NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) - The Nashville Predators return to the ice on Thursday night for the start of a season unlike any in franchise history.
The Preds will host the Columbus Blue Jackets in front of a largely empty Bridgestone Arena, as the NHL navigates a shortened 56-game regular season in the midst of a global pandemic.
IT'S HERE. IT'S REALLY HERE! @DraftKings | #CBJvsNSH pic.twitter.com/bu8Wn6vHiA
— Nashville Predators (@PredsNHL) January 14, 2021
The league has been realigned into four divisions. The Preds remained in the Central Division for the new season, but will compete for a playoff spot against realigned teams like the Tampa Bay Lightning and Carolina Hurricanes.
The top four teams from each division will secure a spot in the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The puck drops at 7 p.m.. Smashville can watch the game at home on Fox Sports Tennessee.
For Thursday's game, families of the players/staff will be in attendance as well as some "Hometown Heroes."
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