Nashville Predators vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, 3/24/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nashville Predators vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Thursday, March 24, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: Bally Sports West

Odds/Point Spread: Predators (+100) Golden Knights (-120)

The Nashville Predators (37-23-4) are en route to T-Mobile Arena on Thursday where they will take on the Vegas Golden Knights (34-28-4). The moneyline on this game has the Predators at +100 and the Golden Knights are at -120. The total is set at 6.

The Nashville Predators will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 6-1 defeat to the Kings in their previous game. Nashville tallied 9 minutes in the box in this game. The Predators didn't have their best offensive outing in the loss. Moreover, they had 2 power play opportunities but weren't able to score a goal. In the game, they earned a goal on 1 out of the 25 shots they tried.

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The Predators have had 2,029 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .910. When playing at even strength, the Predators have surrendered 139 goals while getting 160 on the offensive side of the ice. Nashville Predators opponents have 220 power play tries (1st in hockey) and have a total of 43 goals in those chances. For the current season, they have recorded 78 points and their points percentage comes in at .609. Nashville has tried 1,877 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.1%. When talking about their goal scoring prowess, the Nashville Predators have accumulated 209 goals (9th in the National Hockey League) so far this year and have conceded 182. Nashville comes into tonight with 200 power play chances and they have scored 49 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 24.50%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Juuse Saros. Over the course of his pro career, Saros has 118 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .615. His save percentage currently sits at .921 in his 11,822 minutes between the pipes. Saros has had 6,201 shot attempts against him and has accrued 5,710 saves. Opponents have notched 491 goals versus Saros in his professional career and his goals against average per game is 2.49. He has earned an overall mark of 107-66-20 and got the start in 192 games. Saros has participated in 208 contests over the course of his pro hockey career.

In their last outing, Vegas opposed the Jets in an outing where the Golden Knights ended up losing by a final of 4-0. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this matchup but weren't able to notch a goal. The Golden Knights netted 0 goals out of the 42 shots on goal they were seeking.

Vegas has attempted 2,238 shots (5th in pro hockey) and has a shot percentage of 8.98%, while allowing the other team 1,977 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 78.65% on their opponents 178 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 89.9%. They have earned 171 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 18.13%. The Golden Knights are sitting with 170 goals at even strength and 31 goals (25th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have allowed 200 goals to be scored by way of 162 goals at even strength and 38 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the campaign, the Vegas Golden Knights have a total of 201 goals, 72 points, and a points percentage of .545.

Across the rink you are going to see Laurent Brossoit protecting the goal. Brossoit has amassed a lifetime mark of 42-41-8 and has participated in 106 games. Brossoit's rate of quality starts sits at 52.3% and he has 45 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. He has compiled 2,543 stops out of 2,809 shots taken, which gives him a rate of .905. The opposition is averaging 2.84 goals per contest and he has yielded 266 goals overall. He was named a starter in 86 games and has racked up 5,610 minutes.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Nashville (+100)

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