Sharks at Predators: Lines, how to watch & open thread

Oct 7, 2022 - 5:05 PM

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Stats

Obviously I can’t place any season stats for the season opener, but here are some of Nashville’s all-time stats against San Jose:

• Overall Record: (79 GP) 40-29-(2)-8
• Home Record: (40 GP) 25-12-(1)-2
• Road Record: (39 GP) 15-17-(1)-6
• Playoffs: (3x) 2006, 2007, 2016
• Last: 2016 Western Conference Second Round (L, 4-3)

Lines

SAN JOSE SHARKS

Timo Meier — Tomas Hertl — Luke Kunin
Oskar Lindblom — Logan Couture — Kevin Labanc
Noah Gregor — Nick Bonino — Matt Nieto
Steven Lorentz — Nico Sturm — Jonah Gadjovich

Scott Harrington — Erik Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic — Mario Ferraro
Radim Simek — Matt Benning

James Reimer
Kaapo Kahkonen

Expected Scratches: Thomas Bordeleau, Nick Cicek, Aaron Dell, William Eklund, Jaycob Megna, Evgeny Svechnikov, Jeffrey Viel

Injured Reserve: Alexander Barabanov (lower body), Markus Nutivaara (lower body)

NASHVILLE PREDATORS

Filip Forsberg — Mikael Granlund — Matt Duchene
Nino Niederreiter — Ryan Johansen — Kiefer Sherwood
Yakov Trenin — Colton Sissons — Tanner Jeannot
Cole Smith — Cody Glass — Eeli Tolvanen

Roman Josi — Alexandre Carrier
Ryan McDonagh — Mattias Ekholm
Jeremy Lauzon — Dante Fabbro

Juuse Saros
Kevin Lankinen

Expected Scratches: Mark Borowiecki, Jordan Gross, Mark Jankowski, Connor Ingram, Michael McCarron, Philip Tomasino, Zach Sanford

Injured Reserve: None

How to Watch

Tonight’s game will be broadcast regionally on NBCSCA and BSSO and nationally on NHL Network. Streaming is available with a subscription to SlingTV and fuboTV. The radio call will be streamed through the Sharks Audio Network and WPRT-FM. Puck drop is at 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET at O2 Arena in Prague, Czechia.

Check back at puck drop to follow along with all of the play-by-play action in the comments below!