Evangelista missed the final three games before the 4Nations break, but was back at practice on Tuesday, suggesting that he'll be available for Saturday's game vs. the Avalanche. Evangelista has 15 points (5G / 10A) in 41 games this season.
Nashville announced Tuesday that defenseman Jeremy Lauzon's 2024-25 season has come to an end due to the expectation that he will miss the next four to six months due to a lower-body injury. The 27-year-old shutdown defender had been struggling to create any offensive output in his 28 games before his injury, with just one assist, 25 SOG and 37 PIMs.
Denisenko has spent nearly the entire 2024-25 season in the AHL, where he has 10 goals and 14 assists (24 points) in 42 games. He appeared in one game with the Golden Knights this season and has just seven career points (0G / 7A) in 33 NHL games with the Panthers and Golden Knights.
Englund has appeared in 11 NHL games this season, scoring just one goal. In his nine-year NHL career, Englund has 18 points (2G / 16A) in 173 games with the Senators, Avalanche, Blackhawks, and Kings.
Barron will slot in for Adam Wilsby, who was a late scratch due to an upper-body injury. Barron has two goals and three assists in 16 games with the Predators this season.
Wilsby was a surprise scratch on Friday, with the team not announcing his absence prior to warmups. He is considered day-to-day with the injury.
Saros will be looking to secure his first win since January 18th when the Predators travel to Chicago on Friday. Saros was tagged with his fourth-consecutive defeat in his last start, allowing four goals on 38 shots in a 5-2 loss to the Senators on Monday. The 29-year-old netminder owns a disappointing 11-22-6 record on the season to go along with a .901 SV%. Thankfully, Saros has a great chance of finally getting back in the win column on Friday as the Predators enter action at -190 on the money line.
Friedman has 93 games of NHL experience but has primarily been an AHL player the past several seasons. The 29-year-old defenseman played five games with Vancouver this season, regularly being an option on the blueline whenever an injury arises. He has six points (1G / 5A) in 20 games with the Abbotsford Canucks (AHL) this season.
Kemell was the 17th overall pick of the Predators in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The 20-year-old Finnish forward has yet to play an NHL game and has 25 points (9G / 16A) in 38 games with the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) this season.
Kemell was the 17th overall pick of the Predators in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The 20-year-old Finnish forward has yet to play an NHL game and has 25 points (9G / 16A) in 38 games with the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) this season.
Barron will be the odd-man out on the Predators blue-line on Monday as Kevin Gravel draws back into the lineup. Barron has two goals and three assists in 16 games with the Predators this season.
Gravel will slot in for Justin Barron, who is a healthy scratch for Monday's game against the Senators. It's just the fourth game of the season for Gravel, and his first since December 17th.
Evangelista was a late scratch on Monday, with the team not announcing his absence prior to warmups. He is considered day-to-day. We should receive an update on his status ahead of Nashville's game in Chicago on Friday.
In the only game on the NHL schedule on Monday, the Predators will turn to Saros between the pipes against the Ottawa Senators. Saros was solid in his most recent outing but received zero goal support from his teammates, saving 33 of 35 shots (.943 SV%) in a 3-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 29-year-old Saros has a 2.84 GAA and .901 SV% in 39 games this season (11-21-6). The Predators enter Monday's contest as -112 home favorites against a Senators club riding a four-game winning streak.
