Nashville Predators' Juuse Saros will not play vs Seattle Kraken with upper body injury

The Nashville Predators announced that goaltender Juuse Saros has an upper-body injury and will be out for their March 19 game against the Seattle Kraken. The team told The Tennessean that Saros (day-to-day) was injured during morning skate at Bridgestone Arena earlier in the day. Justus Annunen will start against the Kraken.

Matt Murray was recalled from Milwaukee and is listed on the active roster. Saros, 30, has a 24-19-7 record with the Predators with an . 894 save percentage this season.

He's in the first year of an eight-year contract extension he signed in the summer of 2024. Alex Daugherty is the Predators beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Alex at jdaugherty@gannett.

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