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Saros will start vs. Colorado on Saturday.
Nashville Predators News
Wilsby (upper-body) has been placed on IR and will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season.
L'Heureux (upper-body) has been placed on IR and is considered week-to-week.
Wilsby (upper-body) was a full participant in Tuesday's practice.
Wilsby missed the final two games before the 4Nations break, but was back at practice on Tuesday, suggesting that he'll be available for Saturday's game vs. the Avalanche. Wilsby has five points (1G / 4A) in 23 games this season.
Evangelista (lower-body) was a full participant in Tuesday's practice.
Evangelista missed the final three games before the 4Nations break, but was back at practice on Tuesday, suggesting that he'll be available for Saturday's game vs. the Avalanche. Evangelista has 15 points (5G / 10A) in 41 games this season.
Lauzon is expected to miss the next 4-6 months with a lower-body injury.
Nashville announced Tuesday that defenseman Jeremy Lauzon's 2024-25 season has come to an end due to the expectation that he will miss the next four to six months due to a lower-body injury. The 27-year-old shutdown defender had been struggling to create any offensive output in his 28 games before his injury, with just one assist, 25 SOG and 37 PIMs.
The Predators have claimed Andreas Englund off waivers from the Kings.
Englund has appeared in 11 NHL games this season, scoring just one goal. In his nine-year NHL career, Englund has 18 points (2G / 16A) in 173 games with the Senators, Avalanche, Blackhawks, and Kings.
The Predators have signed Wilsby to a two-year contract extension ($775,00 AAV).
L'Heureux (upper-body) is out vs. Buffalo and considered day-to-day.
Wiesblatt will draw into Nashville's lineup on Saturday vs. Buffalo.
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Annunen will start vs. Buffalo on Saturday.
Wiesblatt has been recalled from Milwaukee (AHL).
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Annunen is expected to start vs. Buffalo on Saturday.
Barron will draw into the Predators lineup on Friday.
Barron will slot in for Adam Wilsby, who was a late scratch due to an upper-body injury. Barron has two goals and three assists in 16 games with the Predators this season.
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Wilsby (upper-body) will not play in Chicago on Friday.
Wilsby was a surprise scratch on Friday, with the team not announcing his absence prior to warmups. He is considered day-to-day with the injury.
Goalie Start
Saros will start in Chicago on Friday.
Saros will be looking to secure his first win since January 18th when the Predators travel to Chicago on Friday. Saros was tagged with his fourth-consecutive defeat in his last start, allowing four goals on 38 shots in a 5-2 loss to the Senators on Monday. The 29-year-old netminder owns a disappointing 11-22-6 record on the season to go along with a .901 SV%. Thankfully, Saros has a great chance of finally getting back in the win column on Friday as the Predators enter action at -190 on the money line.
Kemell is expected to make his NHL debut on Friday in Chicago.
Kemell was the 17th overall pick of the Predators in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The 20-year-old Finnish forward has yet to play an NHL game and has 25 points (9G / 16A) in 38 games with the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) this season.
Kemell has been recalled from Milwaukee (AHL).
Kemell was the 17th overall pick of the Predators in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The 20-year-old Finnish forward has yet to play an NHL game and has 25 points (9G / 16A) in 38 games with the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) this season.
Haula (ankle) will return to the Devils lineup on Tuesday.
Haula has not played since January 4th due to an ankle injury but has been practicing the past several days and will return to the lineup on Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 33-year-old Finnish forward is averaging 14:27 time-on-ice, recording 11 points (5G / 6A), 22 blocks, and 67 hits in 42 games this season.
Haula (ankle) will be a game-time decision in Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
Haula has not played since January 4th due to an ankle injury but has been practicing the past several days and could return to the lineup on Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 33-year-old Finnish forward is averaging 14:27 time-on-ice, recording 11 points (5G / 6A), 22 blocks, and 67 hits in 42 games this season.