we keep playing that hard-nosed style of hockey, that playoff-style of hockey.” Pacific Division-leading Los Angeles has accumulated 23 of a possible 28 points (11-2-1) in its last 14 games to post a four-point edge over second-place Anaheim. Nashville, which has a firm grasp on the top wild-card spot in the Western Conference, carries a seven-game point streak (4-0-3) at Bridgestone Arena heading into the opener of its four-game homestand. Former Capitals prospect Filip Forsberg scored a power-play goal in the Predators’ 4-1 loss to Washington on Friday and had two assists in a 4-3 overtime setback at Los Angeles on Oct. 31.
TV: 8 p.m. ET, Sportsnet, FSN West (Los Angeles), FSN Tennessee (Nashville)
ABOUT THE KINGS (44-22-5): Tanner Pearson scored his career-high 13th goal on Saturday and also tallied in overtime to secure a 2-1 triumph over Nashville on Feb. 20. Anze Kopitar set up a goal versus Boston for his 13th point (six goals, seven assists) in 10 games – including seven (four goals, three assists) during his five-game point streak. Jonathan Quick, who made 27 saves against Boston to improve to 10-3-2 in his last 15 starts, turned aside 64-of-68 shots to win both outings versus Nashville this season.
ABOUT THE PREDATORS (36-23-13): Captain Shea Weber and fellow defenseman Roman Josi have been contributing on the offensive side of things, with the former recording nine points (two goals, seven assists) in as many games and the latter notching four assists in as many contests. Blue-liner Ryan Ellis has struggled in that regard of late, with just two points (one goal, one assist) in his last 10 games. The 25-year-old could alter that in a hurry versus Los Angeles, against which he scored in both meetings this season.
OVERTIME
1. Los Angeles RW Kris Versteeg is considered day-to-day with a lower-body injury, coach Darryl Sutter told the team’s website on Sunday.
2. Nashville G Pekka Rinne has yielded just 21 goals in his last 10 starts (8-1-1).
3. The Kings are 0-for-12 on the power play in the last five games after scoring four times with the man advantage in their previous three.
PREDICTION: Predators 3, Kings 1