This is the opener of a back-to-back, which concludes tomorrow night against Carolina. After that, the Ducks won't play against until Jan. 27 in San Jose because of the bye week and All-Star break. The Ducks come in with a 17-24-5 record (39 points) and a 2-7-1 mark over their past 10.
The Predators are looking to claw their way back into the playoff race. Despite a 4-2 loss on Tuesday night in Edmonton, they remain a handful of points behind the first and second wild card teams. Nashville brings a 21-17-7 record (49 points) into tonight's game, including a 4-5-1 mark in its past 10. Roman Josi paces the Predators in scoring with 46 points (14g/32a) in 45 games. He posted a franchise-setting 12-game point streak (7g/12a) from Dec. 16-Jan. 9, the longest point streak by a defenseman in the NHL this season and the longest by a blueliner since Philadelphia's Shayne Gostisbehere (15 games) in 2015-16.
Tonight's meeting is the finale of a three-game season series between the Ducks and Predators, which has seen each club win on home ice. They first met on Oct. 22 at Bridgestone Arena, a 6-1 Predators victory. The Ducks returned the favor with a 5-4 shootout win at Honda Center on Jan. 5.
The Ducks own a 41-26-8 all-time record vs. the Predators, including a 13-18-5 mark at Bridgestone Arena. With 48 points (15g/33a) in 42 career games, Ryan Getzlaf leads active Ducks in career scoring vs. Nashville.
