The Nashville Predators face the Ottawa Senators with both teams looking to improve on rocky seasons. The Predators have a 26-22-1 record and with only five wins in their last 10 games, they have fallen into fifth place in the Central Division. The Senators have an 18-25-2 record and with only four wins in their last 10 games, they have the worst record in the Atlantic Division. Both teams look to improve in their divisions and head into the All-Star break strong and the upcoming game should be a good one as a result.
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The Predators are having a rough season with their offense struggling, scoring only 2.98 goals per game with only seven goals in the last four games. Filip Forsberg, Ryan O'Reilly, and Gustav Nyquist have scored 52 goals and 77 assists but the rest of the offense has struggled. Only six skaters have nine goals or more and opponents can limit the top-heavy offense as a result.
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The offense has struggled but the defense has let the Predators down this season, allowing 3.10 goals per game including 10 goals in the last three games. Roman Josi and Ryan McDonagh have combined for 4.7 defensive point shares but the rest of the unit has struggled, allowing opponents to find open shots on the net with ease. The one bright spot has been the play of goaltender Juuse Saros who has a .904 save percentage and a 2.91 goals-against average on 1071 shots with 0.4 goals saved above average.