Nashville @ CALGARY
Nashville -½ +140 over CALGARY

BEST LINE: Pinnacle -½ +140  

Posted at 12:50 PM EST

 

We like the Flames. We’ve liked them all year and we know for sure that when we back them, we’re going to get an honest effort. Rarely will the Flames get outworked. However, Calgary is without three regular centers in Matt Stajan, Mikael Backlund and Joe Colborne. They also lost left-winger Mason Raymond, who was leading the team in goals scored with 5. Joe Colborne leads the team in points with eight. For a team that was already lacking in scoring, these added injuries change everything. Coach Bob Hartley now needs to shake up his lines and try and piece things together. Calgary is still pretty deep at center and they are still very good behind the blue-line, which still makes them playable, but not against the Predators in this situation.

Nashville embarked on a six game trip on Wednesday that began in Edmonton and they were very sharp in a 4-1 victory. A setback here and that win would mean nothing. The Preds know they have to play even harder tonight. They lost to Calgary back in Nashville just 17 days ago and they will not make the mistake of taking them lightly here. The Preds have a chance to start this important trip 2-0 and they’re good enough to keep it rolling. In fact, Nashville has been downright dominating in plenty of games already this year. Pekka Rinne is playing at a high level again. The Preds defense ranks highly in shots on net against and their offense is warming up too. Nashville is staying out of the box as well, as they have only taken six minors over its past three games, which is another positive sign that they are the team applying pressure on the opposition. Motivated by revenge and the possibility of a great road trip, the Preds are very worthy of a play here.   

 



Our Pick

Nashville -½ +140 (Risking 2 units - To Win: 2.80)

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