Notes des 32 équipes de la LNH au quart de tour : Avs, Knights et Rangers ouvrent la voie
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HomegrownStatistics
@Predators de Nashville
Notes des 32 équipes de la LNH au quart de tour : Avs, Knights et Rangers ouvrent la voie
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HomegrownStatistics
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Paywall. What are we ranked and what does it say about us?
[Nashville Predators](https://www.espn.com/nhl/team/_/name/nsh/nashville-predators)
**Preseason over/under:** 87
**Current points pace:** 82
**What’s gone right:** A five-game winning streak. Opening November with five losses in their first six games presented questions about the Predators and a lack of consistency. But now that they have won five straight games — including three against teams that came into Monday holding down a playoff spot — and the Predators are one point out of the final wild-card spot to start the week. Also, [Filip Forsberg](https://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/2968772/filip-forsberg) is projected to score a career-high 45 goals and could also reach the 100-point mark for the first time.
**What’s gone wrong:** Despite the winning streak, the Preds are struggling to get consistent scoring throughout their lineup. [Tommy Novak](https://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3942061/tommy-novak), [Ryan O’Reilly](https://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/5208/ryan-oreilly), [Colton Sissons](https://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/2993474/colton-sissons) and Forsberg have accounted for 50% of their team’s goals. Another area of concern for the Preds has been [Juuse Saros](https://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3042109/juuse-saros). He has a .898 save percentage and a GSVA that ranks 39th out of the 43 goalies who have played in more than nine games. Yet what could serve as a sign of a turnaround is how he has played during the winning streak, which saw him finish with a .921 save percentage in three games and earn the NHL’s third star of the week honors.
**Grade: B**. Winning five games in a row has presented another way to look at the Preds, given the way November started. Specifically, the five games they’ve won since Nov. 18 are as many as they had won over the first full month of the season. And they’re just under their predicted preseason pace. What can help keep the Predators in the wild-card race — other than more winning streaks — is finding consistent scoring and believing that Saros could be back on the path that has made him a perennial Vezina Trophy contender.
I was a bit skeptical when they say Fil is on pace for 45g and 100pts.. He is.. cause. math.. but taking another look at his stats, his shooting% has skyrocketed from 2.8% in the month of October to **21.3% in November**. The man has found his groove!