The Vegas Golden Knights, spearheaded by Max Pacioretty and Mark Stone, are ready to take the ice against Roman Josi, Filip Forsberg, and the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena in a Western Conference tilt. The match will get going at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 1, and you’ll be able to catch the game live on AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain.
Vegas Golden Knights vs. Nashville Predators Odds
The Predators (-125) are favored over the Golden Knights (+105) and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals. The line for betting that total stands at -130 for the over and +110 for the under.
Vegas is 26-27 straight up (SU) and has lost 16.9 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 53 regular season outings, 26 of its games have gone over the total, while 23 have gone under and just three have pushed. The Knights are 12-14 SU as an away team in 2019-20.
Vegas has converted on 22.2 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s good enough for eighth-best in the NHL. Additionally, its penalty kill is ranked 20th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 79.2 percent of its penalties..
Averaging 27.3 saves per game with a .907 save percentage, Marc-Andre Fleury (19-17-4) has been the top option in goal for Vegas this year. If Vegas chooses to rest him, however, head coach Peter Deboer may turn to Malcolm Subban (7-10-3 record, .897 save percentage, 3.04 goals against average).
On the other side of the ice, Nashville is 24-26 straight up (SU) and has lost 12.9 units for moneyline bettors thus far. 31 of its games have gone over the total, while 18 have gone under and just one has pushed. It’s 11-14 SU at home this season.
The Predators have converted on just 17.3 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a mark that places them in the bottom 10 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 31st overall, and it’s successfully killed off 73.6 percent of all opponent power plays.
Pekka Rinne (24.3 saves per game) has been the primary netminder in the crease for the Predators. Rinne has 17 wins, 14 losses, and three overtime losses and has recorded a pedestrian 3.05 goals against average and a fairly-weak .895 save percentage this season.
Vegas Golden Knights at Nashville Predators Free Picks
NHL Prediction: SU Winner – Golden Knights, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- Two of the Predators’ last ten games have gone to a shootout. The team is 1-1 in those games and 2-3 overall in shootouts this season.
- For both of these clubs, the over has hit in three of their last five outings.
- This game features two clubs that fire the puck toward the goal a lot. Vegas has attempted the league’s second-most shots on goal (34.1) while Nashville has attempted the fourth-most (33.7).
- Over Vegas’ last ten games, four of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 1-3 in those games).
- Vegas skaters have dished out the fourth-most hits in the league (27.7 per game).
