The Nashville Predators and Vegas Golden Knights meet Wednesday in NHL action at the T-Mobile Arena. Here’s a Golden Knights vs Predators Prediction. This article will include a Golden Knights vs Predators Pick.
Nashville Predators Betting Preview
The Nashville Predators beat the Mammoth, lost to the Blues, and they play the Kraken next. The Predators have won 9 of their last 13 games.
The Nashville Predators are averaging 2.82 goals per game and are scoring 18.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Steven Stamkos leads Nashville with 17 goals, Ryan O’Reilly has 23 assists and Filip Forsberg has 118 shots on goal. Defensively, the Nashville Predators are allowing 3.34 goals per game and are killing 81.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Juuse Saros has allowed 85 goals on 831 shots faced, and Justus Annunen has given up 31 goals on 232 shots.
Vegas Golden Knights Betting Preview
The Vegas Golden Knights lost to the Avs and Wild, and they play the Blues next. The Golden Knights have lost 5 of their last 6 games.
The Vegas Golden Knights are averaging 3.14 goals per game and are scoring on 24.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Tomas Hertl leads Vegas with 15 goals, Mitch Marner has 31 assists and Jack Eichel has 117 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vegas Golden Knights are allowing 2.97 goals per game and are killing 82 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Carter Hart has given up 28 goals on 238 shots faced, while Akira Schmid has allowed 44 goals on 440 shots.
Why the Vegas Golden Knights will win
- The Predators have lost each of their last eight games as underdogs following a road win.
- The Golden Knights have won seven of their last eight games against the Predators following a loss.
- The Predators have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last eight road games following a road win.
- The Golden Knights have covered the puck line in six of their last eight games against the Predators following a loss.
- The Predators have lost the first period in each of their last six games following a road win.
Why the Nashville Predators will win
- The Golden Knights have lost five of their last six games as home favorites following a home loss.
- The underdogs have won 10 of the last 15 games between the Predators and Golden Knights.
- The Golden Knights have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last 11 home games following a home loss.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in 13 of the Golden Knights’ last 14 games at T-Mobile Arena.
- The Golden Knights have lost the second period in each of their last six day games against Western Conference opponents.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Golden Knights’ last seven games against Western Conference opponents have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Six of the Predators’ last seven day games against Western Conference opponents have gone OVER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Golden Knights’ last 11 day games.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Predators’ last 10 games following a road win.
Vegas Golden Knights Player Prop Facts
- Mark Stone has scored a goal in each of the Golden Knights’ last three games as favorites.
- Mark Stone has recorded at least one assist in 10 of his last 11 appearances with the Golden Knights as favorites against Western Conference opponents.
- Pavel Dorofeyev ranks 3rd in the league for Power Play Goals (10) this season.
Nashville Predators Player Prop Facts
- Steven Stamkos has scored at least one goal in four of the Predators’ last five games.
- Ryan O’Reilly has recorded at least one assist in seven of the Predators’ last eight games.
- Steven Stamkos ranks 1st in the league for Game Winning Goals (7) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Vegas Golden Knights rank 7th in the league in power play percentage this season (24.79%).
- The Vegas Golden Knights rank T1st in the league for power play goals against this season (16).
- The Nashville Predators rank T27th in the league for goals against per game this season (3.34).
- The Nashville Predators rank T1st in the league in short handed goals allowed this season (0).
Golden Knights vs Predators Prediction
The Golden Knights are going to get the benefit of the doubt at home, but they’ve lost 5 of their last 6 games and are looking leaky defensively. At some point, the Golden Knights have to get back on track before I can show them attention, especially at these prices. The Predators are a team I’ve faded a lot this season, but they’ve won 7 of their last 10 games and have been consistent offensively during this stretch.
The Preds have had some success against Vegas, winning 4 of the last 7 meetings. I’ll take a shot with the plus money given the Predators form and the Golden Knight’s recent struggles.