Nashville Predators News

Vrana has not played since Oct. 15th due to personal reasons and has been cleared to return to the Detroit Red Wings in full capacity Friday. The 26-year-old had a goal, two points and five SOG in his short two-game stint prior to stepping away from the team.

Saros allowed one goal on 24 shots (.958 SV%) as he took the hard-luck overtime loss in a 1-0 defeat to St.Louis in his previous game. The 27-year-old has not been his usual dominant self this season, as shown by his 9-8-3 record, .908 SV% and 2.93 GAA. He draws the Winnipeg Jets, who will be looking to re-enter the win column after dropping their last two contests allowing a combined 11 goals against.

Lucchini has been enjoying a strong start to the season with Belleville (AHL) collecting seven goals, 23 points, and a -11 plus/minus through 24 games prior to his promotion. If he does make the Senators' lineup, the 27-year-old will be making his NHL debut.

Denisenko has three goals, eight assists, 12 PIMs and is a -10 plus/minus through 24 games with Charlotte (AHL) prior to being called up Tuesday. The 2018 1st round pick (15th overall) has eight career NHL games prior to this season, collecting four assists and four PIMs.

Denisenko has three goals, eight assists, 12 PIMs and is a -10 plus/minus through 24 games with Charlotte (AHL) prior to being called up Tuesday. The 2018 1st round pick (15th overall) has eight career NHL games prior to this season, collecting four assists and four PIMs.

Lauzon left the Predators' previous contest after only 8:48 TOI due to an upper-body injury and will miss Monday's contest as he is day-to-day. The 25-year-old has one assist, 37 PIMs and 20 SOG through 21 games this season.

Gravel has six assists, 10 PIMs and a -1 plus/minus through 22 games with the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) prior to his promotion. Gravel brings 109 games of NHL experience to the Predators' lineup, with one goal, 12 assists and 120 SOG during that span.

This will be Englund's second stint with the Avalanche after putting up one assist and five PIMs through six games earlier this season. He had a goal, two assists and 47 PIMs with the Colorado Eagles prior to his promotion.

Saros stopped 34 of 35 shots (.971 SV%) to pick up his fifth win in six starts as he beat Anaheim in his previous start. The 27-year-old has been much better as of late and holds an 8-6-2 record with a 2.92 GAA and .910 SV%. He takes on the red-hot New Jersey Devils who are on a three-game winning streak and have won 16 of their last 17 games played.

Saros allowed three goals on 27 shots (.889 SV%) as he collected his third win in four starts with a victory over Arizona his previous time out. His up-and-down season has had a lot more ups as of late as he has improved his record to 7-6-2 with a .905 SV% and 3.06 GAA. He takes on the struggling Anaheim Ducks who have lost five of their last six games prior to Tuesday.

Englund will head back down to the Colorado Eagles (AHL) after picking up one assist through four games along with a -1 plus/minus. He heads back to the AHL where he had a goal and two assists along with 38 PIMs in 12 games prior to his previous promotion.

Allison last played on November 12th when he was forced to leave Philadelphia's game due to a hip/pointer and oblique muscle stain. It was announced Tuesday that the third-year winger would be out for 2-3 weeks due to both injuries as the Flyers' injuries continue to pile up. In 14 games this season, he had three goals and four points with a +4 plus/minus.

Saros stopped 36 of 39 shots (.923 SV%) as he snapped a three-game winning streak with an overtime loss to Tampa Bay his last time out. The Swiss netminder has not played like his usual dominant self this season, shown by his .906 SV%, 3.09 GAA and 6-6-2 record. He draws a very promising matchup against the Arizona Coyotes who rank last in the NHL in shots per game (24.1) and third last in goals for (2.56).