As the SEC basketball tournament lays claim to Bridgestone Arena, the Predators wrap up their last long road trip of the regular season with Saturday’s visit to Seattle. After Saturday, the Predators only multi-game road trips are a pair of two-game excursions.

First Period

Saturday, March 16, at Seattle Kraken

Saturday night’s tilt in Seattle wraps the Predators current four-game road trip. Seattle is one of the teams chasing the Predators for one of the Western Conference’s two wild card spots. The Kraken, along with the Calgary Flames, Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues, sit well behind the Predators in the standings, but victories in these head-to-head matchups can either extend or close those gaps for the victorious team, especially if done in regulation time.

This will be the third and final meeting between the teams this season, with them splitting the first two games, each winning on home ice. The Predators and Kraken last met Nov. 2. Nashville has won just once in four trips to Climate Pledge Arena since the Kraken entered the NHL at the start of the 2021-22 season.

Second Period

Tuesday, March 19, vs. San Jose Sharks

A return to Bridgestone Arena against one of the worst teams in the NHL should be a recipe for two standings points. The Sharks are in a neck-and-neck battle with the Chicago Blackhawks for the worst record in the league.

Kiefer Sherwood has paced the Predators against the Sharks in the first two games between the teams this season, scoring two goals and adding an assist.

A roster in transition, some of the most recognizable names on the San Jose roster are former Predators Mikael Granlund and Luke Kunin. Sharks forward Thomas Bordeleau is the son of Nashville skills coach and original Predator Sebastien Bordeleau.

Third Period

Thursday, March 21, at Florida Panthers

The quality of competition takes a big jump, as the Predators head to South Florida for a one-game road trip against what some consider the best team in the NHL in the Panthers. Florida made a run to the Stanley Cup Final last season and are battling the Boston Bruins for the top spot in the Atlantic Division and Easter Conference this season. The Panthers were buyers at the trade deadline, adding forwards Vladimir Tarasenko and Kyle Okposo to an already strong roster.

Florida handed the Predators a 4-1 loss in Nashville Jan. 22, with defenseman Jeremy Lauzon scoring the lone goal for the Predators. This game will be a measuring stick game for the Predators, as their recent success indicates that this is a different team than the one that lost to Florida earlier in the season.