Sissons logged an assist in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Golden Knights.
Sissons helped out on Ryan O'Reilly's buzzer-beating empty-netter in the third period. With two goals and five assists over his last nine outings, Sissons has found a bit of a groove on offense. The defensive-minded forward is up to nine points, 40 shots on net, 54 hits, 44 blocked shots and a minus-13 rating through 42 contests. Sissons can chip in a little bit of everything, but there's no telling if he'll be able to keep up his recent success on offense.
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Predators' Gustav Nyquist: Records helper Tuesday
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Nyquist posted an assist in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Golden Knights.
Nyquist has earned a goal and four assists over his last six outings. The winger is showing a little more life on offense and continues to log time on Nashville's second line. For the season, he has 18 points, 53 shots on net and a minus-14 rating over 42 appearances. Nyquist doesn't add much outside of points, so he's not the strongest of depth options in most fantasy formats.
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Predators' Jonathan Marchessault: Nabs helper against old team
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Marchessault logged an assist and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Golden Knights.
Marchessault was able to get on the scoresheet against his former team in his first-ever game against Vegas. The winger has been hot lately with nine goals and 10 assists over his last 15 contests, and he has just one scoreless outing in that span. For the season, he's up to 14 goals, 18 helpers, 128 shots on net, 57 hits, 31 PIM and a minus-9 rating through 43 appearances, putting him on track to reach the 60-point mark for the third time in four years.
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Predators' Roman Josi: Pockets assist Tuesday
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Josi notched an assist, three blocked shots and a plus-4 rating in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Golden Knights.
Josi set up a Justin Barron tally in the second period. Through five outings in January, Josi has a goal and four assists, which already makes this month more productive than December when he was limited to two assists over nine contests. The Swiss blueliner has struggled overall compared to recent seasons but still has 29 points, 113 shots on net, 71 blocked shots, 35 hits and a minus-19 rating through 39 appearances in 2024-25.
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Predators' Justin Barron: First goal with new team
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Barron scored a goal on two shots and went plus-3 in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Golden Knights.
The goal was his first point over eight games since Nashville acquired him from Montreal. Barron has occasionally seen limited usage, but he's been listed on the top pairing alongside Roman Josi for the last couple of games. Barron has just two goals over 25 appearances in 2024-25, and he's added 24 shots on net, 28 hits, 32 blocked shots and a minus-4 rating. Fantasy managers can find more productive blueliners on the waiver wire in most formats.
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Predators' Ryan O'Reilly: Deposits empty-netter
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O'Reilly scored an empty-net goal and went plus-3 in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Golden Knights.
O'Reilly has five goals over his last six games despite failing to record a shot in two of those contests. The center is up to 13 tallies, 26 points, 73 shots on net, 38 blocked shots and a minus-12 rating through 40 appearances. With a little momentum in a second-line role, O'Reilly represents a decent depth center for fantasy, though historically the bulk of his point production has come in the form of assists.
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Predators' Filip Forsberg: Two more points in win
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Forsberg scored a goal on two shots and added an assist in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Golden Knights.
Forsberg extended his point streak to five games (three goals, four assists) with a pair of first-period points. The 30-year-old and Steven Stamkos set up each other's goals in Tuesday's contest. Forsberg is up to 12 tallies, 25 helpers, 143 shots on net, 81 hits and a minus-13 rating through 43 outings. He endured a brutal goal drought for over a month, but Forsberg looks to be back to his usual productive ways now, so fantasy managers need not fear about his production.
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Predators' Steven Stamkos: Three-point performance in win
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Stamkos scored twice, dished an assist, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Golden Knights.
Stamkos and Filip Forsberg set each other up for first-period goals. In the second, Stamkos doubled down to put the Predators up 4-0, and that goal stood as the game-winner after Vegas' comeback effort fell short. This was the 34-year-old's first multi-point effort since Dec. 27 versus the Blues. He's up to 14 goals, 14 assists, 91 shots on net, 34 hits, 25 blocked shots, 24 PIM and a minus-12 rating over 43 appearances.
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Predators' Justus Annunen: Wins over Golden Knights
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Annunen stopped 19 of 22 shots in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Golden Knights.
