Nashville Predators vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 10/14/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nashville Predators vs Boston Bruins

Date: Saturday, October 14, 2023

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Predators (+155) Bruins (-200)

The Nashville Predators (42-31-8 last year) are en route to TD Garden on Saturday where they will try to beat the Boston Bruins (65-12-5 last season). The odds on this game have Nashville at +155 while Boston is sitting at -200. The betting total comes in at 6.

The Nashville Predators came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 3-0 win against the Kraken their last time out. The Predators offense didn't overly impress in the victory. In the game, they earned a goal on 3 out of the 35 shots they looked to score on. They also had 3 power play chances but weren't able to score a goal. Nashville accumulated 6 mins in the box in this contest.

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Nashville Predators opponents had 271 power play opportunities (8th in the NHL) and scored 48 goals in those attempts. The Predators had 2,729 shots taken against them and held a save percentage of .914. Nashville tried 2,419 shots and held a shot percentage of 9.2%. When at even strength, the Predators allowed the opponent to score 188 goals while having 180. Nashville accounted for 248 power play opportunities and scored 43 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 17.34%. For the prior season, the had a total of 92 points and their points percentage was .568. In the matter of their goal scoring prowess, the Nashville Predators racked up 223 goals (28th in professional hockey) over the course of last year and given up 236.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Juuse Saros. Saros has taken the ice for 286 games during his NHL career. He has earned an overall record of 147-95-27 and he started in 269 games. Opponents have notched 705 goals versus Saros in his career and his goals against average per contest is 2.58. Saros has had 8,738 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 8,033 saves. He has a save percentage of .919 during his 16,421 mins on the ice. For his professional hockey career, Saros has 167 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .621.

In their last outing, Boston opposed the Blackhawks in a matchup where the Bruins earned a win by a tally of 3-1. They had 3 attempts on the power play in this contest but were not able to net one. The Bruins notched 3 goals of the 33 shots on goal they tried.

The Bruins tallied 239 goals at even strength and 62 goals (11th in pro hockey) while on the power play. Boston attempted 2,703 shots (9th in professional hockey) and had a shot percentage of 11.14%, while allowing their opponent 2,447 shots. Last year, the Boston Bruins notched a total of 301 goals, 135 points, as well as a points percentage of .823. They permitted 174 goals to be scored by of a combination of 138 goals at even strength and 36 goals while they were shorthanded. They had 279 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play rate of 22.22%. They earned a penalty kill rate of 87.28% on their opponent's 283 power play tries, and their save percentage was 92.9%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Linus Ullmark patrolling the crease. Ullmark holds a lifetime mark of 116-63-16 and has participated in 207 games. Ullmark's rate of quality starts is 63.3% and he has 126 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has recorded 5,627 stops out of the 6,122 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save percentage of .919. The opposition is averaging 2.50 goals/game and he has allowed 495 goals altogether. He has made the start in 199 contests and has been on the ice for 11,888 minutes.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Nashville (+155)

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