Carolina Hurricanes (21-11-1, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Nashville Predators (10-17-7, in the Central Division)
Nashville, Tennessee; Monday, 8 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hurricanes -138, Predators +117; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The Nashville Predators host the Carolina Hurricanes after the Predators took down the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 in overtime.
Nashville has gone 7-7-3 at home and 10-17-7 overall. The Predators have gone 3-4-7 in games decided by a goal.
Carolina is 21-11-1 overall and 8-7-1 in road games. The Hurricanes are 10-3-0 in games they have fewer penalties than their opponent.
The matchup Monday is the first meeting of the season between the two clubs.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jonathan Marchessault has 10 goals and 11 assists for the Predators. Ryan O'Reilly has three goals and three assists over the past 10 games.
Martin Necas has 14 goals and 30 assists for the Hurricanes. Andrei Svechnikov has scored four goals and added four assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Predators: 3-5-2, averaging 2.3 goals, 4.2 assists, three penalties and 6.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
Hurricanes: 5-5-0, averaging 2.5 goals, 4.5 assists, 3.5 penalties and 7.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
INJURIES: Predators: None listed.
Hurricanes: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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