The Vegas Golden Knights (39-25-7) and the Nashville Predators (42-25-4) meet Tuesday night in the Music City. Puck drop from Bridgestone Arena is scheduled for 8:10 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Golden Knights vs. Predators odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Golden Knights earned their 3rd win in a row as they defeated the St. Louis Blues 2-1 in OT on Monday, cashing as a (-146) favorite. LW Pavel Dorofeyev scored for the 2nd straight Game, and RW Jonathan Marchessault netted the Game-winner in overtime. Entering Tuesday, Vegas possesses a 90.8% chance to make the postseason according to Moneypuck.
Nashville, currently riding a 5-game win streak is a virtual lock to make the playoffs. More impressively, Andrew Brunette’s squad is 15-0-2 since Feb. 17 after beating the Detroit Red Wings 1-0 at home on Saturday, cashing as a (-164) favorite. LW Filip Forsberg, tied for the 9th-most goals in the NHL with Marchessault (39), fired in the game’s only tally late in the 3rd period.
This is the 3rd regular-season meeting between these teams and the 1st at Bridgestone Arena. On Jan. 15, Las Vegas won 4-1 as now-injured RW Mark Stone recorded the 1st hat trick of his career. A little more than a month later on Feb. 20, Nashville exacted revenge with a 5-3 win as D-men Roman Josi and Ryan McDonagh each recorded 2 assists.
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Golden Knights at Predators odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:21 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Golden Knights +122 (bet $100 to win $122) | Predators -146 (bet $146 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Golden Knights +1.5 (-205) | Predators -1.5 (+168)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: +110 | U: -134)
Golden Knights at Predators projected goalies
Jiri Patera (1-3-0, 3.75 GAA, .901 SV%) vs. Juuse Saros (31-21-4, 2.73 GAA, .909 SV%, 3 SO)
Patera was recalled from AHL Henderson Silver Knights after Adin Hill was injured in the 3rd period of Saturday’s 4-2 win over Columbus. The 25-year-old last played for the Golden Knights on Jan. 10, losing 3-0 in Colorado.
Saros credited his teammates, who blocked 13 shots, for his 3rd shutout of the season in Saturday’s win over Detroit. Only Colorado’s Alexander Georgiev (3,298 minutes) has logged more ice time than Saros (3,165), and the 28-year-old former Vezina Trophy finalist has the 2nd-most saves on shots on goal (1,441) behind New York Islanders netminder Ilya Sorokin (1,531).
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Golden Knights at Predators picks and predictions
Prediction
Predators 4, Golden Knights 2
Moneyline
BET PREDATORS (-146).
Nashville is 15-0-2 in their last 17 games and Vegas is playing on a back-to-back with their minor league goaltender. Expect Nashville to keep it rolling.
Puck line/Against the spread
PASS.
Vegas is still the defending Stanley Cup champs in the midst of a 3-game win streak, so personally I would rather not place a bet for them to lose by 2 or more goals.
Over/Under
BET UNDER 6.5 (-134).
The Predators have not allowed a goal in 6 straight periods (7, if you include the 3rd period of last Tuesday’s 8-2 thumping of the San Jose Sharks) as G Kevin Lankinen blanked mighty Florida 3-0 Thursday. The Golden Knights lead the NHL in shots blocked as a team (1,194) and Nashville is 3rd in hits given (1,758), so expect a grind-it-out battle between these current Western Conference Wild Card teams.
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