Nashville Predators vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/07/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Thursday, April 7, 2022

Venue:  Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON

Where to Watch:  TSN5

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Predators -185, Senators +155; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Predators -185, Senators +155; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Predators -190, Senators +155; Over/Under:  6 goals

 

Nashville Predators:  40-25-4 (4th place, Central Division)

Ottawa Senators:  26-37-6 (7th place, Atlantic Division)

 

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Nashville Predators:  6-4-0 last 10

Ottawa Senators:  5-4-1 last 10

 

 

 

The Predators are coming into this game with 84 points, a 40-25-4 record overall, and they are 18-14-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Buffalo Sabres while their 3 wins in that span have come against the Philadelphia Flyers, the Ottawa Senators, and the Minnesota Wild in their last game. They won that game at home 6-2. Ryan Johansen scored a hattrick in that game while Roman Josi, Philip Tomasino, and Matt Duchene each scored 1 goal in that one. Ryan Johansen led the team in shots on goal in that one with 7. Juuse Saros was the starting goaltender in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 49 shots with 47 saves and a .959 save percentage. Their offense has scored 230 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 201 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game. 

 

 

The Senators are coming into this game with 58 points, a 26-37-6 record overall, and they are 13-19-3 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 3 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Nashville Predators while their 3 wins since then have come against the Detroit Red Wings twice, and the Montreal Canadiens in their last game. They won that game on the road 6-3. Austin Watson scored 2 goals in that game while Brady Tkachuk, Drake Batherson, Tim Stützle, and Colin White each scored 1 goal in that one. Josh Norris led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Anton Forsberg was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 30 shots with 27 saves and a .900 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 187 goals this season averaging 2.7 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 224 goals against them allowing 3.2 goals per game. 

 

 

The Predators have been playing very well coming into this game. They have won 3 of their last 4 games and their last 2 wins were both by 2 or more goals. They also played the Senators the other night and they won that game 4-1. They are going up against a Senators team that has also been playing well recently with 3 straight wins coming into this game but their wins have not been that great. They have won 3 games against very bad teams like the Red Wings twice and the Canadiens. The Senators have been having an awful season and are sitting near the bottom of their division. The Predators are a playoff team this season and they have been heating up in their recent games. They will get the win here against the Senators and will likely win this game by 2 or more goals like they did against them the other night.

 

Predators Senators Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Thursday, April 7, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Predators 5 Senators 2.

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Nashville Predators: 40-29 (+6.9u) on the moneyline in all games. 25-9 (+14u) on the moneyline after playing a game where 7 or more total goals were scored. 11-3 OVER in a road game where the total is 6 or more.

Ottawa Senators: 74-122 (-14.9u) on the moneyline in all games. 11-30 (-16.2u) on the moneyline after a win by 2 goals or more. 18-9 OVER after a blowout win by 3 goals or more.

 

 

Nashville Predators:  None.

Ottawa Senators:  T. Ennis (RW) out for season - Upper Body injury. T. Chabot (D) out for season - Hand injury. M. Murray (G) out for season - Upper Body injury. S. Pinto (C) Out indefinitely - Shoulder injury.

 

 

 

“I think Juice was at the level that we need him to be at. He’s an elite goalie in the league. He was elite tonight. That’s nice to see. When he plays at that level, he gives us a chance to win every night.” - John Hynes after his team’s win against the Wild on Tuesday night.

 

 

“Montreal has done some really good things obviously since (coach Martin) St. Louis has taken over. They’ve got lots of skill in there, they’re entertaining and they’re going to score goals.” - D.J. Smith on his team’s win against the Canadiens on Tuesday night.

 

 

 

LW Forsberg, Filip

C Johansen, Ryan

RW Tomasino, Philip

LD Josi, Roman

RD Fabbro, Dante 

G Saros, Juuse

 

LW Tkachuk, Brady

C Norris, Joshua

RW Joseph, Mathieu

LD Holden, Nick

RD Zaitsev, Nikita

G Forsberg, Anton

 

 

Points: R. Josi (84)

Goals: F. Forsberg (38)

Assists: R. Josi  (65)

GAA: J.Saros (2.56)

 

Points: B. Tkachuk (52)

Goals: J. Norris (30)

Assists: B. Tkachuk (28)

GAA: M.Sogaard (2.00)

 

Coaches:

Nashville Predators: John Hynes (3rd season)

Ottawa Senators: D.J. Smith (3rd season)