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Vancouver Canucks vs Nashville Predators prediction

Vancouver Canucks3–10–1 · Home Nashville Predators4–3–5 · Away09:00 PMDec 10

Lines

Lines from the last game · may change

Vancouver Canucks

Last game: Oct 27

31MerilainenProjected

74DeBruskLW

40PetterssonC

6BoeserRW

1st line

7:20 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
74	Jake DeBrusk LW	14:43	3	5	8
40	Elias Pettersson C	16:23	4	11	15
6	Brock Boeser RW	15:25	4	7	11

34 points this season

18O'ConnorLW

77ChytilC JL88LekkerimäkiRW

2nd line

8:41 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
18	Drew O'Connor LW	13:45	1	2	3
77	Filip Chytil C	15:36	0	2	2
88	Jonathan Lekkerimäki RW	15:55	6	5	11

16 points this season

LÖ92ÖhgrenLW LK94KarlssonC MR23RossiRW

3rd line

8:47 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
92	Liam Öhgren LW	10:09	3	3	6
94	Linus Karlsson C	14:24	3	6	9
23	Marco Rossi RW	14:03	3	2	5

20 points this season

47CotterLW

63SassonC AB13BainsRW

4th line

4:24 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
47	Paul Cotter LW	9:36	4	3	7
63	Max Sasson C	9:17	4	1	5
13	Arshdeep Bains RW	6:58	1	2	3

15 points this season

4OleksiakD TW5WillanderD

1st pair

14:32 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
4	Jamie Oleksiak D	17:34	2	3	5
5	Tom Willander D	17:21	0	3	3

8 points this season

8BuiumD VM90ManciniD

2nd pair

9:45 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
8	Zeev Buium D	17:50	0	4	4
90	Victor Mancini D	10:21	0	0	0

4 points this season

17HronekD

EP25PetterssonD

3rd pair

8:53 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
17	Filip Hronek D	17:34	1	9	10
25	Elias Pettersson D	10:13	–	–	–

40PetterssonF JL88LekkerimäkiF

6BoeserF

74DeBruskF

17HronekD

Power play unit 1

4:21 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
40	Elias Pettersson F	16:23	4	11	15
88	Jonathan Lekkerimäki F	15:55	6	5	11
6	Brock Boeser F	15:25	4	7	11
74	Jake DeBrusk F	14:43	3	5	8
17	Filip Hronek D	17:34	1	9	10

55 points this season

77ChytilF LK94KarlssonF MR23RossiF

47CotterF

8BuiumD

Power play unit 2

2:46 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
77	Filip Chytil F	15:36	0	2	2
94	Linus Karlsson F	14:24	3	6	9
23	Marco Rossi F	14:03	3	2	5
47	Paul Cotter F	9:36	4	3	7
8	Zeev Buium D	17:50	0	4	4

27 points this season

Penalty kill unit 1: No such unit in that game.

Penalty kill unit 2: No such unit in that game.

Goalies: Leevi Merilainen #31 (Projected) · Kevin Lankinen #32 (Backup)

Nashville Predators

Last game: Oct 27

1st line

8:31 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
91	Steven Stamkos LW	20:18	7	7	14
90	Ryan O'Reilly C	24:10	7	6	13
22	Mavrik Bourque RW	17:12	0	2	2

29 points this season

9ForsbergLW

14KerfootC

81MarchessaultRW

2nd line

3:10 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
9	Filip Forsberg LW	22:47	3	9	12
14	Alexander Kerfoot C	16:30	2	2	4
81	Jonathan Marchessault RW	17:27	1	3	4

20 points this season

AE84EdströmLW

18DruryC

79ColtonRW

3rd line

7:58 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
84	Adam Edström LW	16:32	4	0	4
18	Jack Drury C	20:05	2	1	3
79	Ross Colton RW	13:48	1	2	3

10 points this season

4th line: No such unit in that game.

