Florida Panthers vs Nashville Predators Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/09/2022

Game Time: 6:00 pm ET, Saturday, April 9, 2022

Venue:  Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN 

Where to Watch:  BSSO

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Panthers -135, Predators +115; Over/Under:  7 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Panthers -135, Predators +110; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Panthers -135, Predators +110; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

 

Florida Panthers:  49-15-6 (1st place, Atlantic Division)

Nashville Predators:  41-25-4 (4th place, Central Division)

 

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Florida Panthers:  8-2-0 last 10

Nashville Predators:  6-4-0 last 10

 

 

 

The Panthers are coming into this game with 104 points, a 49-15-6 record overall, and they are 20-9-6 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have won 8 of their last 9 games and are coming into this one on a 5 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Toronto Maple Leafs while their 8 wins in that span came against the Anaheim Ducks, the Montreal Canadiens, the Ottawa Senators, the Canadiens again, the Chicago Blackhawks, the New Jersey Devils, the Buffalo Sabres, and the Leafs in their last game. They won that game at home in OT 7-6. They still have a game against the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night that needs to be played first so this will be the 2nd leg of a back-to-back for them on Saturday night. In their game against the Leafs, Jonathan Huberdeau and Sam Reinhart both scored 2 goals in that game while Aleksander Barkov, Claude Giroux, and Radko Gudas each scored 1 goal in that one. Jonathan Huberdeau and Claude Giroux both led the team in shots on net in that game with 7 each. Sergei Bobrovsky was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 14 shots with 10 saves and a .714 sv percentage. He was replaced midway through the game by Spencer Knight who allowed 2 goals on 21 shots with 19 saves and a .905 save percentage. Their offense has scored 294 goals this season averaging 4.2 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 210 goals against them allowing 3 goals per game. 

 

 

The Predators are coming into this game with 86 points, a 41-25-4 record overall, and they are 22-11-0 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have won 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Buffalo Sabres while their 4 wins in that span came against the Philadelphia Flyers, the Ottawa Senators, the Minnesota Wild, and the Senators again in their last game. They won that game on the road 3-2. Matt Duchene, Tanner Jeannot, and Ryan Johansen each scored 1 goal in that one. Mattias Ekholm, Filip Forsberg, and Eeli Tolvanen all led the team in shots on net in that game with 4 each. Juuse Saros was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 29 shots with 27 saves and a .931 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 233 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 203 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game. 

 

 

The Panthers are coming into this game playing very well in their recent games with 5 straight wins coming into this one. They have been winning crazy games with 2 of their last 3 wins coming in OT after going down by 4 goals in the game. They are going to be on a back-to-back here though and they will be on the road as well right after a game against the Sabres who have really been stepping up their game recently. Their luck might have come a bit too far though and they are due for a loss soon with the way they have been winning these close games. They are going up against a Predators team here that has been playing very well recently and is a very good team at home. The Predators have won 2 straight coming into this one and they also have 4 wins in their last 5 games. They will be at home and rested for this game and they are going to get a tired Panthers team that has been traveling a lot. This streak is going to end very soon as it is not sustainable and the predators have been playing well enough where they have the best chance to snap that streak here. The Predators will win this game at home.

 

Panthers Predators Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Saturday, April 9, 2022 (6:00 pm ET start time) is Predators 6 Panthers 4.

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Florida Panthers: 124-81 (+20.7u) on the moneyline in all games. 45-29 (+14.2u) on the moneyline revenging a loss versus opponent. 43-24 OVER in all games.

Nashville Predators: 22-21 (-10.6u) on the moneyline in a home game where the total is 6 or more. 23-34 (-19.6u) on the moneyline after a 2 game unbeaten streak. 42-28 OVER in all games.

 

 

Florida Panthers:  N. Acciari (C) Mid April - Upper Body injury. A. Ekblad (D) Out indefinitely - Lower Body injury. J. Johansson (G) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed injury. M. Nutivaara (D) Out indefinitely - Lower Body injury.

Nashville Predators:  None.

 

 

 

“It was a frenzied game. I’m sure their coach is scratching his head a little bit, too. It was one of those games, it’s fun for the fans, probably fun for the players in a lot of ways, but not as much fun for us.” - Andrew Brunette on his team’s win against the Leafs on Tuesday night.

 

 

“We talk lots about mental toughness and physical toughness, and those are the things. Ottawa’s a hard team to play against.” - John Hynes on his team’s win against the Senators on Thursday night.

 

 

 

LW Verhaeghe, Carter

C Barkov, Aleksander

RW Duclair, Anthony

LD Forsling, Gustav

RD Weegar, MacKenzie

G Bobrovsky, Sergei

 

LW Forsberg, Filip

C Johansen, Ryan

RW Tomasino, Philip

LD Josi, Roman

RD Fabbro, Dante 

G Saros, Juuse

 

 

Points: J. Huberdeau (102)

Goals: A. Barkov (34)

Assists: J. Huberdeau (76)

GAA: S. Bobrovsky (2.71)

 

Points: R. Josi (87)

Goals: F. Forsberg (38)

Assists: R. Josi  (68)

GAA: J.Saros (2.55)

 

Coaches:

Florida Panthers: Andrew Brunette (Interim)

Nashville Predators: John Hynes (3rd season)