NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - JANUARY 30: Nick Bonino #13 of the Nashville Predators helps defend the net against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on January 30, 2020 in Newark, New Jersey. The Predators defeated the Devils 6-5 in the shoot-out. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Now that we know the opponent for the play-in round we can make some predictions about what the Nashville Predators need to do to advance past the Coyotes.
We have no way of knowing how well the Nashville Predators will do when they return, but we can speculate.
When NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced the league’s Return To Play plan, several questions were answered.