It's Saturday in the NHL, which means afternoon hockey. Not only is the first puck drop nice and early, there's a solid 8 games in action. Three of them will get started before the usual slate begins, and we're also targeting the very first matchup of that day. Along with these, we have 2 other plays to piece together a mega parlay to help boost your bankroll for all of the sports in action this weekend. There's a bit less time to get our play in, so let's check it out.'
Before we dive in, be sure to check out our NHL picks for today's action.
Nashville Predators -1.5 (+170) over Ottawa Senators
As promised, we're getting things started with the very first puck drop of the day. It'll be in the Music City as the Predators host the Senators. The game taking place in Nashville is (pun intended) music to the Preds' ears. They've been far superior at home, as proven by their top-10 home record of 7-3-2. The most significant difference has been seen when comparing their goaltending splits. On the road, the Preds are allowing the 5th-most goals per game. However, they're allowing the 6th-fewest goals per game in their own arena.'
This will also be their first game back in Nashville after a 3-game home stretch, and before that wasn't the best situation either. A water main break caused 2 of their games to be postponed, so this will be a mini-homecoming of sorts. It also doesn't hurt that they'll be taking on the last place team in the Atlantic Division. The Senators are coming off of back-to-back losses, and are just 4-6-2 on the road. They're far from Ottawa this afternoon, which should allow the Predators to make prey of the Sens today.'''