Nashville Predators at Boston Bruins
· National Hockey League
Boston and Nashville face off in non-conference matchup
Nashville Predators (3-2-3, in the Central Division) vs. Boston Bruins (7-2-1, in the Atlantic Division)
Boston; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins and the Nashville Predators will play in a non-conference matchup.
Boston has a 3-1-0 record in home games and a 7-2-1 record overall. The Bruins are third in NHL play with 46 total penalties (averaging 4.6 per game).
Nashville has a 3-2-3 record overall and a 1-0-2 record on the road. The Predators have conceded 22 goals while scoring 23 for a +1 scoring differential.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
INJURIES: Bruins: None listed.
Predators: Mavrik Bourque: day to day (upper body), William Trudeau: out (upper body).
Regular Season SeriesSeries starts 10/22
Statistics
 NSH |
 BOS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 2.75 | Goals Against Average | 2.20 |
| 29.1 | Shots Against per Game | 28.0 |
| 85.2 | Penalty Kill Percentage | 80.0 |
| 4 | Power Play Goals Against | 7 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals Against | 0 |
| 2.88 | Goals For per Game | 3.60 |
| 24.4 | Shots per Game | 24.9 |
| 8 | Power Play Goals | 6 |
| 29.6 | Power Play Percentage | 21.4 |
| 2 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 59 | Penalty Minutes | 125 |
Boston Bruins Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Nashville Predators Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Mavrik Bourque, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 18 |
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