Panthers netminder Sergei Bobrovsky outduels Predators and holds them to under on the game
The Cats were red hot with nine wins in a row but now looks like they’ve traded their winning streak for a four game losing streak with bad losses to the Ducks, Wild and a beat-up Devils team. They now face a Predators team that looked dangerous for sometime before falling back into mediocrity and are now 7-7-1 in their last 15 games. They return home where they have a middling 13-11-0 record and look to fend off a Panthers team that is top seven on the road with a 14-7-2 record and the second-best road defense in the league, allowing only 2.30 goals on average.
It should be a real test for the Predators but their chances are better with Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov out due to a lower-body injury. It could be a chance for Nashville to regain some momentum and possibly go on another hot streak. If you plan to watch this game and want to enhance your viewing experience, here is our best bet for tonight’s matchup that should help earn you a win.
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Pick: Predators under 2.5 goals (+125)
The play for this game feels like the under with both expected netminders in Sergei Bobrovsky and Juuse Saros both being big name goalies and both rep a goals against average under three. The only concern for this is Saros, who has had some blowup starts as of late. In his last 12 starts, he’s allowed three or more goals eight times with five starts allowing five or more. He needs to bring the same kind of play he brought when he played against the Kings this past Thursday, where he only allowed one goal and stopped 33 shots.
He will be the difference maker for the total in goals and that’s why we stick with Bobrovsky, who has an 8-2-1 record with a goals against average of 2.51 and a save percentage of .910 in his last 12 starts. The under could hit if Saros plays well but better to not risk it and ride with Bob.