The Nashville Predators, their roster depleted by trades, head south to take on the Florida Panthers tonight.
The Panthers are clawing for position in a busy Atlantic Division, much like Tuesday night’s opponent the Pittsburgh Penguins were in the Metro. Matthew Tkachuk has been phenomenal for them, but he can’t carry the team by himself, and there’s a big gap in production between him and players like Carter Verhaeghe, Aleksander Barkov (who missed Tuesday’s game with an injury), and Brandon Montour.
They’ve had some struggles in goal, with Sergei Bobrovsky carrying the starter’s load but only managing a .