Florida Looking to Extend Road Winning Streak in Nashville
The Panthers vs Predators Preview Has First Match of the Season A Near Pick'Em
Florida Head to Nashville Looking To Snap A Losing Streak
The Florida Panthers followed up a nine-game winning streak that had them on the verge of catching the Boston Bruins atop the Atlantic Divisions by dropping four games in a row with two of the losses coming against teams with losing records. The Panthers vs Predators preview is approaching Pick’Em status.
The visiting team has won seven of the last 10 meetings between the Panthers and the Predators.
Visiting Florida is priced at -120 by the NHL lines to win the game, with Nashville coming in with even odds.
Florida is still second in the Atlantic Division, while Nashville holds down one of the two wild-card spots in the Western Conference despite a 13-11 record at home.
Forward Aleksander Barkov, who is second on the Panthers with 46 points this season, is out, as is fellow forward Nick Cousins.
Nashville is in better shape from an injury standpoint.
Florida is tied for seventh at +1200 in the odds of winning the Stanley Cup, with Nashville well back at +8000 in the championship odds.
Panthers 27-14-4 at Predators 25-20-1
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Location: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN
Streaming: Live Sports Stream
Plenty of Skates of Shame For Florida
The Florida Panthers’ willingness to play the game on the edge spearheaded Florida’s surprising run to the Stanley Cup Finals.
However, recent trips to the penalty box have not gone well.
When looking at recent NHL scores, in a 6-4 loss to Minnesota, Florida allowed five goals on six power plays for the Wild after giving up another power-play goal in a loss to Detroit.
Florida is 9-5-1 in its last 15 games against Western Conference teams.
Thirteen of Florida’s last 18 games went over the total. Keep that in mind when looking at the Panthers vs Predators preview.
Goals Are Few and Far Between For the Preds
Nashville has allowed just nine goals in the last four games, with each of those contests going under the total.
Despite solid play in net, Nashville split those four games. Nashville outshot both the Vegas Golden Knights and Arizona Coyotes, only to suffer 4-1 and 3-2 losses. That could come into play when looking at the Panthers vs Predators preview.
Nashville has just one even-strength goal in each of its last three games. If not for a late empty-net tally, that streak would be at four going into this matchup.
The total went under in four of Nashville’s last five games.
Last Meeting
Roman Josi assisted on a pair of first-period goals, and Kevin Lankinen stopped 30 shots in visiting Nashville’s 2-1 win, and it was the fifth time in the last eight games between the teams to go under the total.
Nashville swept the 2022-23 season series, with Josi leading the Predators with four assists and five points. Keep that in mind when looking at the NHL picks and parlays.
It was the first time Nashville won back-to-back games against Florida since 2014 and 2015.
Panthers vs Predators Betting Preview
Florida is eighth in the NHL in points percentage in road games, with the Panthers having a goal differential of +19 on the road.
Florida is fourth in the NHL, with an average of 3.89 goals per game since the start of January. Connecting on 29% of the power play has certainly helped the Panthers. During that stretch, Nashville is in the middle of the pack in goals per game.
Fourteen of Florida’s 23 games have gone over the total.
Nashville has covered in 14 of its 24 home games while only seven of Florida’s road games landed over the total.
The total went under in nine of Florida’s last 13 games against teams from the Western Conference. The total is set at six for this matchup. Don’t be surprised to see this game go over the total.
Nashville has won just two of its last seven home games and dropped six of its previous eight games at home against Florida.
Nashville is 4-0 in its last four games following a loss, with three of those games being decided by just one goal.
The Panthers have won five consecutive road games and outscored their opponents 24-7 in those games, and that is enough to go with the Panthers in the first meeting of the season between the teams.
