{"id":378501,"date":"2025-11-14T14:31:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T14:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/378501\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T14:31:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T14:31:19","slug":"global-series-game-preview-nashville-predators-vs-pittsburgh-penguins-11-14-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/378501\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Series Game Preview: Nashville Predators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins 11\/14\/25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Who:<\/strong> <strong>Nashville Predators <\/strong>(5-9-4, 14 points, 8th place Central Division) vs <strong>Pittsburgh Penguins <\/strong>(9-5-3, 21 points, 3rd place Metropolitan Division)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Where:<\/strong> Avicii Arena, Stockholm Sweden (NHL Global Series)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>When<\/strong>: 2:00 p.m. eastern (8:00pm local time start)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>How to Watch<\/strong>: Broadcast locally Sportsnet Pittsburgh and Fanduel Sports Network South, nationally on NHL Network<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Pens\u2019 Path Ahead<\/strong>: The Pens and Preds will reset for another game in the same place on Sunday (9:00am Pittsburgh time start) and then the Pens get a few days off to come home. Eventually they\u2019ll start a three-game homestand that opens with the Minnesota Wild coming to the \u2018Burgh a week from today in their first game back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Opponent Track<\/strong>: Nashville can\u2019t be sweating a change of scenery with the way things have been going; they\u2019re just 2-6-2 in the last 10 (one win over lowly Calgary, the other in a shootout). Overall the Preds are 0-3-2 in their last five games and 1-6-2 in the last nine if you really wanted to frame it poorly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Season Series:<\/strong> These two games will be the only NSH\/PIT ones of the season. The Pens went 2-0-0 last season against the Preds (0-1-1 from the Nashville perspective).<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Hidden Stat:<\/strong> Nashville is just 2-1-2 when leading after two periods for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/stats\/teams?report=leadingtrailing&amp;reportType=season&amp;seasonFrom=20252026&amp;seasonTo=20252026&amp;gameType=2&amp;sort=winPctLeadPeriod2&amp;page=0&amp;pageSize=50\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">.400 points%<\/a> that ranks last in the NHL<\/p>\n<p>Getting to know the Predators<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Filip Forsberg &#8211; Ryan O\u2019Reilly &#8211; Luke Evangelista<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Steven Stamkos &#8211; Erik Haula &#8211; Jonathan Marchessault<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Michael Bunting &#8211; Fedor Svechkov &#8211; Matthew Wood<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Tyson Jost &#8211; Michael McCarron &#8211; Ozzy Wiesblatt<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Brady Skjei \/ Nick Perbix<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Nicolas Hague \/ Nick Blankenburg<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Spencer Stastney \/ Adam Wilsby<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Goalies: <\/strong>Juuse Saros and Justus Annunen<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Potential scratches<\/strong>: Joakim Kemell, Justin Barron<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Injured Reserve: Roman Josi, Cole Smith, Zachary L\u2019Heureux<\/p>\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Not sure if these lines remain good aftervthe last game\u2019s loss against the Rangers, the internet didn\u2019t have much updated as of yesterday. Skjei\u2019s wife, for instance, had a baby the other day and social media had him there so he may or may not even be with the team overseas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"_1eezmj01\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.pensburgh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2025\/11\/nshpit.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0.19946808510639,100,99.601063829787\" data-pswp-height=\"748.9999999999999\" data-pswp-width=\"749\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"w91vxg0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8+R8AAtcB6oaHtZcAAAAASUVORK5CYII='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nshpit.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Rookie Matthew Wood, 20, has been one of the few bright spots for Nashville. The former Pensburgh <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pensburgh.com\/2025\/6\/25\/24455482\/nhl-mock-draft-history-pensburgh-performance-penguins\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">mock draftee<\/a>, Wood is red hot coming off a hat trick in the previous game against NYR. Wood has 6G+3A in the last seven games.<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">On the other end of the spectrum, the star known as Steven Stamkos is fading away. He does have two goals in the last four games \u2014 the first broke a nine game point drought to show he\u2019s not completely gone \u2014 but his days as a dominant player look to be in the past. The tell is in his shots: Stamkos had 241, 240 and 262 shots from 2021-24 in his final three seasons in Tampa. He had just 174 last year, his first in Nashville. This year he has only 37 shots in 18 games (a pace of 168 over the season). Between limited playmakers to get him the puck and\/or age effects of being unable to quickly get release before NHL defenders can get in the way, the decline is very real for Stamkos. It\u2019s even worse drilling down, Stamkos has only 16 5v5 shots in the 18 games this season and no goals in the most common situation (he has two power play goals and one at 5v6 while his team had an empty net).<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Old friend Michael Bunting looks like he\u2019s off to a standard Michael Bunting season with a few points but nothing inspiring. Not sure I\u2019d call the Bunting\/Novak part of last year\u2019s trade a \u201close lose\u201d but it\u2019s probably at least a \u201csame, same\u201d deal for both clubs without a big win on either side, kinda some pieces changed places and everyone going about their business just the same.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"_1eezmj01\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.pensburgh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2025\/11\/nsh.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,1.120751988431,100,97.758496023138\" data-pswp-height=\"450.66666666666663\" data-pswp-width=\"676\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"w91vxg0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8+R8AAtcB6oaHtZcAAAAASUVORK5CYII='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nsh.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Dreadful stuff outside of the penalty kill. The Predators are a stale team and a bad one. They don\u2019t hit expectations on goals for or against, their goaltending isn\u2019t great, their finishing stinks as does the power play. There\u2019s certainly more problems up a level from the coaching but this chart alone points to a prime team for a mid-season coaching change to clear the air and try a new voice, especially since the charts on rate for expected and actual goals are virtually in-line with last season\u2019s poor performance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">If that happens and the Preds can even get back to a mid-tier level offense (which based on the expected goals looks possible) and some added defensive emphasis ends up helping the goaltending start anew, that could be a situation where people rave that a coaching change spurred some positive movement up the standings. However, even at this point the playoffs look unlikely.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Bryan Rust &#8211; Sidney Crosby &#8211; Ben Kindel<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Tommy Novak &#8211; Evgeni Malkin &#8211; Anthony Mantha<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Ville Koivunen &#8211; Kevin Hayes &#8211; Philip Tomasino<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Connor Dewar &#8211; Blake Lizotte &#8211; Joona Koppanen<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Parker Wotherspoon \/ Erik Karlsson<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Goalies: <\/strong>Sergei Murashov and Arturs Silovs<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Potential Scratches:<\/strong> Danton Heinen, Connor Clifton, Harrison Brunicke, Filip Larsson<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>IR:<\/strong> Filip Hallander, Tristan Jarry, Justin Brazeau, Jack St. Ivany (lower body), Rutger McGroarty (upper body), Joel Blomqvist (lower body), Rickard Rakell (hand), Caleb Jones (lower body), Noel Acciari<\/p>\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Larsson is with the NHL team, the league allows the traveling party to carry a third goalie for the overseas trip. He can\u2019t play in games barring injury.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Missing the K of HBK, reuniting two out of the three ain\u2019t bad. Hagelin works these days for the Wild as a scout.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Just two youngsters living the dream, what a league the NHL is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Who: Nashville Predators (5-9-4, 14 points, 8th place Central Division) vs Pittsburgh Penguins (9-5-3, 21 points, 3rd place&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":378502,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[114893,293,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-378501","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-game-preview","9":"tag-nhl","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-united-states","12":"tag-unitedstates","13":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115548539723391033","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=378501"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378501\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/378502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=378501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=378501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=378501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}