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Nashville Predators vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular season · Saturday, October 24, 2026 · PPG Paints Arena

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SN-PIT · SCRIPPS

Game preview

The Nashville Predators visit the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday, October 24, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on SN-PIT and SCRIPPS.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Predators

Game 2 of a road trip: Boston, now Pittsburgh.

  1. 142026-10-14: no game
  2. 152026-10-15: vs SJS
  3. 162026-10-16: no game
  4. 172026-10-17: vs STL
  5. 182026-10-18: no game
  6. 192026-10-19: no game
  7. 202026-10-20: no game
  8. 212026-10-21: no game
  9. 222026-10-22: at BOS
  10. 232026-10-23: no game
  11. 242026-10-24: at PIT
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~481 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,423 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Penguins

Another game at home.

  1. 142026-10-14: no game
  2. 152026-10-15: no game
  3. 162026-10-16: at COL
  4. 172026-10-17: at VGK, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 182026-10-18: no game
  6. 192026-10-19: at UTA
  7. 202026-10-20: no game
  8. 212026-10-21: no game
  9. 222026-10-22: vs FLA
  10. 232026-10-23: no game
  11. 242026-10-24: vs NSH
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Nashville PredatorsPredatorsTue, Oct 13 vs VGK
  1. L1Forsberg#9Hoglander#21Wood#71
    7:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewColton#79Drury#18Edstrom#84
    6:39 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewStamkos#91O'Reilly#90Kerfoot#14
    4:39 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewJosi#59Wilsby#2
    10:48 together at 5v5
  2. D2Skjei#76Perbix#48
    10:28 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHague#41Struble#3
    7:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Forsberg LStamkos CO'Reilly CMarchessault CJosi D4:22
  2. 2Kerfoot CColton CPinchuk CWood RAhcan D0:25

Penalty kill

  1. 1Kerfoot CDrury CSkjei DPerbix D2:16
  2. 2O'Reilly CEdstrom CJosi DWilsby D0:35
Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsTue, Oct 13 at CHI
  1. L1Malkin#71Novak#18Chinakhov#59
    10:00 together at 5v5
  2. L2Crosby#87Rust#17Rakell#67
    9:53 together at 5v5
  3. L3Robertson#14Dewar#19Lizotte#46
    9:30 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewKuzmenko#62Kindel#81Koivunen#41
    8:19 together at 5v5
  1. D1Girard#49Korczak#6
    13:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2Letang#58Stastney#24
    12:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3Karlsson#65Carlile#72
    10:48 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Malkin CCrosby CKindel CRakell RKarlsson D5:00
  2. 2Kuzmenko LNovak CChinakhov RKoivunen RLetang D1:40

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lizotte CRust RKorczak DCarlile D1:29
  2. 2Dewar CKindel CKorczak DCarlile D1:11

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NSHPIT

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

NSH 43% (most shuffled)PIT 70% (15th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

NSH 1:56 left (11th earliest · 16 pulls)PIT 1:56 left (10th earliest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NSH 48.7s (14th longest)PIT 51.1s (3rd longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

NSH 30% (15th most often)PIT 33% (8th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series