Anaheim Ducks (5-10-1, eighth in the Pacific Division) vs. Nashville Predators (7-8-1, sixth in the Central Division)
Nashville, Tennessee; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Anaheim Ducks hit the road against the Nashville Predators looking to break a three-game road slide.
Nashville has a 7-8-1 record overall and a 6-3-2 record in home games. The Predators are sixth in NHL play serving 12.2 penalty minutes per game.
Anaheim has a 5-10-1 record overall and a 2-9-1 record in road games. The Ducks have conceded 69 goals while scoring 43 for a -26 scoring differential.
Tuesday's game is the fourth meeting between these teams this season. The Predators won the last meeting 6-3.
TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Duchene has scored five goals with 10 assists for the Predators. Nino Niederreiter has four goals and one assist over the past 10 games.
Troy Terry has scored eight goals with 13 assists for the Ducks. Adam Henrique has four goals and four assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Predators: 6-3-1, averaging 2.5 goals, 4.5 assists, 4.5 penalties and 11.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
Ducks: 2-8-0, averaging 2.2 goals, 3.7 assists, 5.4 penalties and 14.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.6 goals per game.
INJURIES: Predators: Mark Borowiecki: out (upper body), Yakov Trenin: day to day (lower body).
Ducks: Jamie Drysdale: out (shoulder), Urho Vaakanainen: out (undisclosed), John Moore: out (undisclosed), Derek Grant: 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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