Predators play the Penguins after Wood's hat trick

The Nashville Predators big the Pittsburgh Penguins aft Matthew Wood's chapeau instrumentality against the New York Rangers successful the Predators' 6-3 loss

Pittsburgh Penguins (9-5-3, successful the Metropolitan Division) vs. Nashville Predators (5-9-4, successful the Central Division)

Friday, 2 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Penguins -110, Predators -110; over/under is 6.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Nashville Predators big the Pittsburgh Penguins aft Matthew Wood's chapeau instrumentality against the New York Rangers successful the Predators' 6-3 loss.

Nashville has a 5-9-4 grounds wide and a 4-5-2 grounds successful location games. The Predators are eighth successful NHL play with 70 full penalties (averaging 3.9 per game).

Pittsburgh is 5-3-2 connected the roadworthy and 9-5-3 overall. The Penguins person a 1-3-0 grounds successful games decided by a goal.

Friday's crippled is the archetypal clip these teams lucifer up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Filip Forsberg has scored 7 goals with 7 assists for the Predators. Michael Bunting has 2 goals and 5 assists implicit the past 10 games.

Evgeni Malkin has 4 goals and 17 assists for the Penguins. Sidney Crosby has scored 7 goals and added 5 assists implicit the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Predators: 2-6-2, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.8 assists, 3.5 penalties and 7 punishment minutes portion giving up 3.7 goals per game.

Penguins: 4-3-3, averaging 3.4 goals, 6.1 assists, 3.8 penalties and 11.4 punishment minutes portion giving up 2.8 goals per game.

INJURIES: Predators: None listed.

Penguins: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this communicative utilizing exertion provided by Data Skrive and information from Sportradar.

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