Nashville Predators at Ottawa Senators NHL Picks & Predictions 2/8/2018

Thursday, February 8, 2018

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Nashville Predators travel to Canadian Tire Centre to play the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, February 8, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Predators at -125 and the Senators at +113.

Nashville has a record of 32-12-7 this season and on the road they have a record of 14-7-4-2. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 161 goals and given up 131 goals for a point differential of +30. For the season they have an ATS record of 32-19-0 and an over/under record of 25-26-0. Ottawa is 18-25-9 including 11-11-5-3 at home this season. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 137 goals and surrendered 179 for a goal differential of -42. Their record against the spread is 18-34-0 while their over/under record is 26-26-0.

Valuable Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 32-19-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 25-26-0 against the over/under this season

Important Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 18-34-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 26-26-0 against the over/under this season

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

02/04/18 LW Filip Forsberg Suspension 3-game suspension (eligible to return 02/10 vs Montreal)

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

11/17/17 D Chris Wideman Hamstring IR (11/16)
02/06/18 LW Alexandre Burrows Possible Suspension is "?" Thursday vs Nashville
02/06/18 C Derick Brassard None is "?" Thursday vs Nashville
02/06/18 RW Mark Stone Knee IR (01/21)
02/06/18 C Nate Thompson None is "?" Thursday vs Nashville
02/04/18 RW Bobby Ryan Hand IR (02/01)
01/30/18 C Gabriel Dumont Ankle IR (01/28)

Player Spotlight

Kevin Fiala has accumulated 35 total points this season for the Predators. He has 17 goals this year with 121 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 15.4 minutes played per game. P.K. Subban averages 24 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 13 goals on 128 shots. He has 28 assists, giving him a total of 41 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 27 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has 1,172 shots against him and he's given up 87 goals. He's made 1,085 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Mike Hoffman has scored 36 total points this year for the Senators. He has 14 goals this season with 169 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 18.1 minutes played per game. Erik Karlsson averages 26.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by scoring 5 goals on 127 shots. He has 30 assists, giving him a total of 35 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 14 wins and 17 losses this year in goal for the Senators. He has 1,169 shots against him and he's surrendered 113 goals. He's made 1,056 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators have 71 total points this season, which ranks them 5th in the NHL. They are 11th in the league in goals scored with 161 while they've given up 131 goals, ranking them 29th overall. They have had 180 power play opportunities and have scored 43 goals on those chances for a percentage of 24%. That is 3rd in the NHL. The Predators have allowed 190 power play opportunities and have given up 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, putting them 11th in the league when short-handed. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.14% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%. That puts them 2nd in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators are 29th in the NHL with a total of 45 points this year. They have 27 power play goals on 163 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks them 26th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 154 power play opportunities and have given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. That is 28th in the NHL. As a team, the Senators are 28th in the league with 137 goals scored while they've given up 179 goals, which is 3rd overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.77%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 27th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Nashville is 17th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.9%, as they've attempted 2,954 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,960 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.3% as they have 2,229 attempts while they have given up 2,205 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 16th in the league. The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 48% of the time, which is 29th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52% for the season. That is 6th overall in the NHL. They have 1,684 face-off wins compared to 1,528 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.4%. That ranks them 5th in the league. On defense Nashville has 1,054 hits and they have blocked 755 shots from the opposition, putting them 19th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Senators are 15th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.5% for the season, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 1,648 face-off wins compared to 1,523 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52%. That is 6th in the league. On defense Ottawa has 1,234 hits and they have blocked 870 shots from the opposition, which is 2nd in the league. Ottawa is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.4% as they've attempted 2,936 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,259 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.6% ranks 27th as they have 2,173 attempts while they have given up 2,389 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Predators/Senators NHL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take Ottawa +113

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