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Nashville Predators (9-13-4) at Florida Panthers (12-12-1)
Date: Thursday, December 4
Time: 7:00 pm EST
How To Watch: ESPN+
Radio: 102.5 FM WPRT, 560AM WQAM

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Nashville Predators News & Notes:

The Predators have won three of their last four games after a 5-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. Nashville has the league’s 26th-ranked power play at 16 percent.

Florida Panthers News & Notes:

The Panthers have four of their last five games after losing 4-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday. Florida is averaging three goals per game.

Nashville Predators Projected Lines

Stamkos-O’Reilly-Evangelista
Forsberg-Haula-Marchessault
Schaefer-Svechkov-Wood
Bunting-Jost-Wiesblatt

Hague-Josi
Skjei-Wilsby
Stastney-Blankenburg

Saros
Annunen

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Florida Panthers Projected Lines:

Marchand-Lundell-Reinhart
Verhaeghe-Bennett-Greer
Boqvist-Rodrigues-Samoskevich
Gregor-Studnicka-Kunin

Forsling-Ekblad
Mikkola-Jones
Sebrango-Petry

Bobrovsky
Tarasov

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Players To Watch:

Nashville Predators

Ryan O’Reilly leads the Predators with 19 points. Luke Evangelista has contributed 18 points.

Florida Panthers

Brad Marchand leads the Panthers with 27 points. Sam Reinhart has chipped in with 24 points.

Injury Report:

Nashville Predators

LW Cole Smith – IR
LW Zachary L’Heureux – Out
D Nick Perbix – Day to day
D Michael McCarron – Day to day

Florida Panthers

LW Matthew Tkachuk – IR
C Aleksander Barkov – IR
C Tomas Nosek – OUT
D Dmitry Kulikov – IR
LW Jonah Gadjovich – IR
LW Eetu Luostarinen – OUT
C Cole Schwindt – OUT

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