Nashville Predators vs Utah Hockey Club Prediction, 4/10/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Nashville Predators vs Utah Hockey Club
Date: Thursday, April 10, 2025
Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah
TV: Utah 16
Odds/Point Spread: Predators (+220) Hockey Club (-275)
The Nashville Predators (28-42-8) are traveling to Delta Center on Thursday where they will try to beat the Utah Hockey Club (36-30-12). The moneyline on this game has the Predators at +220 and the Hockey Club are coming in at -275. The over/under is set at 6.5.
The Nashville Predators were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 7-6 victory against the Islanders their last time on the ice. Nashville garnered 6 mins in the box for this game. Moreover, they had 3 chances with extra men on the ice and were able to notch 2 goals. The Predators had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in the victory. For the game, they converted 7 out of the 32 shots they launched.
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Regarding their scoring capabilities, the Nashville Predators have notched 198 goals (31st in pro hockey) for the season and have conceded 258. For the year, they sit with 64 points and their points percentage comes in at .410. Nashville comes into tonight with 218 power play chances and they have added 46 goals out of those chances, garnering them a percentage of 21.10%. At even strength, the Predators have allowed the opponent to score 215 goals while having 152 of their own. Nashville has attempted 2,290 shots and holds a shot percentage of 8.7%. The Predators thus far have had 2,205 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .883. Nashville Predators opponents have tallied 228 power play tries (8th in the league) and have racked up 43 goals in those chances.
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The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Justus Annunen. For his career, Annunen has 22 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .512. His save percentage is at .896 in his 1,087 mins guarding the cage. Annunen has had 1,299 shots taken against him and he has 1,164 total saves. Opponents have tallied 135 goals versus Annunen in his career and his goals against average is 7.45. He has accumulated a record of 25-19-3 and he has started in 43 games. Annunen has been in net for 51 contests over the course of his professional hockey career.
The last time they were on the ice, Utah went up against the Kraken in a matchup where the Hockey Club notched a victory by a score of 7-1. They had 6 opportunities on the power play in this outing and notched 3 out of those chances. The Hockey Club converted 7 goals out of the 41 shots on goal they took.
The Hockey Club have earned 173 goals at even strength and 51 goals (12th in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. Utah has tried 2,204 shots (14th in professional hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 10.16%, while allowing the other team 2,155 shots. On the year, the Utah Hockey Club have earned a total of 224 goals, 84 points, in addition to a points percentage of .538. They have permitted 232 goals to be scored by of a combination of 187 goals at even strength and 45 goals while they were shorthanded. They have earned 222 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 22.97%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 80.85% on the other teams 235 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage is 89.2%.
On the other side of the ice you will find Karel Vejmelka protecting the goal. His opposition is averaging 4.45 goals per game and he has surrendered 585 goals in total. Vejmelka's quality start rate sits at 47.0% and he has earned 86 quality starts in his pro hockey career. He has started in 183 games and has been on the ice for 7,887 minutes. Vejmelka has a career record of 69-96-18 and has played in 195 games. He has a tally of 5,266 stops out of 5,851 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .900.
Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy's Pick: Take Utah (-275)
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