The Nashville Predators (21-32-7) travel to face off against the Boston Bruins (28-26-8) on Tuesday, March 4th. This game will be played at TD Garden in Boston and televised on ESPN+. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Puck drop is set for 7:00 ET.

Predators vs Bruins

The Nashville Predators Are Coming Off A Win

The Predators improved to 21-32-7 with a 5-2 win over the Avalanche. Nashville, favored by -1.5 goals, covered the puck line. The total for the game was set at 6.5 goals, and the combined 7 goals went over.

All five of Nashville’s goals came from different players. After the Avalanche scored first, the Predators tied it up at 11:29 in the second period and took the lead with 1:20 left in the period. They added three more goals in the third, including two empty-netters.

The Boston Bruins Are Coming Off A Win

With a 2-0 win over the Kraken, the Bruins improved to 28-26-8 this season. Boston covered the puck line as -1.5 goal favorites, and the total of 6 goals was never in danger, with the combined score reaching just 2 goals.

Both of Boston’s goals came in the first period, with Justin Brazeau scoring at 3:23 and Charlie Coyle adding another at 9:57. The Bruins’ defense held strong, limiting the Kraken to 23 shots on goal.

Nashville Offense Breakdown

Nashville found the net five times in their 5-2 win over Colorado, with two of those goals coming on empty nets. After a scoreless first period, Steven Stamkos got the Predators on the board with his second goal of the season, while Colton Sissons added his first. Roman Josi notched his first goal of the year on a power play, and Filip Forsberg scored his seventh on an empty net. Gustav Nyquist also netted his fourth, capping off the scoring with another empty-netter.

The Predators recorded 25 shots on goal and tallied 15 giveaways. They registered two power-play goals, with Josi’s goal and Stamkos’s earlier in the second period. Nashville had seven assists in the game, including Ryan O’Reilly’s sixth of the season.

Bruins Offense Breakdown

Boston took 33 shots on goal but only found the net twice in their 2-0 win over Seattle. Justin Brazeau opened the scoring with his 5th goal of the season, followed by Charlie Coyle’s 2nd, which came on a power play.

Despite 16 giveaways, the Bruins scored both of their goals in the first period, with Brazeau’s goal coming 3:23 into the game. Coyle netted his goal 9:57 into the first period.

Nashville Team Defense

Defensively, the Predators will aim to build on their previous game, where they allowed just two goals to the Avalanche. Juuse Saros made 29 saves with a 93.5% save percentage. The Predators’ defense also recorded 4 takeaways, 23 hits, and 25 blocks. Both goals they allowed came late in periods, with the first at 2:54 into the second and the second at 17:43 into the third.

Boston Team Defense

On the defensive side, the Bruins will look to build on their previous game, where they shut out the Kraken 2-0. Jeremy Swayman recorded 23 saves with a 100% save percentage, and the Bruins’ defense added 5 takeaways and 15 hits.

Predators vs Bruins Trends

• When looking at their past five road matchups, Nashville has an puck line record of 0-5 while averaging 1 per game. The team went 0-5 overall in these games.
• Across their ten previous home games, Boston has an puck line mark of 8-2. Their straight up record in these matchups was 5-5 while averaging 3 goals per game.
• Spanning across their last five games as the betting underdog, the Bruins have gone 5-0 vs the spread. Their overall record in these games was 1-4.
• The last five games that Nashville was favored, they have an puck line mark of 1-4 while going 1-4 straight up.

Predators vs Bruins Prediction

When it comes to a moneyline wager, I’m going with the Bruins to defeat the Predators while playing at home. Given the current moneyline odds at -128, I’m placing a wager on the Bruins to win outright.

For a puck line prediction, our preference is the Bruins to secure a win and cover. Anticipate the Bruins to win this one by multiple goals over the Predators.

When considering the over/under line, which is currently at 5.5 goals, we believe that this game will go over that threshold, and we recommend wagering on the over.

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