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Nashville Predators vs Calgary Flames

Regular season · Tuesday, December 8, 2026 · Scotiabank Saddledome

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SNW · SCRIPPS

Game preview

The Nashville Predators visit the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome on Tuesday, December 8, 2026, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on SNW and SCRIPPS.

This is the first of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Predators

Game 2 of a road trip: St. Louis, now Calgary.

  1. 282026-11-28: at DET, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 292026-11-29: no game
  3. 302026-11-30: vs OTT
  4. 12026-12-01: no game
  5. 22026-12-02: no game
  6. 32026-12-03: vs CHI
  7. 42026-12-04: no game
  8. 52026-12-05: vs CBJ
  9. 62026-12-06: at STL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 72026-12-07: no game
  11. 82026-12-08: at CGY
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,439 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,692 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−1 h
body clock vs home

Flames

Another game at home.

  1. 282026-11-28: at NYR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 292026-11-29: no game
  3. 302026-11-30: no game
  4. 12026-12-01: at DET
  5. 22026-12-02: no game
  6. 32026-12-03: vs BUF
  7. 42026-12-04: no game
  8. 52026-12-05: vs WSH
  9. 62026-12-06: no game
  10. 72026-12-07: no game
  11. 82026-12-08: vs NSH
rest since last game
2 days
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
Calgary FlamesFlamesTue, Oct 13 at ANA
  1. L1Farabee#86Backlund#11Sharangovich#17
    10:49 together at 5v5
  2. L2Suniev#61Frost#16Coronato#27
    9:55 together at 5v5
  3. L3Strome#22Pospisil#76Gridin#92
    9:17 together at 5v5
  4. L4Castagna#38Klapka#43Tsyplakov#72
    5:46 together at 5v5
  1. D1Whitecloud#28Kuznetsov#37
    14:17 together at 5v5
  2. D2Bahl#7Nemec#71
    13:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Middleton#55Parekh#19
    10:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Farabee LFrost CCoronato RGridin RParekh D1:30

Penalty kill

  1. 1Farabee LBacklund CWhitecloud DBahl D2:43
  2. 2Farabee LPospisil CMiddleton DWhitecloud D0:42

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NSHCGY

Settled lines

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

NSH 43% (most shuffled)CGY 69% (16th 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)CGY 1:35 left (8th latest · 17 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NSH 48.7s (14th longest)CGY 44.8s (2nd shortest)
← 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)CGY 24% (2nd least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series