Nashville Predators (27-38-8, in the Central Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (30-36-9, in the Metropolitan Division)
Philadelphia; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Flyers host the Nashville Predators after Matvei Michkov scored two goals in the Flyers' 7-4 win against the Buffalo Sabres.
Philadelphia has gone 18-19-1 at home and 30-36-9 overall. The Flyers have a 9-14-3 record in games they serve more penalty minutes than their opponents.
Nashville is 9-22-5 in road games and 27-38-8 overall. The Predators have committed 284 total penalties (3.9 per game) to rank fourth in league play.
Monday's game is the second time these teams meet this season. The Flyers won 3-2 in overtime in the previous meeting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Owen Tippett has 20 goals and 19 assists for the Flyers. Ryan Poehling has five goals and three assists over the last 10 games.
Filip Forsberg has 28 goals and 39 assists for the Predators. Thomas Novak has scored four goals with one assist over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Flyers: 3-6-1, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.6 assists, three penalties and 6.2 penalty minutes while giving up 4.1 goals per game.
Predators: 3-6-1, averaging 1.8 goals, 3.3 assists, 3.7 penalties and 11.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.
INJURIES: Flyers: 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.
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