Nashville and Florida hit the ice in non-conference matchup

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Florida Panthers (34-21-3, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Nashville Predators (20-29-7, in the Central Division)

Nashville, Tennessee; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Nashville Predators take on the Florida Panthers in a non-conference matchup.

Nashville has a 20-29-7 record overall and a 14-11-3 record in home games. The Predators have a 6-14-2 record when they commit more penalties than their opponent.

Florida has a 17-11-1 record in road games and a 34-21-3 record overall. The Panthers rank fourth in NHL play with 189 total goals (averaging 3.3 per game).

The teams meet Tuesday for the second time this season. The Panthers won 6-2 in the last meeting. Carter Verhaeghe led the Panthers with two goals.

TOP PERFORMERS: Filip Forsberg has 21 goals and 32 assists for the Predators. Thomas Novak has five goals and one assist over the past 10 games.

Aleksander Barkov Jr. has 14 goals and 38 assists for the Panthers. Matthew Tkachuk has eight goals and eight assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Predators: 3-7-0, averaging 2.4 goals, 4.1 assists, 3.4 penalties and 8.3 penalty minutes while giving up 3.8 goals per game.

Panthers: 6-4-0, averaging 3.5 goals, six assists, 2.7 penalties and 5.7 penalty minutes while giving up two goals per game.

INJURIES: Predators: None listed.

Panthers: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.