The Nashville Predators had a chance to build off of a costly win on Saturday morning tonight, back at home against the Arizona Coyotes, but squandered it. Filip Forsberg, injured on Saturday, was replaced by Phil Tomasino. For a rookie in this situation, Tomasino looked fine, but much of the rest of the team could have looked better.
After the anthems, a tribute video to PK Subban—both as a player on the team and a participant in the Nashville community—played to the sound of loud cheers from the crowd. Subban, back in town for the day after announcing his retirement at the start of the season, greeted the crowd before the puck drop, which highlighted his Blueline Buddies program.