Annunen was able to get a positive result despite a natural hat trick by Pavel Dorofeyev. The 24-year-old Annunen had a large cushion to work with after the Predators scored the first four goals of the game, and he was just able to hold on for his fourth win in six outings. The Finnish netminder is now 10-6-0 with a 2.88 GAA and an .896 save percentage over 18 games between the Predators and the Avalanche this season. Juuse Saros is likely to return to the crease for Thursday's home game versus the Blackhawks.
Annunen will protect the home goal versus the Golden Knights on Tuesday, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
Annunen has won three of his last five outings, allowing 10 goals on 143 shots (.930 save percentage) in that span. He'll draw a tough assignment as the Golden Knights have won four of their last six games with 17 goals scored over that stretch.
Josi produced a power-play assist in a team-high 26:35 of ice time in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Capitals.
Josi has already doubled his production from December with a goal and three helpers through four games in January. The star blueliner isn't scoring at a point-per-game pace like he did last season, but his start to January could be the beginning of a productive second half in 2024-25. Josi is spearheading Nashville's back end in scoring with eight goals and 28 points through 38 appearances.
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Predators' Jonathan Marchessault: Banks apple Saturday
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Marchessault registered an assist and a team-high six shots on goal in Saturday's 4-1 loss to Washington.
Marchessault recorded the primary helper on Filip Forsberg's power-play marker in the second period. Marchessault extended his point streak to five games, and he's been held off the scoresheet only once over his last 14 games. It took some time for the 34-year-old to get adjusted to his new club, but he's been a consistent producer since the start of December after being limited to six points in each of the first two months of the campaign. The Quebec native is up to 14 goals and 17 assists through 42 games, four points back of Forsberg's team-leading total.
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Predators' Filip Forsberg: On a roll to start 2025
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Forsberg potted Nashville's lone goal in Saturday's 4-1 loss to Washington.
Forsberg scored his fifth power-play goal of the season to tie the game at 1-1 in the middle frame. The star winger has found the back of the net in back-to-back games after not scoring in 18 prior contests. He has gotten on the scoresheet in four straight games in January, generating two goals and three assists in that span. Forsberg's production has dipped in comparison to his 94-point campaign in 2023-24, but he seems to be turning the corner in the new calendar year. Through 42 games in 2024-25, Forsberg has accounted for 11 goals, 35 points, 22 PIM, 141 shots on goal, 80 hits, 27 blocked shots and a minus-14 rating.
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Predators' Juuse Saros: Light workload in defeat
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Saros conceded three goals on 15 shots in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Capitals. The fourth tally was an empty-netter.
Nashville more than doubled Washington's shot total Saturday, but Saros wasn't given enough offensive support on home ice. The 29-year-old allowed two goals at even strength and one on the power play. Saros has surrendered at least three goals in four of his last five outings, going 1-4-0 in that span. Overall, the Finnish netminder has a 9-18-6 record, .904 save percentage and 2.78 GAA through 33 appearances.
Saros will protect the home goal versus the Capitals on Saturday, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
The Capitals are on the second half of a back-to-back after losing 3-2 in overtime to the Canadiens on Friday. Saros has been in a bit of a rough patch lately, going 3-7-1 with a 3.05 GAA and an .889 save percentage over his last 11 games dating back to the start of December.
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Predators' Steven Stamkos: Expects to play
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Stamkos (undisclosed) expects to play in Saturday's matchup against Washington, Alex Daugherty of The Tennessean reports.
Stamkos participated in Saturday's morning skate after skipping Thursday's session for maintenance. Coach Andrew Brunette called Stamkos a game-time decision for Saturday's contest but added that the 34-year-old forward appeared on track to play, per Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site. Stamkos left Tuesday's 5-2 loss to Winnipeg as a precaution. He has accounted for 12 goals, 25 points, 88 shots on net, 24 blocked shots and 34 hits in 41 games this season. Nashville recalled Kieffer Bellows from AHL Milwaukee on Saturday for additional insurance.
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Predators' Kieffer Bellows: Ascends to NHL
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Bellows was recalled from AHL Milwaukee on Saturday.
Bellows last played in the NHL in the 2022-23 campaign, when he had three goals in 28 regular-season games for the Islanders and Flyers. He inked a two-way contract with Nashville and has 12 goals and 10 assists across 31 AHL contests this campaign. The Predators had only 12 healthy forwards before Bellows' recall, and he could draw into the lineup for Luke Evangelista, who will miss the next four weeks with a lower-body injury.
