Tonight's game is the third and final meeting of the season series, with Nashville having claimed both earlier contests on home ice. The Predators scored a 4-2 win over the Flames Nov. 1, then followed that up with a 5-1 triumph Dec. 2.

Finland's Erik Haula becomes the fourth Nashville Predators player to join a 2026 Olympics roster. Here's the full list.

The Seattle Kraken (16-14-7, 11th in Western Conference) host the Nashville Predators (18-17-4, ninth in Western Conference) at Climate Pledge Arena on Thursday at 10 p.m. ET. Seattle fell in a shootout at home its last time out on Dec. 29 against the Vancouver Canucks 3-2, dropping the shootout 1-0 to finish the loss.

The Nashville Predators took an extremely bold approach to their roster makeover during the summer of 2024. They brought in multiple high-priced, veteran options to push the team over the edge in the Western Conference.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Nashville Predators vs. Calgary Flames NHL game to be played on January 3, 2026 on ESPN.

What a time to be alive. The Nashville Predators went full-on 2018 when trying to find out if they won the Presidents' Trophy. One of them whipped out a smartphone.

McKenna and Martin's World Junior dominance hints at a future Nashville reunion. But can the Predators secure this dynamic duo, or is their potential partnership a distant dream?