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Nashville Predators vs New York Rangers

Regular season · Friday, December 18, 2026 · Madison Square Garden

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MSGSN · MSG 2 · SCRIPPS

Game preview

The Nashville Predators visit the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Friday, December 18, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on MSGSN, MSG 2 and SCRIPPS.

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

Rest and travel

Predators

First game of a road trip.

  1. 82026-12-08: at CGY
  2. 92026-12-09: no game
  3. 102026-12-10: at VAN
  4. 112026-12-11: no game
  5. 122026-12-12: at SEA
  6. 132026-12-13: no game
  7. 142026-12-14: no game
  8. 152026-12-15: vs SEA
  9. 162026-12-16: no game
  10. 172026-12-17: no game
  11. 182026-12-18: at NYR
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~760 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~760 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Rangers

First home game after a 2-game road trip (New Jersey and Philadelphia).

  1. 82026-12-08: at CAR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 92026-12-09: no game
  3. 102026-12-10: no game
  4. 112026-12-11: at DET
  5. 122026-12-12: no game
  6. 132026-12-13: vs CBJ
  7. 142026-12-14: no game
  8. 152026-12-15: at NJD
  9. 162026-12-16: at PHI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 172026-12-17: no game
  11. 182026-12-18: vs NSH
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~86 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~173 mi
on this 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
New York RangersRangersTue, Oct 13 vs TBL
  1. L1Zibanejad#93Dorofeyev#16Perreault#94
    10:41 together at 5v5
  2. L2Kartye#24Lafrenière#13Miller#10
    9:44 together at 5v5
  3. L3Cuylle#50Laba#42Tolvanen#17
    8:53 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewRempe#73Beaudoin#53Bjorkstrand#28
    2:31 together at 5v5
  1. D1Pettersson#26Durzi#5
    16:31 together at 5v5
  2. D2Gavrikov#44Fox#23
    12:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Schneider#4Smits#12
    9:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Lafrenière LZibanejad CMiller CPerreault RFox D2:48
  2. 2Cuylle LBjorkstrand RTolvanen RPerreault RDurzi D0:30

Penalty kill

  1. 1Kartye LTolvanen RGavrikov DFox D0:45
  2. 2Kartye LTolvanen RPettersson DSchneider D0:38

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NSHNYR

Settled lines

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

NSH 43% (most shuffled)NYR 75% (6th 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)NYR 1:36 left (9th latest · 22 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NSH 48.7s (14th longest)NYR 47.0s (8th 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)NYR 28% (14th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series