The Tampa Bay Lightning and Nashville Predators clash on Halloween night. These teams from different conferences meet for the first of two meetings this season, and also feature long-time franchise player Steven Stamkos playing his former Lightning club for the 5th time. Here is some Lightning vs. Predators predictions to get you set.
Nashville has not won many games, winning just four of their 13 contests. However, what they’ve done in a majority of games is compete and keep things tight. In 10/13 games (77%), Nashville has either won the game or lost by one goal. On home ice, with a clean bill of health, and desperate for a win, they’ve got a good opportunity at continuing that trend. On October 30th, a bombshell was dropped in Tampa Bay, regarding superstar Nikita Kucherov and an unexpected trade request. This could play as a distraction for the team. Tampa Bay is quite healthy, but remain without depth forward Yanni Gourde. Nashville has some recent evidence of being a team to be reckoned with on any given day, in a 6-2 win over Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche on October 25th. Nashville’s unbelievable special teams with the third-best power play (31.8%) and fourth-best penalty kill (88.1%) could also play a major role. This will be a spirited affair that could come down to the last shot, so for our Lightning vs. Predators prediction, take Nashville +1.5.
Lightning vs. Predators prediction: Nashville Predators +1.5 (-185) available at time of publishing. Playable at that line to (-190).
