Hague was a surprise scratch on Tuesday, with the Golden Knights not announcing his absence prior to warmups. Alex Pietrangelo is also out with an illness, so Kaedan Korczak and Ben Hutton will fill in on the Vegas blue line.
Stastney will head back to the AHL with just five games remaining on the Predators schedule. Stastney has appeared in 23 NHL games this season, registering zero goals and three assists.
The Predators have lost six straight (0-6-0) and will turn to Annunen between the pipes on Tuesday against the New York Islanders. Annunen struggled in his most recent outing, allowing five goals on 27 shots (.815 SV%) in a 5-1 loss to the Dallas Stars. The 25-year-old netminder has a 2.97 GAA and .896 SV% in 21 appearances with the Predators this season (8-10-1). The Predators enter Tuesday's contest as +109 home underdogs against an Islanders team coming off a 4-1 win over the Washington Capitals.
Marchessault has a career-worst -26 plus/minus this season, echoing the struggles of many Predators this season. Still, he has 49 points (19G / 30A) and 197 shots on goal in 73 games this season. He will return to the lineup on Tuesday after missing the previous four games.
The Predators have lost six straight (0-6-0) and will likely turn to Annunen between the pipes on Tuesday against the New York Islanders. Annunen struggled in his most recent outing, allowing five goals on 27 shots (.815 SV%) in a 5-1 loss to the Dallas Stars. The 25-year-old netminder has a 2.97 GAA and .896 SV% in 21 appearances with the Predators this season (8-10-1). The Predators enter Tuesday's contest as +109 home underdogs against an Islanders team coming off a 4-1 win over the Washington Capitals.
Chrona made his NHL debut last season, playing nine games with the San Jose Sharks, posting a 4.71 GAA and .859 SV%. The 24-year-old goalie has a 2.87 GAA and .901 SV% in 29 games (11-11-5) with the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) this season.
Stastney was a surprise scratch on Thursday, with the team not announcing his absence prior to warmups. The Predators added that Stastney is considered day-to-day with the injury.
Wiesblatt made his NHL debut earlier this season, scoring one assist in four games with the Predators, but has spent most of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL. The 23-year-old forward has 37 points (14G / 23A) in 61 gams with the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) this season.
The Predators will turn to Annunen for the third time in the last four games when they travel to Dallas on Thursday. Annunen relieved Juuse Saros ahead of the third period of Tuesday's 8-4 blowout loss in Columbus, stopping 10 of the 11 shots he faced. The 24-year-old netminder owns an 8-9-1 record and an even .900 SV% on the season. Annunen will have his hands full on Thursday, as Nashville enters action at +230 on the money line.
Wiesblatt made his NHL debut earlier this season, scoring one assist in four games with the Predators, but has spent most of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL. The 23-year-old forward has 37 points (14G / 23A) in 61 gams with the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) this season.
O'Hara was a fourth-round pick, 114th overall, in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The 22-year-old forward has spent the previous three seasons playing collegiate hockey with UMass-Amherst (H-East), including scoring 51 points (22G / 29A) in 40 games in 2024-25.
On the tail end of a back-to-back, a night after losing 2-1 to the Philadelphia Flyers, the Predators will turn to Saros between the pipes against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 29-year-old Saros allowed three goals on 21 shots (.857 SV%) in his most recent outing, a 3-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues. He has a 2.89 GAA and .897 SV% in 53 games this season (18-28-6). The Predators enter Tuesday's contest as +177 road underdogs against a Blue Jackets team coming off a 3-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators.
The Predators will turn to Annunen for the second straight game when they host the Flyers on Monday. Annunen was unfortunate to be tagged with the loss on Saturday against the Golden Knights, stopping 26 of the 28 shots he faced in the 3-1 defeat. The 24-year-old netminder has made 18 appearances for the Predators since being acquired from the Avalanche earlier this season, posting an 8-8-1 record and a .900 SV%. Nashville enters action on Monday at +110 on the money line.
Lind was a second-round pick, 46th overall, of the Predators in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. The 20-year-old forward scored 27 points (12G / 15A) in 37 games with the Red Deer Rebels (WHL) this season and could be poised to make his professional debut with the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL).