59JosiD AW2WilsbyD

1st pair

12:47 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
59	Roman Josi D	26:07	1	10	11
2	Adam Wilsby D	22:40	0	4	4

15 points this season

76SkjeiD

48PerbixD

2nd pair

6:55 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
76	Brady Skjei D	19:47	0	3	3
48	Nick Perbix D	18:44	0	0	0

3 points this season

DH52HuntD

41HagueD

3rd pair

7:08 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
52	Daemon Hunt D	14:45	0	0	0
41	Nicolas Hague D	12:13	0	1	1

1 points this season

Power play unit 1

4:30 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
90	Ryan O'Reilly F	24:10	7	6	13
9	Filip Forsberg F	22:47	3	9	12
91	Steven Stamkos F	20:18	7	7	14
81	Jonathan Marchessault F	17:27	1	3	4
59	Roman Josi D	26:07	1	10	11

54 points this season

Power play unit 2

0:33 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
22	Mavrik Bourque F	17:12	0	2	2
14	Alexander Kerfoot F	16:30	2	2	4
79	Ross Colton F	13:48	1	2	3
71	Matthew Wood F	10:39	1	2	3
76	Brady Skjei D	19:47	0	3	3

15 points this season

Penalty kill unit 1

3:00 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
18	Jack Drury F	20:05	2	1	3
14	Alexander Kerfoot F	16:30	2	2	4
76	Brady Skjei D	19:47	0	3	3
48	Nick Perbix D	18:44	0	0	0

10 points this season

90O'ReillyF AE84EdströmF

59JosiD AW2WilsbyD

Penalty kill unit 2

1:01 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
90	Ryan O'Reilly F	24:10	7	6	13
84	Adam Edström F	16:32	4	0	4
59	Roman Josi D	26:07	1	10	11
2	Adam Wilsby D	22:40	0	4	4

32 points this season

Goalies: Juuse Saros #74 (Projected) · Justus Annunen #29 (Backup)

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How we read the lines

From the NHL’s shift charts, the three forwards and the two defencemen who shared the most 5-on-5 ice time, ranked by time on ice. Coaches shuffle lines often, so treat them as a guide until puck drop. Power-play and penalty-kill units: the five (on the power play) or four (on the penalty kill) skaters who were on the ice together the longest in that situation. TOI: ice time in that game. G, A, P: goals, assists and points this season.

Photo credits (27)

Jake DeBrusk · Meowwcat, CC BY-SA 4.0
Elias Pettersson · Matt.davs, CC BY-SA 4.0
Brock Boeser · Minda Haas Kuhlmann from Omaha, CC BY 2.0
Drew O'Connor · Sandro Halank , Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Filip Chytil · Tlop2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
Paul Cotter · Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Max Sasson · Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Jamie Oleksiak · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0
Zeev Buium · SecretName101, CC BY 4.0
Filip Hronek · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Leevi Meriläinen · Hockeywithry, CC BY 4.0
Kevin Lankinen · HickoryOughtShirt?4, CC BY-SA 4.0
Steven Stamkos · Lisa Gansky, CC BY-SA 2.0
Ryan O'Reilly · Fanny Schertzer, CC BY 3.0
Mavrik Bourque · Cass, CC BY-SA 4.0
Filip Forsberg · JennG, CC BY-SA 2.0
Alexander Kerfoot · Quintin Soloviev, CC BY-SA 4.0
Jonathan Marchessault · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Jack Drury · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Ross Colton · U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Hastings, Public domain
Roman Josi · Christophe95, CC BY-SA 3.0
Brady Skjei · Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Nick Perbix · U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Hastings, Public domain
Nicolas Hague · Jfvoll, CC BY-SA 4.0
Matthew Wood · SecretName101, CC BY 4.0
Juuse Saros · Coordinator50, CC BY 4.0
Justus Annunen · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0

Goalie duel

Projected

Projected from recent starts · confirmed at puck drop

Leevi Merilainen VAN

.900 save percentage

3.35 GAA · 2–3–1 · 7 starts

Juuse Saros NAS

.906 save percentage

2.81 GAA · 3–2–4 · 9 starts

Teams do not name their goalie before the game. We expect the No. 1 unless his team played the night before, when the back-up usually starts; last season that call was right about two times in three. Our win chances do not depend on it.

Photo credits (2)