The Nashville Predators and the Ottawa Senators meet Monday in NHL action from the Canadian Tire Centre. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Senators vs Predators Prediction.
Nashville Predators Recap
The Nashville Predators come into this game looking to rebound from a 3-2 loss in OT at the hands of Utah last time out to fall to 1-0-1 this season. After this game, Nashville will head on the road for a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Predators Looking To Bounce Back
Erik Haula and Filip Forsberg each have 2 points with a goal and an assist while Ryan O’Reilly and Michael Bunting each have a goal. Brady Martin, Luke Evangelista, Jonathan Marchessault and Roman Josi each have an assist as well this season. Forsberg also leads Nashville with 8 shots so far this season. Juuse Saros has gone 1-0-1 with a 1.96 GAA and a .935 save percentage in goal for Nashville so far this season.
Why the Nashville Predators will win
- The Senators have lost four of their last five games as home favorites following a road loss.
- The underdogs have won three of the Senators’ last four games.
- The Senators have failed to cover the puck line in 12 of their last 13 games as favorites following a road loss.
- The Predators have covered the puck line in eight of their last nine games as road underdogs after coming off overtime.
Nashville Predators Player Prop Facts
- Filip Forsberg has recorded at least one point in nine of the Predators’ last 10 games.
- Erik Haula has scored the first goal in three of his last four appearances at Canadian Tire Centre.
- Ryan O’Reilly has scored a goal in three of the Predators’ last four games.
- Ryan O’Reilly has recorded at least one assist in five of his last six appearances against the Senators.
Ottawa Senators Recap
The Ottawa Senators come into this game looking to rebound from a 6-2 loss at the hands of the Florida Panthers last time out to drop to 1-1 this season. After this game, Ottawa will head on the road again for a matchup against the Buffalo Sabres.
Senators Looking To Get Back To Winning Ways
Shane Pinto leads the Senators with 5 points including a team-high 4 goals while Artem Zub and Brady Tkachuk each have 3 points, with Zub logging a goal and 2 assists and Tkachuk adding a team-high 3 assists. Claude Giroux has 2 points with a goal and an assist while Jake Sanderson has a pair of assists. Dylan Cozens has added a goal and Ridly Greig and Tim Stutzle each have an assist as well this season. Linus Ullmark has gone 1-1 in goal for the Senators this season with a 5.01 GAA and an .808 save percentage so far this season.
Why the Ottawa Senators will win
- The Predators have lost each of their last six road openers.
- The Senators have won each of their last six day games.
- The Predators have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last seven road openers.
- The Senators have covered the puck line in seven of their last eight home openers.
Ottawa Senators Player Prop Facts
- Brady Tkachuk has scored at least one goal in four of his last five appearances with the Senators as favorites against Central Division opponents.
- Tim Stutzle has recorded at least one assist in seven of the Senators’ last eight home games against Central Division opponents.
- Tim Stutzle has recorded at least one point in each of the Senators’ last eight games against Central Division opponents.
Total Goals Facts
- Six of the Senators’ last seven home games have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Eight of the Predators’ last 10 road games after coming off overtime have gone UNDER the total goals line.
Senators vs Predators Prediction
I’m on the Senators here. I know Ottawa got beat up by Florida in their last game, but this is still a Senators team that played their best hockey at home last season. Nashville was still one of the worst road teams in the league last year, and I need to see them turn over a new leaf before giving them the benefit of the doubt. Give me Ottawa at home in this one.