Washington Capitals (14-8-4, fifth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Nashville Predators (17-13, fourth in the Central Division)
Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Predators -130, Capitals +107; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals visit the Nashville Predators after the Predators took down the Carolina Hurricanes 6-5 in overtime.
Nashville has gone 10-6-0 at home and 17-13 overall. The Predators have an 8-4-0 record in games decided by one goal.
Washington has a 14-8-4 record overall and a 6-4-2 record on the road. The Capitals have given up 74 goals while scoring 65 for a -9 scoring differential.
The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ryan O'Reilly has scored 13 goals with 13 assists for the Predators. Filip Forsberg has five goals and five assists over the last 10 games.
John Carlson has one goal and 14 assists for the Capitals. Tom Wilson has scored six goals and added two assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Predators: 7-3-0, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.8 assists, four penalties and 9.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
Capitals: 4-4-2, averaging 2.4 goals, four assists, 4.3 penalties and 10.5 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.
INJURIES: Predators: Kiefer Sherwood: day to day (upper-body).
Capitals: Evgeny Kuznetsov: day to day (illness), Nicklas Backstrom: out (hip), Max Pacioretty: out (achilles), Sonny Milano: out (upper body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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