Nashville Predators vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, Preview and Odds - 02/20/2024

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Tuesday, February 20,2024

Venue:  T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV 

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Predators +124, VGK -148; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Predators +120, VGK -145; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Predators +120, VGK -145; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Nashville Predators:  28-25-2 (5th place, Central Division)

Vegas Golden Knights:  31-17-6 (2nd place, Pacific Division)

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Nashville Predators:  3-6-1 last 10

Vegas Golden Knights:  6-3-1 last 10

The Predators are entering this game with 58 points, a 28-25-2 record overall, and they are 14-10-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the St Louis Blues in their last game, winning that on the road 5-2. Filip Forsberg, Ryan O'Reilly, Luke Evangelista, Luke Schenn, and Colton Sissons each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Filip Forsberg, Ryan O'Reilly, Roman Josi, Jeremy Lauzon, Ryan McDonagh, Gustav Nyquist, and Kiefer Sherwood each led the team in assists with 1 while Yakov Trenin led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Juuse Saros was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 37 shots with 35 saves and a .946 save percentage. Their offense has scored 167 goals this season averaging 3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 179 goals against them allowing 3.3 goals per game.

The Golden Knights are entering this game with 68 points, a 31-17-6 record overall, and they are 19-7-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Carolina Hurricanes in their last game, losing that one at home 3-1, but this is also the 2nd game of a back-to-back for them with their game against the San Jose Sharks still to be played on Monday night. In their game against the Hurricanes, Jonathan Marchessault scored 1 goal for them in that game. Ivan Barbashev and Nicolas Roy each led the team in assists with 1 while Ivan Barbashev and Paul Cotter each led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Adin Hill was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 28 shots with 25 saves and a .893 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 173 goals this season averaging 3.2 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 149 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Golden Knights listed as a favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Golden Knights have looked good in their games this season with their 31-17-6 record overall which has them in 2nd place of their division in the West and fighting to keep their playoff spot as the Canucks are running away with the division. They have looked great on their home ice this season with their 19-7-2 home record. Meanwhile, the Predators have looked good in their games this season with their 28-25-2 record overall, but they are still barely staying over .500 which has them in 5th place of their division in the West and fighting for a playoff spot. They haven't looked great in their road games either with their 14-10-2 road record. The Predators are coming off a win in their last game but they have still been terrible in their games lately with their 3-6-1 record in their last 10 games. The Golden Knights have looked a lot better over the last few weeks as they have finally come out of their slump and now they are 6-3-1 in their last 10 games with some momentum on their side too. They aren't in the best situation here since they did lose their last game and are playing this one on a back-to-back, but they have looked a lot better lately and will be looking to bounce back on home ice where they have looked a lot better this year. The best way to place a bet here is on the Golden Knights to win this game. 

Predators Golden Knights Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Tuesday, February 20,2024 (10:00 pm ET start time) is Golden Knights 3 Predators 0.

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Nashville Predators: 32-38 (-11.1 units) on the moneyline after a division game. 23-27 (-6.2 units) on the moneyline revenging a road loss versus opponent. 11-2 UNDER off a win by 3 goals or more over a division rival. 9-2 UNDER off a road win. 25-10 UNDER after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game.

Vegas Golden Knights: 142-99 (+11.5 units) on the moneyline in all games. 32-17 (+11.4 units) on the moneyline off a road win scoring 4 or more goals. 16-2 UNDER off a win by 3 goals or more over a division rival. 10-1 UNDER after allowing 1 goal or less in their previous game. 9-3 UNDER after playing a game where 4 or fewer total goals were scored.

Nashville Predators:  None.

Vegas Golden Knights:  B. Hutton (D) Ques Mon - Upper Body. P. Dorofeyev (LW) Out indefinitely - Upper Body. S. Theodore (D) Late Feb - Upper Body. J. Eichel (C) Late Feb - Knee. T. Bjornfot (D) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed. W. Carrier (LW) Out indefinitely - Upper Body. R. Lehner (G) Out indefinitely - Hip.

“He was unbelievable. And he was really good Thursday. It could have been way uglier in that first period. He’s been really dialed in.” - Andrew Brunette on Juuse Saros after his team’s win against the Blues in their game on Saturday.

“That was a good goal, that's why we didn't challenge. If he knocks it directly into the net and the stick's over the crossbar, then we would challenge because that wouldn't be a good goal. The fact that he knocked it down back into play and then into the net made it a good goal.” - Bruce Cassidy after his team’s loss against the Hurricanes in their game on Saturday.

LW Forsberg, Filip

C O'Reilly, Ryan

RW Nyquist, Gustav

LD Josi, Roman

RD Barrie, Tyson

G Saros, Juuse

LW Howden, Brett

C Stephenson, Chandler

RW Stone, Mark

LD Martinez, Alec

RD Pietrangelo, Alex

G Hill, Adin

Points: F. Forsberg (55)

Goals: F. Forsberg (26)

Assists: R. Josi (39)

GAA: J. Saros (3.02)

Points: M. Stone (52)

Goals: J. Marchessault (28)

Assists: M. Stone (36)

GAA: A. Hill (2.06)

Coaches:

Nashville Predators: Andrew Brunette (1st season)

Vegas Golden Knights: Bruce Cassidy (2nd season)