Boston Bruins vs Nashville Predators Prediction, Preview and Odds - 12/02/2021

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Thursday, December 2, 2021

Venue:  Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Bruins -120, Predators +100; Over/Under:  NL goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Bruins -120, Predators +100; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Bruins -125, Predators +105; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

 

Boston Bruins:  11-8-0 (5th place, Atlantic Division)

Nashville Predators:  12-9-1 (3rd place, Central Division)

 

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Boston Bruins:  6-4-0 last 10

Nashville Predators:  6-4-0 last 10

 

 

 

The Bruins are coming into this game with 22 points, an 11-8-0 record overall, and they are 4-4-0 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of another loss in their last game. Their last win came against the Vancouver Canucks while their 2 losses in that span were against the New York Rangers and the Detroit Red Wings in their last game. David Pastrnak scored the only goal for them in that game which resulted in a 2-1 loss for them. Taylor Hall and Charlie McAvoy each had 1 assist in that one. Pastrnak also led the team with shots on goal in that one with 9 shots on net. Linus Ullmark was the starting goaltender in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 16 shots with 14 saves and a .875 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 57 goals in their 19 games this season averaging 3 goals scored per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 53 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game.

 

 

The Predators are coming into this game with 25 points, a 12-9-1 record overall, and they are 7-4-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of another win in their last game. Their last loss came against the Colorado Avalanche while their 2 wins in that span were against the New Jersey Devils and the Columbus Blue Jackets in their last game winning that one 6-0. Filip Forsberg scored 4 goals in that game while Nick Cousins and Yakov Trenin each had 1 goal as well. Mikael Granlund led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Matt Duchene had 2 assists in that one as well. Tanner Jeannot, Ryan Johansen, Thomas Novak, Colton Sissons, and Philip Tomasino all had 1 assist each in that game as well. Matt Duchene led the team in shots on goal in that game with 6 shots on net. Juuse Saros was the starting goalie for them in that one and he recorded the shutout in that game allowing 0 goals on 27 shots with 27 saves and a 1.000 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 64 goals in their 22 games this season averaging 2.9 goals scored per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 63 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game. 

 

 

The Predators are coming into this game as a +105 underdog with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Predators have been playing much better than the Bruins have been in their recent games. They have also been playing very well at home while the Bruins are barely staying above water on the road with an even record. The Preds have been starting to pick up steam with each win and have climbed up the standings while the Bruins are doing the opposite and losing steam with each loss while sliding down the standings. These two teams are going to continue to trend in the directions they are each going with the way that each team is playing right now. The best bet to place in this game is on the Predators to win this game straight up on the moneyline.

 

Bruins Predators Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Thursday, December 2, 2021 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Predators 3 Bruins 1.

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Boston Bruins: 99-70 (-11.5 units) in all games. 57-45 (-13.7 units) after a division game. 55-42 (-14.7 units) when playing their 3rd game in 5 days.

Nashville Predators: 29-15 (+11 units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5. 34-23 (+7 units) when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days. 39-33 (+8 units) when playing their 4th game in 7 days.

 

 

Boston Bruins:  A. Blidh (LW) Ques Thurs - Upper Body injury. B. Marchand (LW) Elig Dec 8 - Suspension.

Nashville Predators:  None.

 

 

 

“We made it a little easy on the goaltender, at times, not getting in front of him enough. We could have done a better job of providing a screen, taking his sight lines away. Better than what we did, certainly make it a little harder on him.” - Joe Sacco on his team’s loss against the Red Wings on Tuesday night.

 

 

“Obviously, Filip was in scoring areas. He was feeling it tonight and it’s nice to see. I just think for the three of those guys as a line right now, that when you’re playing the right way, and you have the offensive ability to be very, very productive … so it’s nice to see them play the way they did tonight and also get rewarded for us.” - John Hynes on his team’s win against the Blue Jackets on Tuesday night.

 

 

 

LW Hall, Taylor

C Bergeron, Patrice

RW Pastrnak, David

LD Forbort, Derek

RD McAvoy, Charlie

G Ullmark, Linus

 

LW Forsberg, Filip

C Granlund, Mikael

RW Duchene, Matt

LD Josi, Roman

RD Fabbro, Dante 

G Saros, Juuse

 

 

Points: B. Marchand (24)

Goals: B. Marchand (9)

Assists: B. Marchand (15)

GAA: J.Swayman (2.42)

 

Points: M.Granlund (25)

Goals: M.Duchene (13)

Assists: M.Granlund (20)

GAA: J.Saros (2.35)

 

Coaches:

Boston Bruins: Joe Sacco (Interim)

Nashville Predators: John Hynes (3rd season)