Overview
- The Nashville Predators play the St. Louis Blues at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday night while Nashville tries to snap a three-game losing streak.
- Nashville elevated goaltender Justus Annunen off injured reserve on Oct. 15 and he could back up or replace Juuse Saros, who has started nearly every game so far.
- St. Louis arrives with its starter undecided between Jordan Binnington and Joel Hofer and with Mason McTavish leading the club in early scoring.
- Both teams are managing injuries that affect depth and pairings, with the Predators listing Mavrik Bourque day-to-day and William Trudeau week-to-week while the Blues have several regulars out and Pavel Buchnevich’s status uncertain.
- Justin Barron, claimed off waivers from Nashville on Sept. 27, will face his former team tonight and his early play has earned praise from Blues coach Jim Montgomery, which could alter St. Louis’s defensive mix during this volatile early stretch.