NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Predators showed signs of a Stanley Cup Finals hangover during the opening month of the season.
But when the Golden Knights (17-9-1, 35 points) visit jam-packed Bridgestone Arena on Friday, the opposition will be the hottest team in the Western Conference.
“I look at Nashville as one of the best teams in the league,” Knights coach Gerard Gallant said. “You watch them play now, they’re on a real hot streak.”
Nashville (18-7-3, 39 points), which lost to Pittsburgh in the finals last season, was mired in the middle of the Central Division when it acquired center Kyle Turris on Nov.