Wiesblatt will draw into the lineup on Thursday alongside Kevin Gravel. They'll slot in for Roman Josi and Jonathan Marchessault who will get the night off for Nashville's season finale.
Gravel will draw into the lineup on Thursday alongside Ozzy Wiesblatt. They'll slot in for Roman Josi and Jonathan Marchessault who will get the night off for Nashville's season finale.
Marchessault was a surprise scratch on Thursday as he and Roman Josi will get the night off for the Preds season finale. Kevin Gravel and Ozzy Wiesblatt will slot into the lineup in their place.
Josi was a surprise scratch on Thursday as he and Jonathan Marchessault will get the night off for the Preds season finale. Kevin Gravel and Ozzy Wiesblatt will slot into the lineup in their place.
The Predators will turn to Saros between the pipes for the 59th time this season when they host the Ducks in their regular season finale on Thursday. Nashville's long-time number-one netminder ceded playing time to the red-hot Justus Annunen down the stretch, serving as the back-up in each of the team's last two games. Saros brings a 28-21-8 record and an .894 SV% into Thursday night's finale, where the Preds enter action at +105 on the money line.
O'Hara was a fourth-round pick, 114th overall, in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The 23-year-old forward has spent the previous three seasons playing collegiate hockey with UMass-Amherst (H-East), including scoring 51 points (22G / 29A) in 40 games in 2024-25. He has 44 points (19G / 25A) this season in 65 games with the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL).
Nieminen was Nashville's 2025 6th round pick (163rd overall) and has signed a three-year, entry-level contract on Tuesday with Nashville. The 20-year-old Finnish defensemen spent all of 2025-26 with Pelicans (Liiga) and had five goals, and 17 points in 47 games in his second season of professional hockey in Finland.
Annunen has surprisingly outplayed Juuse Saros in the past few weeks, and with zero margin for error remaining in Nashville's season, they will turn to Annunen on Monday in a must-win game against the San Jose Sharks to keep their playoff hopes alive. The 26-year-old Annunen saved 21 of 22 shots (.955 SV%) in his most recent outing, a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild. Since mid-March, Annunen has an outstanding 1.59 GAA and .949 SV% in seven games (4-3-0). The Predators enter Monday's contest as -146 home favourites against a San Jose Sharks team that has lost three straight (0-2-1), severely hampering their playoff hopes.
Fink was a seventh round pick of the Predators in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. The 21-year-old forward played three years of collegiate hockey with Pennsylvania State University, and recently made his professional debut in the AHL with the Milwaukee Admirals, where he has 10 points (3G / 7A) in six games.
Annunen has surprisingly outplayed Juuse Saros in the past few weeks, and with zero margin for error remaining in Nashville's season, they will turn to Annunen on Monday in a must-win game against the San Jose Sharks to keep their playoff hopes alive. The 26-year-old Annunen saved 21 of 22 shots (.955 SV%) in his most recent outing, a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild. Since mid-March, Annunen has an outstanding 1.59 GAA and .949 SV% in seven games (4-3-0). The Predators enter Monday's contest as -146 home favourites against a San Jose Sharks team that has lost three straight (0-2-1), severely hampering their playoff hopes.
Annunen stopped all 43 shots that he faced in a 5-0 shutout win over the Ducks on Tuesday. Annunen has quietly been one of the best goalies in the league since the start of February, going 5-5-0 while ranking second in the NHL in GAA (2.02) and SV% .934 SV% among goalies with at least 10 starts. Tonight he'll look to keep the Predators season alive vs. the Wild, who he is 1-1-1 with a 3.39 GAA and .907 SV% against in his career.
Hague missed the last two games with an upper-body injury, but could play Saturday in Utah. Hague is considered a game-time decision, so monitor his status as the Predators hit the ice for warmups at 4:30 PM ET.
Josi was a late scratch for Thursday's game in Anaheim, but could play Saturday in Utah. Josi, who is on a four-game point streak (1G / 5A) is considered a game-time decision. Monitor his status when the Predators hit the ice for warmups at 4:30 PM ET.
Prior to arguably Nashville's biggest game of the season, the team announced captian Roman Josi was a late scratch due to an upper-body injury and is considered day-to-day. The 35-year-old has had yet another successful season in 2025-26, with 13 goals and 54 points in 66 games played so far.
The Predators got an outstanding 43-save performance from Justus Annunen in their previous game, a 5-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks, but they will return to Saros tending the twine on Thursday against the Utah Mammoth. The 30-year-old Saros was solid in his most recent outing, saving 26 of 28 shots (.929 SV%), but did not receive enough goal support in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Los Angeles Kings. Saros has not needed to be spectacular in recent games, posting a pedestrian 2.89 GAA and .904 SV%, but still has a solid 5-1-1 record to show for it. The Predators enter Thursday's contest as +145 road underdogs against a Mammoth team that has scored six or more goals in four straight games (4-0-0).
Juuse Saros got the nod for the front-end of Nashville's back-to-back on Monday, so it will be Annunen between the pipes tonight when the Preds travel to Anaheim. Annunen was tagged with the loss in his last start, allowing three goals on 28 shots in a 3-2 loss in Tampa Bay back on March 29th. The 25-year-old netminder has appeared in 25 games this season, posting an 8-11-2 record and an .897 SV%. Annunen and the Predators enter action on Tuesday as slight underdogs at +125 on the money line.
Hague was limited to only 2:34 time-on-ice in Nashville's previous game due to an upper-body injury, and his status was uncertain for Monday's game against the Los Angeles Kings. The 27-year-old defenseman is averaging 19:38 time-on-ice and has 15 points (3G / 12A) in 62 games.
Saros has not needed to be spectacular lately, but the Predators will need him at his best on Monday in a pivotal match-up against the Los Angeles Kings that could determine the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference. The 30-year-old Saros allowed three goals on 27 shots (.889 SV%) in his previous outing, a 6-3 win over the San Jose Sharks. He has allowed three or more goals in 10 of his last 12 games (7-3-2), posting a 2.95 GAA and .901 SV%. The Predators enter Monday's contest as +121 road underdogs against a Kings team they defeated 5-4 in a shootout last week.
