Nashville Predators vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 1/29/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nashville Predators vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Monday, January 29, 2024

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Predators (-104) Senators (-118)

The Nashville Predators (26-22-1) are hitting the road to Canadian Tire Centre on Monday where they will try to defeat the Ottawa Senators (18-25-2). The moneyline on this game has Nashville at -104 while Ottawa is opening at -118. The over/under comes in at 7.

The Nashville Predators will look for better times on the ice after their 4-1 loss to the Oilers in their previous outing. Nashville accumulated 6 penalty mins in this outing. They also had 3 power play opportunities but weren't able to score. The Predators left a lot to be desired in terms of their offense in the defeat. In the game, they scored on 1 of the 29 shots they attempted.

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When at even strength, the Predators have conceded 114 goals while earning 113 on offense. Nashville Predators opponents have recorded 158 power play opportunities (7th in pro hockey) and have a total of 38 goals in those attempts. In reference to their scoring capabilities, the Nashville Predators have notched 146 goals (17th in hockey) for the season and have allowed 152. Nashville has attempted 1,504 shots and holds a shot percentage of 9.7%. For the current campaign, they have recorded 53 points and their points % is .541. The Predators thus far have had 1,470 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .897. Nashville has 170 power play opportunities and they have notched 33 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 19.41%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Juuse Saros. Opponents have been able to score 808 goals versus Saros in his career and his goals against average per game is 2.61. Saros has been involved in 324 games over the course of his pro hockey career. His save percentage is at .918 during his 18,542 mins in the crease. He has a win-loss mark of 166-113-28 and he has gotten the start in 307 games. Throughout his time in hockey, Saros has compiled 187 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .609. Saros has had 9,809 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 9,001 total saves.

When they took the ice last, Ottawa faced the Rangers in an outing where the Senators went home in defeat by a tally of 7-2. They had 1 power play attempt in this outing and recorded 1 on that try. The Senators notched 2 goals of the 31 shots on goal they took.

The Senators have racked up 123 goals at even strength and 27 goals (22nd in hockey) while on the power play. Ottawa has attempted 1,476 shots (17th in the NHL) and has earned a shooting percentage of 10.16%, while allowing the opposition 1,375 shots. On the season, the Ottawa Senators have tallied 150 goals, 38 points, and a points percentage of .422. They have allowed 165 goals to be scored by of a combination of 126 goals at even strength and 39 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have earned 166 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 16.27%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 73.65% on their oppositions 148 power play tries, and their save percentage currently sits at 88.0%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Joonas Korpisalo defending the goal. Korpisalo has compiled a lifetime record of 104-97-27 and has played in 252 contests. Korpisalo's quality start percentage sits at 48.0% and he has qualified for 110 quality starts in his professional career. He has recorded 6,533 saves out of the 7,245 shots attempted, which gives him a save % of .902. His opponents are averaging 3.07 goals per contest and he has surrendered 712 goals in total. He has been a starter 229 contests and has racked up 13,898 minutes.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Nashville (-104)

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