The Nashville Predators look to bounce back from a loss with a victory on Tuesday when visiting the Edmonton Oilers. Nashville is 3-5-1 with seven points and sixth in the Central Division. The Predators were defeated by the Washington Capitals 3-0 on Saturday. Nashville opened the season with two consecutive victories, but have lost six of the last seven.
Nino Niederreiter is the leading goal scorer for Nashville with four, while Mikael Granlund is the leader in assists with six and Matt Duchene is the points leader with seven. In goal, Juuse Saros is 2-4-1 with a goals-against average of 2.75 and save percentage of .910. Nashville scores an average of 2.44 goals per game and allows an average of 3.11 goals per game. Nashville's power play scores 8.3% of the time and its penalty-kill unit is successful 84.8% of the time.
Edmonton looks for its fifth consecutive victory when hosting Nashville on Tuesday. The Oilers are second in the Pacific Division at 6-3-0 with 12 points, which is four points behind first-place Vegas. Edmonton defeated the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Saturday. Zach Hyman scored a pair of goals and Connor McDavid added one goal and two assists in the victory for the Oilers.
Connor McDavid is the leader in goals scored for Edmonton with nine and in points with 18, while Leon Draisaitl is the leader in assists with 12. In goal, Jack Campbell is 4-2-0 with a goals against average of 3.80 and save percentage of .888. Edmonton scores an average of 3.78 goals per game and allows an average of 3.11 goals per game. Edmonton's power play scores 33.3% of the time and its penalty-kill unit is successful 76.7% of the time.
Recent Betting Trends
- Nashville is 1-5 in its last 6 on the road
- The OVER has cashed in 5 of the Predators last 6 on two days rest
- Edmonton is 4-0 in its last 4
- The OVER has cashed in 21 of the Oilers last 32 at home
Free NHL Pick:
Edmonton Oilers -170