Nashville Predators vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 3/4/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nashville Predators vs Boston Bruins

Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Predators (+125) Bruins (-145)

TD Garden is the site where the Boston Bruins (28-26-8) will play the Nashville Predators (21-32-7) on Tuesday. The line on this matchup has Nashville at +125 while Boston is opening at -145. The betting total comes in at 6.5.

The Nashville Predators will look to clean up some issues after taking a 4-0 defeat against the Rangers their last time out. Nashville tallied 27 penalty minutes for this game. Furthermore, they had 2 power play attempts but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. The Predators didn't have their best offensive outing in the loss. In the game, they ended the night with no scores out of the 34 shots they launched.

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When playing at even strength, the Predators have allowed the opponent to score 166 goals while scoring 118 as an offensive unit. Nashville Predators opponents have totaled 182 power play opportunities (5th in the league) and have a total of 35 goals in those attempts. When it comes to their scoring capabilities, the Nashville Predators have notched 152 goals (31st in the National Hockey League) so far this season and have surrendered 201. Nashville has taken 1,778 shots and has a shot percentage of 8.6%. For the current campaign, they have tallied 49 points and their points percentage is .408. The Predators thus far have had 1,772 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .887. Nashville has 170 power play chances and they have added 34 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 20.00%.

The man protecting the net in this game is Juuse Saros. In his career, Saros has accumulated 224 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .593. His save percentage is at .915 for his 20,153 minutes guarding the cage. Saros has seen 11,835 shots taken against him and has accrued 10,829 saves. Opponents have notched 1,006 goals against Saros in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 3.00. He has a win-loss mark of 195-144-38 and he has started in 378 games. Saros has taken the ice for 395 games over the course of his hockey career.

Their last time out, Boston played the Wild in a matchup where the Bruins ended up losing by a tally of 1-0. They had 2 attempts on the power play in this game but didn't put one in the back of the net. The Bruins had 0 goals of the 28 shots on goal they pursued.

On the season, the Boston Bruins are sitting with 167 goals, 64 points, in addition to a points percentage of .516. They have allowed 194 goals to be scored by of a combination of 148 goals at even strength and 46 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Bruins have scored 138 goals at even strength and 29 goals (26th in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have a total of 189 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 15.34%. Boston has taken 1,708 shots (18th in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 9.78%, while allowing the opposition 1,770 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 76.41% on their opponents 195 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.0%.

Across the ice you will find Jeremy Swayman between the pipes. Swayman has accrued a lifetime record of 97-53-21 and has played in 176 games. Swayman's quality start percentage is 60.9% and he has earned 103 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has accounted for 4,449 saves out of the 4,872 shots attempted against him, which gives him a percentage of .913. The opposition is averaging 3.31 goals per game and he has relinquished 423 goals overall. He has been a starter 169 games and has racked up 7,678 mins.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Nashville (+125)

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