Match-up - Nashville Predators (41-16-7) @ New Jersey Devils (26-27-10) Road/Home records - 15-11-6 -------------- 15-9-8 TV - FS-TN, MSG Puck drop - 7:00 p.m. ET Season series - 1-0 Preds Last 10 - Predators: 5-4-1 ------- Devils:5-4-1 Projected starting goalies - Carter Hutton vs Cory Schneider
Projected lines for the via DailyFaceoff.com:
Colin Wilson - Mike Ribeiro - James Neal Filip Forsberg - Mike Fisher - Craig Smith Matt Cullen - Mike Santorelli - Taylor Beck Eric Nystrom - Paul Gaustad - Gabriel Bourque
Roman Josi - Shea Weber Mattias Ekholm - Cody Franson Seth Jones - Victor Bartley
Projected lines for the Devils:
Adam Henrique - Scott Gomez - Steve Bernier Mike Cammalleri - Travis Zajac - Jordin Tootoo Dainius Zubrus - Patrik Elias - Stephen Gionta Tuomo Ruutu - Jacob Josefson - **
Andy Greene - Adam Larsson Jon Merrill - Damon Severson/Pete Harrold Mark Fraser - Eric Gelinas
What to watch:
1) Damon Severson is making his long anticipated return. It'll take him some time to get back to where he was prior to the injury, but his return to the lineup definitely adds some flavor to this game. He's one of the few players fans have to look forward to moving forward.
2) Adam Larsson has been playing a lot of hockey lately, and the offense is really starting to come. Larsson has six points and 10SOG in his last six games, and 14 points in his last 23 games.
3) Nashville is one of the best teams in hockey, and they enter tonight's game on a bit of a losing streak. You can bet they'll come out with a purpose tonight, so Schneider will need to be very good.
4) With Marek Zidlicky out of the picture it'll be interesting to see how the Devils distribute his PP time on defense. I think giving it to the kids would be the wise choice.
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