Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Parlay 3/29/2019

Friday, March 29, 2019

PPG Paints Arena

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The Nashville Predators head to PPG Paints Arena to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday, March 29, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Predators at +115 and the Penguins at -140.

Nashville has a record of 43-28-6 this year. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've tallied 220 goals and surrendered 200 goals for a point differential of +20. For the year they have an ATS mark of 43-34-0 and an over/under record of 31-43-0. Pittsburgh has a record of 42-24-11 this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 259 goals and given up 225 for a goal differential of +34. Their record against the spread is 42-35-0 while their over/under mark is 34-37-0.

Valuable Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 43-34-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 31-43-0 against the over/under this season

Important Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 42-35-0 straight up this year

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 34-37-0 against the over/under this season

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

03/05/19 D Dan Hamhuis Lower Body IR (03/05)
01/18/19 LW Zac Rinaldo Lower Body IR (01/18)
01/07/19 RW Miikka Salomaki Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

03/25/19 D Kris Letang Upper Body is questionable Friday vs Nashville
03/17/19 C Evgeni Malkin Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/15/19 C Zach Aston-Reese Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/27/19 D Chad Ruhwedel Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/12/19 D Olli Maatta Upper Body IR (02/12)

Player Spotlight

Pekka Rinne has 26 wins and 19 losses this season in goal for the Predators. He has 1,445 shots against him and he's surrendered 123 goals. He's made 1,322 stops for a save percentage of 92%. Mattias Ekholm has scored 43 total points this year for the Predators. He has 8 goals this season with 138 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 35 assists on the year and averages 23.4 minutes played per contest. Roman Josi averages 25.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by tallying 15 goals on 262 attempts. He has 40 assists, giving him a total of 55 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Phil Kessel has 77 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 24 goals this year with 199 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 53 assists on the year and averages 18 minutes played per contest. Matt Murray has 27 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has 1,441 shots against him and he's given up 117 goals. He's made 1,324 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Sidney Crosby averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 33 goals on 204 attempts. He has 61 assists, giving him a total of 94 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators have given up 235 power play opportunities and surrendered 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% this season. That is 7th in the league. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.77% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 6th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Predators are 10th overall with 92 total points this year. They are 19th in the league with 220 goals and 28th in goals allowed with 200. They've had 245 power play chances and scored 31 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 13%. That is 30th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Penguins are 6th with a total of 259 goals scored while they are 17th with 225 goals surrendered this season. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.22%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 5th in the league. The Penguins have a total of 95 points this season, which is 6th in the NHL. They have had 54 power play goals on 213 chances for a percentage of 25%. That is 5th overall. They've given up 215 power play opportunities and surrendered 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 12th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Nashville is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.2%, as they've attempted 4,599 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,204 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.1% as they have 3,464 attempts while they have given up 3,187 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 7th in the league. The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 52.4% of the time, which is 9th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.6% for the season. That is 23rd overall in the NHL. They have 2,385 face-off wins compared to 2,255 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.4%. That ranks them 7th in the league. On defense Nashville has 1,409 hits and they have blocked 1,017 shots from the opposition, putting them 25th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Penguins are 20th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.9% for the season, which is 12th in the NHL. They have 2,313 face-off wins compared to 2,289 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.3%. That is 14th in the league. On defense Pittsburgh has 2,210 hits and they have blocked 1,166 shots from the opposition, which is 8th in the league. Pittsburgh is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.2% as they've attempted 4,473 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,617 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.6% ranks 17th as they have 3,397 attempts while they have given up 3,451 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Pittsburgh -140 and over 6 total goals

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