The Nashville Predators (26-36-8) travel to face off against the Carolina Hurricanes (43-23-4) on Tuesday, March 25th. This game will be played at Lenovo Center in Raleigh 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 Hurricanes

The Nashville Predators Are Coming Off A Win

With a 5-2 win over the Avalanche, the Predators improved to 26-36-8. Nashville, favored by -1.5 goals, covered the puck line. The total was set at 6.5 goals, and the combined 7 goals surpassed that mark.

All five of Nashville’s goals came from different players, with two of them being empty-netters. The Avalanche scored first at 17:06 in the second period, but the Predators responded with five unanswered goals.

The Carolina Hurricanes Are Coming Off A Win

Carolina improved to 43-23-4 with a 4-2 win over the Capitals. The Hurricanes covered the puck line as -1.5 goal favorites. The total was set at 6 goals, and the combined score hit that number exactly, resulting in a push.

The Hurricanes scored first, but the Capitals responded with two goals in the first period. Carolina tied it up in the second and added two more goals, including an empty-netter, to secure the win.

Nashville Offense Breakdown

Nashville’s offense netted two empty-netters in their 5-2 win over Colorado. Gustav Nyquist scored his 4th goal of the season and added an assist on Filip Forsberg’s 7th goal. Roman Josi also found the net for the first time this season, while Steven Stamkos picked up his 2nd goal, which came on a power play. Colton Sissons added his first goal of the year.

The Predators took 25 shots on goal and scored twice on power plays. After a scoreless first period, they got on the board with Steven Stamkos’ power-play goal, followed by Colton Sissons’ first goal of the season.

Hurricanes Offense Breakdown

Carolina fired 45 shots on goal in their 4-2 win over Washington, with Dmitry Orlov scoring twice, bringing his season total to three goals. Orlov’s second goal came in the second period, while Martin Necas added his sixth goal of the season. Necas also picked up his 12th assist on Orlov’s first goal.

Andrei Svechnikov sealed the game with an empty-netter, his sixth goal of the year. The Hurricanes were held scoreless on the power play and recorded 14 giveaways.

Nashville Team Defense

Defensively, the Predators gave up the first goal at 17:06 in the 2nd period and another at 17:43 in the 3rd, but they held the Avalanche scoreless in the 1st. Juuse Saros made 29 saves with a 93.5% save percentage, while the defense added 4 takeaways and 23 hits.

Carolina Team Defense

Carolina’s defense gave up two late goals in the first period, but they shut down Washington the rest of the way, leading to a 4-2 victory. Pyotr Kochetkov made 19 saves with a 90.5% save percentage, and the Hurricanes’ defense recorded 7 takeaways and 10 hits.

Predators vs Hurricanes Trends

• In their last ten games away from home, the Predators have a straight up record of 2-8 while going 2-8 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 2 goals per game in these contests.
• Across their last three home contests, Carolina has been good against the puck line posting a mark of 3-0. Their overall mark in these games was 3-0, while averaging 4 goals per game.
• As the betting underdog, the Hurricanes have an puck line mark of just 7-3 in their last ten games. Carolina posted a straight up mark of 7-3 in these matchups.
• Going back to their last ten games as the favorite, the Predators have a straight up record of 4-6. But, their mark vs the puck line was just 2-8.

Predators vs Hurricanes Prediction

When it comes to a moneyline bet in this game, our analysis leans towards the Hurricanes picking up the win. However, given the current odds of -267, I’d advise going with the puck line, as our predictions have the Hurricanes coming out on top by more than one goal.

When making a puck line pick, we’re backing the Hurricanes to win and cover. Watch for the Hurricanes to win this game by multiple goals over the Predators.

With an over/under line sitting at 5.5 goals, we like this game to surpass that mark and recommend getting a bet down on the over.

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