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Nashville - Vegas: betting tip for the NHL match
Nashville suffered a big loss in their first home game of the new year, and on January 15, Andrew Brunette men will try to beat the Western Conference leader. Vegas played poorly in Nevada and after two unpleasant defeats, they still earned two points in the game against their rivals from Minnesota. The teams are in different parts of the standings, but it is unlikely that the Preds can be written off. What will this confrontation be like? Find the answer in our prediction for it
Command Analysis
Nashville Predators
USACurrent form
The Predators have left the last place in the conference, but are still in the basement of the Western Conference. Nashville has only scored 33 points in 42 games and has been playing poorly throughout the fall. Things got better for Andrew Brunette men in the winter, but now the Tennessee club has only two wins in seven starts. At the beginning of 2025, the Predators finished their away series of games with victories over Vancouver (3:0) and Calgary (3:0), but lost without any chance in Winnipeg (2:5). Returning home, Roman Josi team was the favorite in the match against Washington. They were unable to cope with the Caps' attack and in the third period, the hosts essentially lost the entire match (1:4).
Nashville remains the conference lowest-scoring team, although the Predators have not been too bad in the lead lately. They have scored 13 goals in their last five games, while they have only made three shots in the last two games. Filip Forsberg has been a regular point scorer this season and has been a bright spot for the home team. The Swedish forward has 35 points (11+24) this regular season.
Andrew Brunette has never been able to establish a reliable game in defense, which is why the Predators regularly concede a lot. In the last five games, the red light behind their net has come on 15 times. Juuse Saros failed in the last game, although before that he was magnificent in Vancouver. This season, the Finn left the ice without conceding goals four times.
Disqualifications and injuries
Jeremy Lauzon, Luke Evangelista, Cole Smith and Adam Wilsby will not play in the upcoming match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Nashville gets nine minutes of penalty time per game.
The club is not known for its good discipline and usually gets sent off at least four times per game
- Nashville averages 26 hits
Preds not shying away from physical and contact hockey this season
Vegas Golden Knights
USACurrent form
Vegas has taken the lead in the conference and division and continues to increase its advantage. The team from Nevada has earned 61 points in 43 starts and is ahead of Winnipeg, which is behind, only in the number of games played. The Golden Knights have been consistently strong over a long period of time and have lost only three games in December. The Golden Knights started January with a winning streak, but played poorly in the last series of games on their home court. They lost to the Islanders (0:4) and the Rangers (1:2). Bruce Cassidy charges did not disappoint the stands in the third meeting and won a comeback victory over Minnesota in Nevada (4:1).
The Knights have been consistently strong offensively since captain Mark Stone returned to action. They have scored at least two goals in a game since Dec. 4, but that streak ended at home. Jack Eichel remains Vegas' offensive leader with 54 points (11 goals, 43 assists). The forward was injured and did not appear in the previous game.
Adin Hill remains the home team No. 1. The Canadian goalie has saved 90.39% of shots this season and has two shutouts in 27 games. Ilya Samsonov has had his fair share of chances, although his time with his new team has been off to a rocky start. The Russian remains the home team No. 2, but he could well be in contention for more.
Disqualifications and injuries
Robin Lehner and Jack Eichel will not be traveling to Tennessee with the team.
Interesting trends for betting
- Vegas has a 77.8% power play neutralization rate
According to this indicator, the team ranks 22nd in the league.
- Vegas averages 3.44 goals per game
The visitors play well in attack and on average score more than three times per game.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In six of the last seven games between the teams, at least two goals were scored in the first period.
1.75Bet 2nd period: Vegas will score
The Golden Knights have scored in the second period in their last two games.
1.45Tip and bets
Nashville is always considered the favorite of its matches, but regularly loses. In the last game, the Preds should have beaten the leader of the East according to bookmakers' odds, but lost without much chance of success. Now the best team of the Western Conference is coming to Tennessee. The Golden Knights looked uncertain in the home series of games, but were able to finish it with an important victory over Minnesota from a psychological point of view. We think that Bruce Cassidy charges will dominate on the court and take two points on the ice of Bridgestone Arena. We suggest betting on the victory of the guests, taking into account the extra time and the shootout series.
Prediction - Vegas win in the match for 1.92
Bet on individual total
Vegas has been playing well in attack throughout the regular season, scoring 3.44 goals per game on average. The team from Nevada regularly threw large amounts of goals into Nashville’s goal and in the three previous games they have scored 13 goals. The Predators lack reliability in the last line, while they are allowing 3.14 goals per game on average. We believe that the club from Nevada will easily hit the hosts’ goal at least three times.
We bet on Vegas individual total over 2.5 goals with odds of 1.65
Total Bet
Vegas recent away games have been extremely productive. The Golden Knights have scored 16 goals in four away games and have missed quite a few themselves. Nashville will have to open up and move forward, because Roman Josi team essentially has nothing to lose. We expect open hockey on a collision course and believe in at least six accurate shots from the teams.
We take the total over 5.5 pucks with the coefficient 1.73
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