PLAYERS:
Francis Bouillon,
Pekka Rinne,
Jerred Smithson,
Jack Hillen,
Ryan Ellis,
Brian McGrattan,
Gabriel Bourque,
Jordin Tootoo,
Nick Spaling,
Brandon Yip,
Matt Halischuk,
Craig Smith,
Mikko Koivu,
Guillaume Latendresse
TEAMS: Nashville Predators, Minnesota Wild, St. Louis Blues
TEAMS: Nashville Predators, Minnesota Wild, St. Louis Blues
Season Records
Nashville Predators 30-16-4
Minnesota Wild 24-18-7
Francis Bouillon is set to return to the Predators lineup Tuesday night
Going into Tuesday night’s action, the Nashville Predators had a 10-2-0 record for the month of January and will attempt to close out the month 11-2-0. The Predators were 9-1-0 in their previous 10 games going into last week’s All-Star break festivities. The Predators will try to regain momentum Tuesday when they visit Minnesota to face a struggling Wild team to cap off a very successful January.
The Wild are hanging on to the eighth spot in the Western Conference standings and are winners of their last two contests, but are 3-6-1 in their last 10 games. While the Predators are going for their fifth straight win, and goaltender Pekka Rinne will attempt to win his 10th consecutive game, it won’t be an easy task. Rinne is 7-3-1 all-time against the Wild, but the Predators have struggled in Minnesota with Rinne in goal. The 29-year ...
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