Overview
- Both clubs are in Sweden for regular-season games at Avicii Arena, which has been refit to NHL rink dimensions.
- Pittsburgh arrives 9-5-3 after a recent dip, while Nashville is 5-9-4 with one win in its past nine games.
- Predators captain Roman Josi did not travel to recover from injury, and Penguins forwards Rickard Rakell and Filip Hallander are on injured reserve, with Hallander sidelined by a blood clot.
- The Penguins brought Stockholm native Filip Larsson as a third goaltender, and he previously played at the arena hosting the games.
- The set is part of the league’s European expansion effort, which recently included opening an NHL office in Zurich and staging fan events across Stockholm.