The Nashville Predators (21-31-7) travel to face off against the New York Rangers (29-26-4) on Sunday, March 2nd. This game will be played at Madison Square Garden in New York 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 Rangers

The Nashville Predators Are Coming Off A Win

Nashville improved to 21-31-7 with a 5-2 win over the Avalanche. The Predators, favored by -1.5 goals, covered the puck line. The total of 6.5 goals was surpassed, as the teams combined for 7.

All five of Nashville’s goals came from different players. They trailed 1-0 before Steven Stamkos tied it at 11:29 in the second period. Two of the Predators’ goals were empty-netters.

The New York Rangers Are Coming Off A Win

The Rangers improved to 29-26-4 with a 5-2 win over the Islanders. As -1.5 goal favorites, the Rangers covered the puck line, and the total of 7 goals surpassed the pre-game line of 6.

Four different players scored for the Rangers, with Artemi Panarin leading the way with two goals. New York held a 2-0 lead before the Islanders scored, but the Rangers pulled away with two more goals in the third period.

Nashville Offense Breakdown

Nashville’s offense netted 5 goals in their 5-2 win over the Avalanche, with each goal coming from a different player. The Predators were held scoreless in the first period before Steven Stamkos scored his 2nd goal of the season on a power play. Colton Sissons added his 1st goal of the year, while Roman Josi found the net for the first time this season, also on a power play.

Filip Forsberg scored his 7th goal, and Gustav Nyquist added his 4th, both on empty nets. The Predators took 25 shots on goal and recorded 15 giveaways. Nashville also tallied 7 assists in the game.

Rangers Offense Breakdown

Artemi Panarin led the Rangers with two goals in their 5-2 win over the Islanders, including his 9th of the season on an empty net. Chris Kreider opened the scoring with his 8th goal, which came shorthanded. Vincent Trocheck added his 4th goal, while Adam Edstrom netted his 1st of the year.

Mika Zibanejad contributed with three assists, bringing his total to 8 for the season. The Rangers fired 40 shots on goal and scored once on the power play. They had 14 giveaways in the game.

Nashville Team Defense

Defensively, the Predators will look to build on their previous performance, where they gave up just two goals to the Avalanche. Juuse Saros made 29 saves with a 93.5% save percentage, and the defense recorded 4 takeaways and 23 hits. The first goal they allowed came 2:54 into the 2nd period, and they gave up another late in the 3rd.

New York Team Defense

Defensively, the Rangers will look to carry over their strong performance from their previous game, where they allowed just 2 goals. Igor Shesterkin made 35 saves, posting a 94.6% save percentage. The Rangers’ defense also contributed 10 takeaways, 19 hits, and 18 blocks.

Predators vs Rangers Trends

• Through their last ten road games, Nashville has an puck line record of just 2-8. However, their overall record was 3-7 while averaging 2 goals per game.
• Although New York has a straight up record of 6-4 in their last ten home games, they have not held up as well vs the puck line going 5-5. The team averaged 3 goals per game in these games.
• Looking back on the team’s last five games as the underdog, the Rangers have a straight up record of 2-3. Their record vs the puck line in these games was 4-1.
• In their last ten games as the betting favorite, the Predators have a straight up record of 4-6 and an puck line mark of 3-7.

Predators vs Rangers Prediction

When thinking about a moneyline wager in this game, our evaluation indicates that the Rangers will take down the Predators. Nonetheless, given the current odds of -181, I’d recommend getting bet down on the puck line instead, as our predictions point to the Rangers winning by more than one goal.

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

For those looking at the over/under line set at 6 goals, our expectation is that this game will surpass that mark, and we suggest making a bet on the over.

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