Ottawa Senators vs Nashville Predators Prediction, Odds and Picks for Thursday, 01/22/26

The Ottawa Senators fell to the Nashville Predators earlier this season by a score of 4-1 back on October 13. They are set to meet again on Thursday night in Nashville, and the Predators could have the advantage once again. After an extremely tough start to the season, Nashville has turned things around a bit in December and January. The Preds held a measly 8-13-4 record heading into December, but have gone 15-9-0 since then. They enter this contest having lost back-to-back games, but they haven’t dropped 3 in a row since late November. Goaltender Juuse Saros has turned his game around, and while he still isn’t posting other-worldly numbers, his recent play warrants more confidence than it did back in October and November.

On the other side, the Senators are coming off a 4-1 win over the Blue Jackets on Tuesday night in Columbus. Ottawa has dropped 6 of its last 9 games overall, and 4 of its last 6 on the road. The penalty kill continues to struggle, ranking 30th in the NHL at 72.1%. That number dips to an NHL-worst 65.4% when playing on the road. The Predators have really picked things up offensively in recent weeks, and they should be able to take advantage against the Senators in this one. Playing on home ice, back the Predators.

Senators vs Predators prediction: Predators ML (-105) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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