Predators vs. Senators NHL Pick – December 17th

By Kyle E in NHL Picks —
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/> </div> <p></a></div> <p>The Ottawa Senators return home, while the Nashville Predators head on the road for a four-game road trip. There are on the road a lot in the immediate future. They’re on the road for 11 of their next 14 contests. It’s going to test them at times, but for a team like the Predators, they should be able to get out of it relatively unscathed. The Preds enter Kanata with a record of 22-10-0, which puts them a point behind the Jets and Flames for 1st in the Western Final. </p> <p>It’s wild to see the Flames up there, but they’ve quietly been putting together a quality team the past few years. Everything is coming together for them in the 2018-19 campaign, but we’ll see if it holds up for them in the second-half. Barring a collapse, the Flames are going to be in the playoffs. James Neal has been a slow starter with his new club in Calgary, but could provide some valuable veteran leadership later in the season.</p> <p>Neal used to play for the Predators, where he was shipped out to Vegas and found success there as well. Everywhere he has been, other than Dallas to start his career, has been in a winning position. It hasn’t impacted the Preds that much, as they’ve still been a strong team after his departure. </p> <p>Tough ending to last season, with their President’s Trophy amounting to very little in the end. The Predators look like contenders again this season, so we’ll see if it finally translates into a Stanley Cup. The Senators seem far away from getting close to that, but it wasn’t that long ago that they were a game away from knocking off the Penguins and going to the Stanley Cup Final. Since then it’s been a rebuilding process in Ottawa. They hope to duplicate what the Flames are accomplishing in a few years by building a young core right now. Head below for our free Predators vs. Senators pick. </p> <h2 class=Nashville Predators vs. Ottawa Senators Pick

The Senators were on the road for their previous three games, with losses against the Predators and Canadiens, and a win against the Red Wings. Their most recent effort was pretty pathetic, as the Canadiens won by a score of 5-2. The final score didn’t tell the whole picture. It could have been worse than that. The Sens were outshot 47-18, with the defence leaving Mike McKenna out to dry.

McKenna hasn’t had a great season as Craig Anderson’s backup, but what is he going to do when no one is putting any effort in. This is a pretty normal theme for the Senators this season, though. Note that they’ve averaged 29.2 shots on net, while allowing 38.1 shots on their own net. I don’t care who is in net, that’s just not going to work. The Sens are dead last in 31st with an average of 3.88 goals allowed per game.

The Predators are on the opposite end of the spectrum. They are 1st in the NHL with 2.45 goals allowed per game. Pekka Rinne is getting better with age it seems, as he has the inside track for the Vezina at the moment. Rinne owns a stellar 1.96 GAA and 0.929 save percentage. The Predators have beaten the Senators by more than a goal in five of their last six meetings. In their last ten meetings, the Predators have gone 8-2. Getting this price on the Predators on the puckline looks like a hard bet to pass up on Monday.

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