Nashville Predators vs San Jose Sharks Prediction: Predators get their first win of the season

Prediction for the NHL Nashville Predators vs San Jose Sharks match, which will take place on Octoberl 7. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

Nashville Predators

Nashville met the challenge of making the playoffs last season, but the Predators already faced eventual Stanley Cup winner Colorado in the first round. The Yellow and Blue could not offer credible resistance to such a formidable opponent, losing 0:4 in the series. Despite such an early exit, John Hines continues to work with the team, and there haven't been many personnel changes during the offseason. The only notable signings were goalkeeper Lankinen, experienced defender McDonagh and skillful forward Niederreiter. Nashville played five preseason games and won four, losing once to Florida in overtime.

San Jose Sharks

The trio from California had a disappointing season before last. But they all made significant progress in the previous regular season, but only Los Angeles made it to the cup battles. After a good start, San Jose failed to make it through the second half of the regular season, ending up in 12th place in the Western Conference standings. Team bosses were unhappy with such a poor showing, and Bob Boughner ended his work with the club. David Quinn previously worked for the Rangers and the US national team and was appointed the new team boss.

Expert Betting Tips

Nashville and San Jose approach the encounter in good spirits, as they have suffered only one defeat each in pre-season games. In this case, the Predators continue to claim big goals in the upcoming season, while the Sharks are continuing the personnel restructuring, the end of which is not yet evident. The head-to-head statistics also favor John Hines' side, as they beat the Californians in all three of their last season's tournaments. As a result, we suggest a bet on the victory of Nashville for 1.90.

In the upcoming confrontation, we have every reason to expect high-scoring activity. For several years in a row, Nashville was a hopelessly closed team that played exceptionally pragmatically but suddenly transformed in the last regular season. Therefore, there were 518 pucks (6.32 average per game) in 82 games with the Predators. San Jose has a slightly more modest record of 478 pucks (5.83 average per game). Based on this, the optimal option for the prediction seems to be a total over 5.5 for 1.76.

Mikael Granlund is one of the most star and status players in Nashville. Last season, he finally reached his usual level of performance for Minnesota when he scored under seven dozen points. Finn scored 64 points (11 goals + 53 assists) in 80 games during the regular season last season and added three assists in four playoff games to become one of the top scorers for the Predators. He has also looked good in pre-season. So, we suggest betting on Mikael Granlund's total over 0.5 for around 1.85.

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