Ryan Johansen, Roman Josi, and the Nashville Predators will do battle against David Pastrnak, Brad Marchand, and the Boston Bruins at TD Garden in an East-West showdown. New England Sports Network will air the game, and the opening face-off is at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 22.
Nashville Predators at Boston Bruins Odds
Oddsmakers have not yet posted moneyline or Over/Under odds for this matchup.
Nashville is 22-14 straight up (SU) and has netted moneyline bettors 1.8 units this season. 18 of its games have gone under the total, while 16 have gone over and just one has pushed. As a road team in 2018-19, the Preds are 8-9 SU.
Nashville has converted on just 15.3 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s ranked 26th in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 11th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 82.1 percent of its penalties..
With a .927 save percentage and 24.4 saves per game, Pekka Rinne (15-10-2) has been the best option in goal for Nashville this year. If it chooses to rest him, however, Nashville might turn to Juuse Saros (8-7-1), who has a .894 save percentage and 3.05 goals against average this year.
On the other side of the ice, Boston is 19-16 straight up (SU) and has lost 3.0 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 35 regular season matches, 21 of its games have gone under the total, while 12 have gone over and just one has pushed. This season, the team is 12-4 SU as the home team.
The Bruins have converted on 26.4 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a mark that’s good enough for fifth-best in the league. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 19th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 78.6 percent of all penalties.
Jaroslav Halak has stopped 28.1 shots per game as the top selection in goal for the Bruins. Halak has 11 wins, nine losses, and two overtime losses to his name and has recorded a 2.20 goals against average and a .930 save percentage this season.
Nashville Predators at Boston Bruins Betting Predictions
Prediction: SU Winner – Predators, O/U – Under
Betting Notes
- Boston’s attempted 32.5 shots per contest overall this season (ranked 11th in the NHL), and 36.4 across their last 10 games.
- The Bruins this season have tallied the 10th-most hits per game in the NHL (23.0).
