The Hurricanes will look to head into Christmas with a win.
What - Game 34 (21-11-1)
When - 8 p.m., Monday, Dec. 23
Where - Bridgestone Arena; Nashville, TN
How to Watch - FanDuel Sports Network South
The Carolina Hurricanes will look to head into the holiday break on a positive note as they play their second straight game on Broadway, this time taking on the Nashville Predators (10-17-7).
The Canes are coming off of a 3-1 win over the New York Rangers and they are now 3-1-0 in their last four games.
Pyotr Kochetkov had a really good game in New York where he not only outdueled Igor Shesterkin but also led the Canes in scoring with a two-point night.
The Hurricanes will be hoping he can reproduce that level of performance.
The Canes also will hope that they can get their top guys going. It's been a point night in and night out it seems because the top players on the team just haven't been producing as they're expected to.
Depth-wise, Carolina has been great, but they need those top guys to get going if they want to be a top team.
On the other side of the ice, somehow the Predators are one of the worst teams in hockey.
Only one point above the bottom and with the least amount of wins in the league, Nashville has looked awful this season in what many thought would be a big year after their aggressive offseason.
But it seems like nothing is clicking in Music City.
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Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Jack Roslovic - Sebastian Aho - Seth Jarvis
Eric Robinson - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - Andrei Svechnikov
William Carrier - Tyson Jost - Jackson Blake
Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burn
Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere - Sean Walker
Pyotr Kochetkov
Dustin Tokarski
Injuries and Scratches: Jack Drury (hand), Frederik Andersen (LBI), Jesper Fast (neck)
Predators Projected Lineup
Filip Forsberg - Steven Stamkos - Jonathan Marchessault
Zachary L'Heureux - Ryan O'Reilly - Gustav Nyquist
Mark Jankowski - Tommy Novak - Luke Evangelista
Cole Smith - Michael McCarron - Colton Sissons
Jeremy Lauzon - Roman Josi
Brady Skjei - Nick Blankenburg
Adam Wilsby - Luke Schenn
Juuse Saros
Justus Annunen
Injuries and Scratches: Justin Barron, Juuso Parssinen, Ozzy Wiesblatt