Nashville Predators vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 3/28/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nashville Predators vs Boston Bruins

Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

TD Garden is the location where the Boston Bruins (57-11-5) will attempt to defeat the Nashville Predators (36-28-8) on Tuesday.

The Nashville Predators will look for better times on the ice after their 3-2 loss against the Maple Leafs in their previous contest . Nashville accounted for 10 minutes in the box in this contest. In addition, they had 4 power play opportunities and scored 1 goal. The Predators didn't have their best offensive outing in the defeat. While out there on the ice, they netted 2 out of the 25 shots they looked to score on.

Nashville Predators opponents have 241 power play tries (10th in the NHL) and have come away with 45 goals in those attempts. The Predators have seen 2,395 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .911. Nashville has tried 2,147 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 9.3%. While at even strength, the Predators let the opposition score 169 goals while scoring 160 on offense. Nashville has accounted for 219 power play opportunities and they have tallied 39 goals out of those chances, garnering them a rate of 17.81%. For the current campaign, the have a total of 80 points and their points percentage comes in at .556. When discussing their scoring, the Nashville Predators have racked up 199 goals (28th in the NHL) for the year and have allowed 214.

The man in goal for this game is Juuse Saros. For his career, Saros has accounted for 162 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .621. His save percentage is at .919 in his 15,936 mins between the pipes. Saros has seen 8,470 shots against him and has garnered 7,781 saves. Opponents have racked up 689 goals versus Saros in his pro career and his goals against rate is 2.59. He has compiled a record of 142-92-27 and he has gotten the start in 261 games. Saros has been involved in 278 games throughout his NHL career.

Their last time out, Boston faced off against the Hurricanes in a matchup where the Bruins got the tie by a mark of 3-3. They had 2 power play attempts in this matchup and netted 1 out of those tries. The Bruins recorded 3 goals of the 38 shots on goal they attempted.

The Bruins are sitting with 217 goals at even strength and 55 goals (8th in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. Boston has tried 2,398 shots (8th in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 11.34%, while allowing their opponents 2,176 shots. This season, the Boston Bruins have earned a total of 272 goals, 119 points, in addition to a points percentage of .815. They have granted a total of 154 goals to be scored by way of 119 goals at even strength and 35 goals while they were shorthanded. They have earned 250 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 22.00%. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 85.89% on the other teams 248 power play tries, and their save percentage currently sits at 92.9%.

For the opposition you will find Linus Ullmark in the crease. He is sitting with 5,498 saves out of 5,985 shots attempted against him, which gives him a percentage of .919. Ullmark is sitting with a career mark of 112-62-16 and has played in 202 games. He has made the start in 194 contests and has played 11,595 mins. Ullmark's rate of quality starts comes out to 62.4% and he has made 121 quality starting assignments in his professional career. Opponents are averaging 2.52 goals/game and he has yielded 487 goals in total.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Nashville

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