星／主役にするs hope to prey on struggling Predators
As banged up as the Nashville Predators are at the moment, 避けるing their longest losing streak of the season might be difficult against a Dallas 星／主役にするs squad that finally has something 肯定的な to build on.
Without another 重要な contributor in the 顔触れ, the visiting Predators look to keep from 苦しむing a fourth straight 敗北・負かす Sunday night against the 星／主役にするs, who will try to 勝利，勝つ 支援する-to-支援する games for the first time since January.
After 許すing nine 連合させるd goals to 勝利，勝つ four of its final five games in February, Nashville has been outscored 15-8 while going 0-3-0 in March.
Eeli Tolvanen 登録（する）d his fourth goal to open the 得点する／非難する／２０ing Saturday versus Florida, but the visiting Panthers 地位，任命するd the next four in 手渡すing the Predators a 6-2 敗北・負かす.
"It's 失望させるing 権利 now," Predators captain Roman Josi said afterward. "We're 失望させるd with the way we're playing 権利 now. We need to find a way to get out of this together. It's 明白に not the way we want to play 権利 now. We know it's in the room."
Nashville played Saturday without high-定価つきの 退役軍人 Matt Duchene, who has just eight points in 23 games and is 予定するd to 行方不明になる 3-to-5 weeks with a lower-団体／死体 傷害. The Predators are also minus defenseman Ryan Ellis (upper 団体／死体), 今後 Luke Kunin (lower 団体／死体) and goalie Juuse Saros (upper 団体／死体).
A healthy Pekka Rinne stopped 26 of 32 発射s on Saturday, and he has a 4.43 goals-against 普通の／平均（する） while losing each of his last four 外見s. He 許すd two goals on eight 発射s in 取って代わるing Saros during a 7-0 loss at Dallas on Jan. 22. However, 現在の backup Kasimir Kaskisuo could make his first start since November 2019 in his only 事前の NHL game, a 6-1 loss at Pittsburgh while with Toronto.
Nashville was outscored 10-2 while losing two January 会合s at Dallas. Filip Forsberg 得点する／非難する／２０d one of his team-high 10 goals on the season at Dallas, and has one with four 補助装置s in his last two contests.
This contes t kicks off a stretch of eight 連続した road games, beginning and ending at Dallas. The Predators are two points ahead of the 星／主役にするs, who snapped a four-game slide with Saturday's 5-0 大勝する of Columbus.
Roope Hintz had a goal with an 補助装置 and Joe Pavelski 得点する／非難する／２０d on the 力／強力にする play for his team-high 11th of the season for the 星／主役にするs, who were outscored 13-4 over their previous four contests. It was a much-needed result for Dallas, which is 2-7-3 since the start of February, and snapped an 0-3-3 home rut.
The 星／主役にするs last won 連続した games while starting 4-0-0 from Jan. 22-28.
"We were going to take a 勝利，勝つ any way we can get it now," said Pavelski, who leads the NHL with nine 力／強力にする-play goals.
Pavelski has 記録，記録的な／記録するd seven (three goals, four 補助装置s) of his team-主要な 22 points against the Predators this season.
新人 backup Jake Oettinger made 21 saves for his first NHL shutout in his seventh career start on Saturday.
"It's nice to get a 勝利，勝つ," Oettinger said. "Hopefully, we can 動揺させる a few more off here."
It's likely Oettinger will give way to Anton Khudobin, who has a 3.39 goals-against 普通の／平均（する） during a three-game losing streak. Khudobin, though, has stopped 49 of 51 発射s while in 逮捕する for both 2021 勝利，勝つs over the Predators.
--Field Level マスコミ
