Granlund recorded two assists and two blocked shots in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Kings.

EDGE Analysis

Granlund has been at his playmaking best to begin 2022-23, earning five assists in as many games to start the year. He's always been more of a pass-first center, and it's working in a top-line role so far. The 30-year-old has added eight shots on net, seven hits, two PIM and a minus-4 rating.

Granlund had a helper on the Predators' lone goal as the Stars pulled away to a 5-1 victory Saturday.

EDGE Analysis

Granlund, an alternate captain, suffered defensively Saturday. The 30-year-old center was credited with an assist on Nino Niederreiter's second-period goal. That was the good part. The bad came against the Stars' top line, which produced eight points. Granlund's unit went up against the trio of Joe Pavelski-Roope Hintz-Jason Robertson and came away with a minus-4 rating.

Granlund recorded an assist, four shots on goal, two hits and two PIM in Friday's 4-1 win over the Sharks.

EDGE Analysis

The Predators' top line was kept mostly quiet in this contest until Granlund set up Matt Duchene for an empty-net tally in the third period. Expectations are high for Granlund in 2022-23 after his resurgent campaign last year, in which he registered 11 goals and 53 assists in 80 games. As long as he's in a top-line role, he should be a productive pass-first player.

Granlund logged two assists, five hits and two shots on goal in Tuesday's 7-2 loss to the Avalanche in Game 1.

EDGE Analysis

Granlund helped out on both of Matt Duchene's tallies in the lopsided loss. In his last five appearances, Granlund has a goal and 10 assists. The Finn finished the regular season with a career-best 53 helpers as the playmaker on the Predators' top line.

Granlund scored a goal on two shots and added two PIM in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Coyotes.

EDGE Analysis

Granlund's goal at 6:57 of the first period gave the Predators a 4-0 lead and ended Karel Vejmelka's outing. Unfortunately for the Predators, that tally wasn't enough to get the win after their offense went cold against Harri Sateri. Granlund ended the regular season with a goal and eight helpers in his last four games, and he's expected to continue in a top-six role during the first-round playoff series versus the Avalanche. The Finn had 64 points, 117 shots on net, 92 hits and a minus-9 rating in 80 contests overall -- that represents his third-best scoring output in his career.

Granlund put up a pair of assists, three shots on goal, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 5-4 shootout win over the Avalanche.

EDGE Analysis

Granlund set up Matt Duchene in the first period and added a secondary helper on Mattias Ekholm's equalizer in the third. It's been a playmaking week for Granlund, who has eight helpers in his last three contests. He's up to 63 points, 115 shots on net, 91 hits, 31 PIM and a minus-9 rating in 79 outings this season.

Granlund produced three assists, three shots on goal, four hits and three blocked shots in Sunday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Wild.

EDGE Analysis

Two of Granlund's helpers came with the man advantage. He's been a little hit-or-miss lately with five points in his last seven outings, which all came in two contests. The 30-year-old center is up to 58 points (26 on the power play), 112 shots on net, 88 hits, 45 blocked shots and a minus-11 rating through 77 appearances.

Granlund scored the game-winning goal and added a power-play assist in Saturday's 4-3 victory over Chicago.

EDGE Analysis

His tally early in the third period gave Nashville a 4-2 lead, while also snapping a 19-game goal drought for Granlund. The 30-year-old has mostly been a distributor this season, and with 45 assists among his 55 points, he sits one helper shy of tying his career high.

Granlund notched a power-play assist in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Wild.

EDGE Analysis

It's been all helpers lately for Granlund -- he's earned nine of them, including six on the power play, in the 14 games since he last lit the lamp. The 30-year-old had a hand in Ryan Johansen's first of three goals Tuesday. Granlund is up to 51 points (23 on the power play), 101 shots on net, 70 hits and a minus-5 rating in 67 contests, primarily serving as the second-line center.

Granlund notched two power-play assists and two PIM in Monday's 6-3 win over the Ducks.

EDGE Analysis

Granlund helped out on goals by Ryan Johansen and Matt Duchene. While he's gone eight games without a goal, he's picked up six assists in that span, with five of them on the power play. The 30-year-old has earned 48 points (22 on the power play) with 93 shots on net, 55 hits and a minus-2 rating in 61 outings this season.