The Ottawa Senators will play the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Ottawa has won two of their last three games, while Nashville is on a five game winning streak. Let’s take a look at the betting matchup and the Senators vs Predators prediction.
Senators Preview
The Ottawa Senators are 25-28-3 this year after they lost to Washington by a score of 6-3 in their last game. Ottawa allowed four goals in the first period, but they cut the deficit to 4-3 in the second, before Washington pulled away. The Senators out shot Washington by a total of 21-20 and went 0-1 on the power play in the game. Ottawa defeated Vegas by a score of 4-3 and Dallas by a score of 4-1 in the two games prior to Washington. The Senators are scoring 3.35 goals per game and they are allowing 3.51 goals against per game, while going 16.3% on the power play and 74.5% on the penalty kill. Tim Stutzle has led Ottawa with 14 goals, 39 assists, and 146 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Ottawa is Joonas Korpisalo, who is 13-18-3 this season with a 3.40 goals against average and a .887 save percentage.
Predators Preview
The Nashville Predators are 32-25-2 this season after they defeated the Ducks by a score of 4-2 in their last game. Nashville was tied at one heading into the third period, but they scored three goals in the final period for the win. The Predators were out shot by a total of 31-29 and went 0-4 on the power play in the game. Nashville has also defeated San Jose, Los Angeles, Vegas, and St. Louis during this winning streak. The Predators are scoring 3.08 goals per game and they are allowing 3.17 goals against per game, while going 18.5% on the power play and 75.9% on the penalty kill. Filip Forsberg has led Nashville with 28 goals, 31 assists, and 233 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Nashville is Juuse Saros, who is 23-21-2 this year with a 2.95 goals against average and a .904 save percentage.
Nashville Predators Team Facts
- The road team has won each of the Predators’ last seven games.
- The road team has covered the puck line in each of the Predators’ last nine games.
- The Predators have won the third period in each of their last four night games at Bridgestone Arena following a road win.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Predators’ last nine games.
Ottawa Senators Team Facts
- The Senators have lost each of their last seven night games at Bridgestone Arena.
- The Senators have covered the puck line in each of their last nine games as underdogs.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in seven of the Senators’ last eight games against Central Division opponents.
- The Senators have lost the second period in each of their last six night games at Bridgestone Arena.
Senators vs Predators Betting Prediction
Nashville comes into this matchup on a five game winning streak and they have out scored their opponents by a total of 22-10 in those five games. All five of those wins did come on the road for Nashville, as they are only 14-15-0 at home this year. Ottawa is one of the worst teams in the Eastern Conference and they are only 8-15-1 on the road this season, but they have played slightly better recently. The Senators are on a back to back in this game, after losing to Washington on Monday, but they did beat Vegas and Dallas before that. I know Ottawa has played better in recent games, but I can’t trust them on a back to back on the road. Give me the Predators here.