Woll to start vs. Predators, power play units will change

Woll has posted a 5-3-1 record with a .927 save percentage this season. Dennis Hildeby will operate as Woll’s backup.

“We had power play opportunities, the power play was not good, it’s gotta be a lot better. To me, they played with more passion than we did tonight. That’s what it boils down to. It looked to be like they had way more urgency in their game, way more passion in their game, that’s the difference.”

Matias Maccelli could potentially re-enter lineup, although based on Friday’s practice lines, he appears to be in line to be a healthy scratch again. Maccelli hasn’t played through December and Berube indicated that he’s aiming to get the winger back into the lineup shortly.

Berube also stated that the top line of Matthew Knies, Auston Matthews and William Nylander weren’t close to being good enough, following Thursday’s loss. Matthews and Nylander did not record a shot at 5-on-5, and their struggles have been magnified throughout December. Nylander hasn’t scored since November 26 against the Columbus Blue Jackets. It’ll be interesting to see whether Berube splits up Matthews and Nylander, or separates Matthews from Knies, a pairing that has been stapled together.