Predators vs Red Wings Pick – NHL Predictions & Odds 3/14/23

The Detroit Red Wings and Nashville Predators meet Tuesday in the NHL action at the Bridgestone Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Detroit Red Wings are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring on 20.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Dylan Larkin leads Detroit with 25 goals, Moritz Seider has 30 assists and David Perron has 163 shots on goal. Defensively, the Detroit Red Wings are allowing 3.2 goals per game and are killing 77.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ville Husso has given up 137 goals on 1,417 shots faced, and Alex Nedeljkovic has allowed 35 goals on 292 shots.

The Nashville Predators are averaging 2.8 goals per game and are scoring on 18.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Filip Forsberg leads Nashville with 19 goals, Roman Josi has 41 assists and Matt Duchene has 151 shots on goal. Defensively, the Nashville Predators are allowing 2.9 goals per game and are killing 81.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Juuse Saros has allowed 135 goals on 1,620 shots faced, and Kevin Lankinen has allowed 36 goals on 478 shots.

The Red Wings are 37-97 in their last 134 road games and 2-7 in their last 9 overall. The Predators are 4-10 in their last 14 vs. Atlantic and 7-3 in their last 10 overall. The over is 4-0 in Red Wings last 4 vs. Central. The under is 5-2 in Predators last 7 overall. The Red Wings are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in Nashville and 1-6 in the last 7 meetings. The favorite is 7-0 in the last 7 meetings.

The Detroit Red Wings have had issues winning on the road the last 3 seasons, and their current form doesn’t suggest that changes here. The Nashville Predators need to take full advantage of games like this if they’re going to keep their playoff hopes alive. At home, there are no excuses for the Preds. Give me the home team to get the job done.