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(24-8-11) Boston Bruins vs. Nashville Predators (19-5-7)
Date: Tuesday, January 7th
Time: 8:00 PM
Venue: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Predators +105 Bruins -115
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: Bruins -1.5
NHL Betting Total: 6
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The big story line heading into this one is an off ice story line. With the Nashville Predators sitting only one point out of the basement in the Central Division, team management decided a shake-up was in order and made a change behind the bench.
Peter Laviolette was fired Monday night after five-plus seasons and the Predators did not immediately name a replacement in advance of Tuesday’s game against the visiting Boston Bruins. The Predators were not expected to name a replacement until Tuesday morning
Atlantic Division-leading Bruins arrive in Nashville with troubles of their own, having won only four of their last 15 games (4-5-6).
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There’s are two of the premier teams in the NHL so even with the off ice story lines this should be a great game to watch. Keep reading to find out our expert betting prediction for this exciting NHL hockey game.
Boston Bruins
Offensively, the big guns have carried this team. David Pastrnak notched his league-high 31st goal in Saturday’s 4-1 home loss to Edmonton to extend his point streak to 10 games. Pastrnak and Marchand are the first Boston teammates to reach 60 points before the team’s 45th game since Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito (1974-75).
However, other than the top line of Pastrnak, Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron, Boston has struggled offensively, scoring more than three goals only twice in 19 games.
Even with their recent struggles offensively, they still sit atop the table in terms of the Atlantic. They are 4-1-5 in their last 10, and they have only lost 8 games in regulation all year! The Bruins are always a formidable foe.
Starting in net for the Boston Bruins may be Jaroslav Halak. His stats on the season are 9-4-5 W-L | 2.25 GAA | 0.928 SV% | 3 SO
Nashville Predators
Laviolette guided Nashville to back-to-back division titles the previous two seasons and to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2016-17, but he and assistant Kevin McCarthy were shown the door with the club only four points out of a wild card.
Nashville are currently 5-3-2 in their last 10 games, but their play has warranted a shakeup. They have allowed the 2nd most goals against in their division, which is astonishing to think. Nashville has always been good defensively, the new coach will need to restore that focxus.
The key player to watch is Roman Josi. Predators captain Roman Josi had 18 points during a 10-game streak, including two goals in a 4-3 OT win at Boston on Dec. 21.
Starting in net for the Nashville Predators may be Juuse Saros. His stats on the season are: 5-7-4 W-L | 3.25 GAA | 0.892 SV% | 0 SO
NHL Betting Trends:
- Bruins are 5-2 in their last 7 games as a road favorite.
- Bruins are 36-15 in their last 51 games playing on 2 days rest.
- Predators are 1-6 in their last 7 in the third game of a 3-in-4 situation.
- Predators are 4-9 in their last 13 home games.
- Under is 5-0 in Bruins last 5 overall.
- Under is 18-8-1 in Predators last 27 vs. Atlantic.
Free Boston Bruins vs. Nashville Predators NHL Prediction:
We really like the Bruins here. Even with their recent offensively struggles. The recent under and over trends are all over the place so that’s a little concerning. For instance, the over is 8-0 in Predators last 8 vs. Eastern Conference. But at the same time, the under is 5-0 in Bruins last 5 overall.
I’m predicting Boston to win by a few goals, so I think they’ll beat the spread.
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