Nashville Predators vs Ottawa Senators Prediction & Picks - NHL
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by Bill Christy | in NHL Picks
The Nashville Predators (23-22-4) will host the Ottawa Senators (23-29-7) on Thursday evening. The two teams have not met since early October when the season first began. The Predators picked up a 4-1 road win in that previous meeting. Juuse Saros was strong in the net for Nashville. He finished with 31 saves on 32 shots. Jonathan Marchessault netted 2 goals in the win for the Predators.
Nashville is hoping to avoid a losing skid with this game. They have lost their last 2 games to Vegas and Buffalo by a combined 7 goals. Those losses snapped a 3-game win streak that the Predators were riding. Their most recent loss to Buffalo was lost in the 1st period. The Predators fell behind 3-0 and then 4-early in the 2nd. They did score 3 goals to cut the lead to just 1 in the 3rd, but Buffalo added an empty netter to seal the game.
For Ottawa, the start of 2026 has not been fun. After opening things with back-to-back wins, the Senators dropped 4 straight games before going 3-2 over their last 5 games. They avoided another losing streak on Tuesday by picking up a 4-1 win over Columbus. They took a 2-1 lead into the 3rd period and were able to add 2 more unanswered goals to wrap things up.
Both teams have struggled this season in keeping their opponents out of the back of the net. They rank 27th and 28th in goals allowed. This one could come down to which goaltender has the better day.
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Nashville Predators vs Ottawa Senators Form
Table
| Teams | Pts | P | W | L | GD |
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99 | 1612 | 38 | 27 | +32 |
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86 | 2631 | 28 | 33 | -21 |
Nashville Predators and Ottawa Senators Latest Matches
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Nashville Predators against Ottawa Senators : Head to Head (H2H)
60 %
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Players list
J. Annunen
J. Saros
J. Barron
N. Blankenburg
N. Perbix
R. Josi
N. Hague
B. Skjei
C. Smith
R. O'Reilly
F. Svechkov
L. Evangelista
O. Wiesblatt
M. McCarron
F. Forsberg
S. Stamkos
E. Haula
J. Marchessault
M. Bunting
M. Wood
H. Shepard
J. Reimer
J. Spence
J. Sanderson
T. Kleven
T. Chabot
A. Zub
N. Jensen
L. Eller
T. Stutzle
S. Pinto
D. Cozens
B. Tkachuk
S. Halliday
R. Greig
D. Batherson
N. Cousins
C. Giroux
F. Zetterlund
M. Amadio
Most goals and assists
Nashville Predators
Ottawa Senators
S. Stamkos
(42 Goals)
D. Batherson
(35 Goals)
R. O'Reilly
(49 Assists)
T. Stutzle
(49 Assists)
Nashville Predators - Ottawa Senators Key Points
- The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Ottawa’s last 10 games against Nashville.
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Nashville.
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Nashville’s last 7 games played on a Thursday when at home.
- The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Nashville’s last 13 games played on a Thursday.
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Our Nashville Predators vs Ottawa Senators Prediction
We noted that both teams have struggled on the defensive side of the ice this season. We would normally lean heavy to the over in this case. However, we are seeing the total juiced to the under on most sportsbooks. That raised our suspicions a bit and when looking more at their previous meetings, these teams tend to play to the under in this matchup. We are going to back that matchup trend and take the under here in Nashville.
Our prediction for Nashville Predators vs Ottawa Senators: Under 6.5
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