April 7, 2026Updated 7:29 pm EDT

The Anaheim Ducks (41-31-5) and the Nashville Predators (36-31-10) meet on April 7, 2026 at Honda Center, starting at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Ducks are fifth in the Western Conference (87 points), and the Predators are ninth in the Western Conference (82 points).

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Injury reportsDucks

Ross Johnston: Out (Lower Body),

Jansen Harkins: Out (Upper Body),

Pavel Mintyukov: Day-To-Day (Lower Body),

Cutter Gauthier: Day-To-Day (Upper Body),

Radko Gudas: Day-To-Day (Lower Body),

Petr Mrazek: Out For Season (Lower Body)

Predators

Nicolas Hague: Day-To-Day (Upper Body)

Stats to know
Cutter Gauthier has totaled 65 points in 73 games (38 goals and 27 assists).
In 52 games, Lukas Dostal has conceded 156 goals (3.09 goals-against average) and has recorded 1,266 saves.
Over 77 games played this season, Filip Forsberg has totaled72 points (0.9 per game), with 37 goals and 35 assists).
Juuse Saros has 1,457 saves while giving up 172 goals (3.1 goals-against average) with an .894 save percentage (36th in the league).

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