The Nashville Predators host the New Jersey Devils tonight. It’s the second half of a back-to-back for the Devils, who were missing starting goalie Vítek Vanu011bu010dek last night, due to a combination of illness and injury, against the Seattle Kraken.
They recalled 23-year-old Akira Schmid from their AHL team, but didn’t skate this morning, so it’s uncertain whether his fellow youth Nico Daws will start two in a row, Schmid will play this one, or Vanu011bu010dek will be able to return. Daws had a great night last night, allowing only one goal in the win, and has actually had the best season of the three Devils goalies so far, with a .