Ottawa Senators (10-14-2) vs. Nashville Predators (12-10-2)
December 10, 2022 1:30 pm EDT
The Line: Nashville Predators -142 / Ottawa Senators +118; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Ottawa Senators and Nashville Predators meet Saturday in NHL action at the Bridgestone Arena. The Ottawa Senators have split their last 8 games. The Nashville Predators have won 4 of their last 6 games.
The Ottawa Senators are averaging 3.1 goals per game and are scoring on 26.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Brady Tkachuk leads Ottawa with 12 goals, Tim Stutzle has 17 assists and Alex DeBrincat has 90 shots on goal. Defensively, the Ottawa Senators are allowing 3.3 goals per game and are killing 76.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Anton Forsberg has allowed 45 goals on 490 shots faced, and Cam Talbot has given up 31 goals on 335 shots.
The Nashville Predators are averaging 2.6 goals per game and are scoring on 17.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Nino Niederreiter leads Nashville with 9 goals, Fillip Forsberg has 15 assists and Roman Josi has 105 shots on goal. Defensively, the Nashville Predators are allowing 3.1 goals per game and are killing 78.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Juuse Saros has allowed 53 goals on 559 shots faced, and Kevin Lankinen has allowed 15 goals on 229 shots.
The Senators are 57-135 in their last 192 road games and 6-14 in their last 20 overall. The Predators are 5-1 in their last 6 home games and 7-3 in their last 10 overall. The under is 10-3 in Senators last 13 overall. The under is 5-2 in Predators last 7 home games. The Senators are 0-7 in the last 7 meetings in Nashville and 3-9 in the last 12 meetings. The favorite is 9-3 in the last 12 meetings. The home team is 7-1 in the last 8 meetings.
The Nashville Predators look like a team that’s starting to figure things out and the offense is starting to pick up. The Ottawa Senators have issues stringing together wins, and they’ve been fade material on the road the last few years. You see the Senators on the road, you should be fading. The Senators have lost 70.3 percent of their last 192 road games. Give me the Predators.
