Overview
- Puck drop is 1:00 p.m. ET at Canadian Tire Centre, with TV on FanDuel Sports Network South and streaming on Fubo.
- Nashville enters off a 3-2 overtime loss to the Utah Mammoth, highlighted by rookie Brady Martin’s first NHL point and Luke Evangelista’s season debut following his Oct. 4 signing.
- Ottawa is looking to rebound after being routed by Florida, as Shane Pinto opened the season with consecutive two-goal games for a franchise first.
- Early goaltending form contrasts, with Senators starter Linus Ullmark allowing 10 goals for an .808 save percentage through two games as Juuse Saros steadies the Predators.
- Projected lineups list Ottawa’s Tyler Kleven set for his season debut, Drake Batherson still out with an upper-body issue, and Nashville’s Nicolas Hague sidelined with an upper-body injury.