Bridgestone Arena will be the site for an enticing showdown as the Nashville Predators welcome the visiting Vegas Golden Knights. This Western Conference matchup gets started at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 27 and it can be seen live on AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain.
Vegas Golden Knights at Nashville Predators Odds
Vegas (+115) is playing the role of underdog to Nashville (-135), and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at an even 6 goals. The line for betting that total stands at -115 money on the over and -105 for the under.
The Predators are 11-12 straight-up (SU) and have not been kind to moneyline bettors (to the tune of -8.9 units) thus far. That early-season winning percentage is a noticeable slide from what the team managed during last year’s regular season (47-35). Through 23 regular season contests, 15 of its games have gone over the total, while eight have gone under and none have pushed. The team is 7-7 SU at home this season.
Nashville has converted on 18.1 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is rated 30th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 72.4 percent of all penalties.
As a team, Nashville has been penalized 3.7 times per game overall this season, 3.6 per game over its last five contests total, and 4.0 per game over its last five at home. The team has had to kill penalties for just 8.9 minutes per game over its last 10 outings, in total.
With a .889 save percentage and 22.4 saves per game, Pekka Rinne (8-6-2) has been the primary option in goal for the Predators this year. If the Preds choose to give him the night off, however, the team may go with Juuse Saros (3-9-9 record, .894 save percentage, 3.06 goals against average).
Roman Josi and Ryan Ellis will both be offensive focal points for the Predators. Josi (22 points) has tallied seven goals and 15 assists and has recorded two or more points five times this year. Ellis has three goals and 15 assists to his name and has notched a point in 13 games.
Vegas has lost 12.9 units for bettors taking the moneyline this year and is currently 11-15 straight up (SU). A total of 13 of its games have gone over the total, while 12 have gone under the total and just one has pushed. Vegas’ 5-7 SU as the visiting team this season.
Vegas has scored on 21.7 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a mark that’s good enough for 10th-best in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked ninth overall and it’s successfully killed off 84.1 percent of all opponent power plays.
Vegas’ skaters have been penalized 4.0 times per game in total this season, 3.4 per game over their last five outings total, and 4.2 per game over their last five games as the visiting team. The team has had to kill penalties just 7.2 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
Marc-Andre Fleury (2.54 goals against average and .919 save percentage) has been the main option in goal for Vegas. Fleury is averaging 27.8 saves per game and has 11 wins, nine losses, and two overtime losses to his credit.
Max Pacioretty (eight goals, 15 assists) has been one of the most vital playmaking threats for the visiting Golden Knights.
Vegas Golden Knights vs. Nashville Predators Free Picks
Free NHL Pick: SU Winner – Golden Knights, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- Nashville is 1-2 in games decided by a shootout this season while Vegas is 2-0 in shootouts.
- For both of these clubs, the over has hit in three of their past five outings.
- This game features two offenses that fire the puck toward the goal a lot. Vegas has attempted the league’s ninth-most shots on goal (33.6) and Nashville has attempted the third-most (34.5).
- Six of Vegas’ last ten games have been decided by two goals or more. The team is 2-4 in those games.
- Vegas skaters have given out the fourth-most hits in the league (28.4 per game), but that number’s down to just 22.4 hits over their last five away games.
