The Predators are a much better team at home, where they've won five of their last six games. The same goes for Juuse Saros, who has pretty significant discrepancies in his home/road splits. Saros has a 4.76 GAA on the road, but at home, he's 7-3 and has a 2.31. Cam Talbot is 4-7, and I don't think he'll get much offensive support either way with Saros in net. Take the home team for this early game.

Matinee hockey! The worm has turned for us on the ice just as I expect it to shortly in the NBA (kinda treading water in NCAA hoops and that's going to change, too) now that things are getting back to normal life-wise. This ML seems rather low. The Sens have lost two straight and 14 of 20 overall. They also will be missing third-line winger Mathieu Joseph (2G, 7A, +3) due to injury. Nashville has won five of its past six at home. Overall, the Preds are 7-2-1 in 10 games since Nov. 12, tied for the fourth-best point percentage (.750) among NHL teams in that time span. They have allowed 2.50 goals-against per game since then, the fourth-best mark in the league. Stud blueliner Roman Josi has 19 points in his last 17 games.

The Senators own a +13 shot differential, while Nashville is -71 this season. Ottawa has a -7 goal differential, while the Predators are -11. This line seems inflated to me. Great value on the road team.