The Nashville Predators and the Detroit Red Wings meet Saturday night in NHL action from the Little Caesars Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Detroit Red Wings vs Nashville Predators Prediction.
Nashville Predators Recap
The Nashville Predators come into this one looking to bounce back after starting the year with a 4-3 loss at the hands of the Dallas Stars in their last matchup. After this game, Nashville will head back home to start a homestand with a date with the Seattle Kraken.
New Look Predators Look Like They’ll Be Just Fine
Filip Forsberg and Jonathan Marchessault each have 2 points with Marchessault putting up a pair of assists while Forsberg has a goal and an assist. Ryan O’Reilly and Tommy Novak each have a goal as well while Roman Josi and Luke Evangelista have each chipped in an assist. Marchessault put up a team-high 6 shots while Forsberg, Josi and Brady Skjei all had 4 shots. Scott Wedgewood fell to 0-1 after the loss, with a 4.21 GAA and .800 save percentage after allowing 4 goals on 20 shots faced in defeat.
Why the Nashville Predators will win
- The favorites have won each of the last 10 games between the Predators and Red Wings.
- The Red Wings have lost each of their last four games against Central Division opponents.
- The Predators have covered the puck line in each of their last eight road games following a home loss.
- The Red Wings have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four night games against Central Division opponents.
Detroit Red Wings Recap
The Detroit Red Wings come into this game hoping to shake off a 6-3 loss at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins in their opener. After this game, the Red Wings will embark on the road to start a home-and-home set with the New York Rangers.
Red Wings Trying To Rebound
Alex DeBrincat has three points, getting involved on each of Detroit’s goals in the opener with 2 goals and an assist as well as a team-high 5 shots. Lucas Raymond has a team-high 2 assists and Vladimir Tarasenko has a goal as well. Moritz Seider, Dylan Larkin and Erik Gustafsson each have an assist as well for Detroit so far this year. Ville Husso is 0-1 on the year with a 9.42 GAA and .714 save percentage after allowing 4 goals on 14 shots and Cam Talbot has a 3.47 GAA with an .857 save percentage after giving up 2 goals on 14 shots as well in the loss.
Why the Detroit Red Wings will win
- The Red Wings have won each of their last five games as home underdogs against opponents on a losing streak.
- The Predators have lost each of their last three games as favorites.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Red Wings’ last six games.
- The Predators have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six road openers.
Detroit Red Wings vs Nashville Predators Prediction
I’m on the Preds here. I just think while both teams took an L in the opener, Nashville showed a lot more promise in my opinion as they looked like they had more fight and that they’re in a better position if Juuse Saros plays that game instead of Scott Wedgewood. It was one bad period that did in the Preds there, while a lot more went wrong for Detroit in the loss. I think that I have more confidence in Nashville to rebound. So give me the Preds here.