All-Time Meetings:
The Preds are 70-24-(1)-8 all-time against the Blue Jackets, including a 43-6-(1)-3 mark at Bridgestone Arena. Nashville is 4-1-0 in its last five meetings with Columbus and 6-3-1 in the last 10 games overall.
The Predators have not lost at home to the Blue Jackets since March 30, 2019, a span of nine games.
Notables Versus Columbus:
Brady Skjei has tallied 20 points (8g-12a) in 36 career games against the Blue Jackets, his most against a single franchise in his NHL career.
Steven Stamkos has posted 40 points (20g-20a) in 35 career games against Columbus, including two four-point outings (April 9, 2024, 3g-1a; April 26, 2022, 2g-2a).
Milestone Watch:
Tyson Jost is five games from 500 in his NHL career.
Michael Bunting is five goals from 100 in his NHL career.
Steven Stamkos (228) is five power play goals from passing Dino Ciccarelli (232) for the 10th-most in NHL history.
Watch & Listen:
Coverage for tonight’s season opener begins at 6 p.m. CT with a special one-hour Predators LIVE! pregame show on FanDuel Sports Network South, hosted by Lyndsay Rowley and Hal Gill. Play-by-play announcer Willy Daunic, analyst Chris Mason and rinkside reporter Kara Hammer will have the call on the television side.
Voice of the Predators Pete Weber and Jay More will call the game on 102.5 The Game and the Predators Radio Network, with pregame, postgame and intermission coverage by Max Herz beginning one hour before puck drop. The game will also be broadcast in Spanish on El Jefe which airs on 96.7 FM, 105.3 FM and 810 AM. (El partido también se transmite en español por El Jefe en 96.7 FM, 105.3 FM y 810 AM.)
