Despite an unimpressive 4-8-2 record, Saros has been stellar between the pipes for the Predators this season, posting a 2.52 GAA and .915 SV%. Saros saved 31 of 32 shots in his previous outing, a 2-0 loss to the Calgary Flames, and will return to the crease on Sunday against the Vancouver Canucks.
Saros will make his league leading 14th start of the season when the Predators travel to Calgary on Friday. Nashville's franchise netminder has been phenomenal of late after a rocky start to the season, posting a .934 SV% across his last five starts. He owns a .911 SV% and a 2.64 GAA on the season, but a lack of goal support means he's only managed a 4-7-2 record. Saros and the Predators enter action on Friday as slight favourites over the Flames at -125.
After seemingly taking over the crease for Colorado, playing six of eight games, Annunen has returned to the backup role after a strong four-game stretch by Alexandar Georgiev (3-1-0). That said, Annunen will return to the crease on Friday against the Washington Capitals and look to improve his 2.64 GAA and .894 SV% through eight games (5-2-0). The Avalanche enter Friday's contest as -169 home favorites against a Capitals club that has lost two of their previous three (1-1-1).
After seemingly taking over the crease for Colorado, playing six of eight games, Annunen has returned to the backup role after a strong four-game stretch by Alexandar Georgiev (3-1-0). That said, Annunen will likely return to the crease on Friday against the Washington Capitals and look to improve his 2.64 GAA and .894 SV% through eight games (5-2-0). The Avalanche enter Friday's contest as -169 home favorites against a Capitals club that has lost two of their previous three (1-1-1).
Wilsby was the fourth-round pick, 101st overall, of the Nashville Predators in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. The 24-year-old has spent the past three seasons exclusively in the AHL, including scoring three points (1G / 2A) through 11 games with the Milwaukee Admirals this season.
The Predators snapped a three-game losing skid on Saturday courtesy of a 26-save shutout by Saros, his second of the season, in a 4-0 win over the Utah Hockey Club. Despite a modest 2-2-0 record, Saros has been tremendous in his previous four games, allowing three or fewer goals in each and posting a supreme .941 SV%. The Predators enter Monday's contest as +130 road underdogs against a Colorado Avalanche club coming off an impressive 6-4 win over the Carolina Hurricanes.
Jankowski was a healthy scratch for Wednesday's game but upper-body injuries to Tommy Novak and Colton Sissons has opened the door for him to re-enter the lineup. Jankowski has no goals and just one assist in 11 games this season.
Novak was a late scratch for Wednesday's game after seemingly suffering an injury in warmups and is considered day-to-day. Luke Evangelista will retain his spot in the lineup in place of Novak.
Sissons left Wednesday's game with an upper-body injury and did not return. He was a late scratch on Thursday after exiting warmups early and is considered day-to-day.
Novak was a late scratch for Wednesday's game after seemingly suffering an injury in warmups and is considered day-to-day. Luke Evangelista will likely retain his spot in the lineup in place of Novak.
Evangelista was a very late addition to Wednesday's lineup after Tommy Novak was scratched just minutes before puck drop. Evangelista appears set to start the game on Nashville's third line alongside Philip Tomasino and Juuso Parssinen.
Novak participated fully in warmups and his absence was not announced until just minutes before puck drop. We should expect to receive an update following the completion of Wednesday's game, but it seems likely Novak suffered some sort of injury in warmups.
Saros will be making his eleventh start of the season on Wednesday and will be hoping to improve on his 3-6-1 record. The 10-year-veteran allowed just two goals on 24 shots his last time out but still ended up with the loss as the Kings shutout the Predators 3-0 on Monday. Despite the poor record, Saros has rebounded after a slow start to the campaign, raising his SV% to a respectable .902. The Predators enter action on Wednesday as slight underdogs at +105.
Michael McCarron and Philip Tomasino will both draw back into the Predators' lineup on Wednesday against the Washington Capitals, sending Luke Evangelista and Mark Jankowski to the sidelines as healthy scratches. The 30-year-old Jankowski was an offensive standout in the AHL last season, scoring 47 points (15G / 32A) in 40 games with the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL). That success translated during a 32-game NHL stint last season, scoring 15 points (7G / 8A) in 32 games. That said, Jankowski has scored only one point (0G / 1A) through 11 games with the Predators this season.
Michael McCarron and Philip Tomasino will both draw back into the Predators' lineup on Wednesday against the Washington Capitals, sending Luke Evangelista and Mark Jankowski to the sidelines as healthy scratches. The 22-year-old Evangelista has five points (1G / 4A) through 12 games this season but has been held off the scoresheet in five straight.
Luke Evangelista and Mark Jankowski will be healthy scratch on Wednesday against the Washington Capitals, allowing Philip Tomasino and Michael McCarron to re-enter the lineup. The 29-year-old McCarron has two points (1G / 1A) and a -9 plus/minus through 10 games this season.
