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GAME DAY INFORMATION
Game Day: Jan 9
Game Time: 6 PM
Location: Bridgestone Arena
Radio: 630 Ched.
TV: SN One, SN East, NBCSN
SEASON SERIES
Tied 0-1
Dec 14 Nash 4 Edm 0 in Edmonton
Season stats: Stats Comparison - Oilers at Predators
Players head to head: Head to Head - Oilers at Predators
OILERS V HAWKS DETAILED STATS PACK:
Game Notes - Oilers at Predators
18-22-3, 6th in Pacific Division
9-10-2 on Road
4-5-1 Last 10
2 game losing skid, Lost last game 4-1 in Chicago
Leading Scorer: Connor McDavid 47 pts (14G/33A)
Key Injuries: None
Interesting Stat: McDavid is without a goal in his past 7 games.
Oilers Projected Lines per Oilers.com
Maroon-McDavid-Drasaitl
Lucic-RNH-Puljujarvi
Khaira-Strome-Cammalleri
Cagguilla-Letestu-Kassian
Nurse-Larsson
Klefbom-Benning
Sekera-Russell
Starting Goalie
Cam Talbot (15-15-2 / 3.12 GAA / .902 Sv%)
24-11-6, 3rd in Central Division
12-4-2 at home
4-4-2 Last 10
Won last game v Los Angeles 4-3
Leading Scorer: Filip Forsberg (15-19-34)
Key Injuries: Filip Forsberg
Interesting Stat: Nashville has won 10 consecutive games against Edmonton, its longest active winning streak against an opponent.
Preds Projected Lines based on Preds.com
Forwards
Pontus Aberg - Ryan Johansen - Viktor Arvidsson
Kevin Fiala - Kyle Turris - Craig Smith
Scott Hartnell - Nick Bonino - Colton Sissons
Miikka Salomaki - Calle Jarnkrok - Austin Watson
Defense
Roman Josi - Ryan Ellis
Mattias Ekholm - P.K. Subban
Alexei Emelin - Yannick Weber
Starting Goaltender
Pekka Rinne (20-8-3 / 2.43 GAA / .922 Sv%)
Referees
Francois St.Laurant (38) Francis Charron (6)
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey (50) Shandor Alphonso (52)
Quotes
Oilers head coach Todd McLellan said that the time away from the rink on Monday - the team's first day off in 11 days coming out of a Christmas break that's seen them win once in seven tries (1-5-1) - was helpful for two reasons. "One, just for the physical fatigue, we need an opportunity to rest our bodies a little bit. But also the mental part. Just to get away from the rink, get away from the media and the questions and get some therapy that way."
"Having the day off yesterday, it's easy to bury the last two. You watch clips to review your game and where it's at but you're coming into this one very fresh," Letestu remarked.
Sekera missed Sunday's game because Coach McLellan wanted to give him a break after he hadn't missed a game or practice since returning just before the Christmas break.
"There's three parts to it," McLellan said of sitting Sekera on Sunday. "There's the injury and the ability to give it a rest. It's taxing, the amount of hockey he's played coming back. We were in four games in six nights, we were in a back-to-back situation. Also, the rest of his body. You can't just focus on his knee. There's other parts of the body that get sore and you get worn down a little bit. So think the day did him well. It wasn't the best situation for us as a group because we like how he plays and what he brings to the table but we have to look at the big picture. We've got 40-some games left and we need him healthy."
As for Caggiula, the head coach said he was looking for more consistency out of him.
"Drake will come back and play and he can be a real factor. Some of his best games came after he came back into the lineup in early December. For a young player that's entering his second year and been injured a few times, he's got to learn to be a lot more consistent. We're talking a lot about the players that come in and out of the lineup; we need that from everybody."
McLellan added he wants that consistency out of everybody.
"Not just Drake Caggiula or Anton Slepyshev, the ones that go in and out. We need it from the ones that are playing 17, 18, 19 minutes a night on a consistent nightly basis to provide it, too.
"Often the focus is on the guys that go out and come back in. It needs to be on some others as well."
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