Nashville Predators (4-8-1, in the Central Division) vs. Florida Panthers (9-3-1, in the Atlantic Division)
Sunrise, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
SPORTSBOOK LINE: Panthers -188, Predators +156; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers are looking to build upon a five-game win streak with a victory against the Nashville Predators.
Florida is 9-3-1 overall and 3-1-1 at home. The Panthers have given up 41 goals while scoring 48 for a +7 scoring differential.
Nashville is 1-2-1 in road games and 4-8-1 overall. The Predators have given up 44 goals while scoring 31 for a -13 scoring differential.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting of the season between the two clubs.
TOP PERFORMERS: Anton Lundell has scored six goals with seven assists for the Panthers. Uvis Balinskis has over the past 10 games.
Filip Forsberg has six goals and four assists for the Predators. Juuso Parssinen has scored goals over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 8-1-1, averaging 3.9 goals, 6.5 assists, 3.9 penalties and 8.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
Predators: 4-5-1, averaging 2.5 goals, 3.9 assists, 4.6 penalties and 11.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
INJURIES: Panthers: None listed.
Predators: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.