Pittsburgh Penguins vs Nashville Predators: Game preview, predictions, and odds | December 19, 2024

The Pittsburgh Penguins are on the road to play the Nashville Predators on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET. Pittsburgh (14-14-5) is coming off a 3-2 OT win over the Los Angeles Kings. Nashville (9-17-6) is coming off a 2-0 win over New York.

Penguins vs Predators: Head-to-head & key stats

• Pittsburgh is 20-12-2-3 all-time against Nashville
• The Penguins are 5-7-3 on the road
• The Predators are allowing 3.06 goals per game
• Pittsburgh is averaging 3 goals per game
• Nashville is averaging 2.25 goals per game
• The Penguins are allowing 3.66 goals per game
• The Predators are 6-7-2 at home

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Nashville Predators: Preview

The Penguins are coming off a 3-2 OT win over the Kings as Pittsburgh rallied to get the win.

Sidney Crosby leads the Penguins with 31 points, followed by Evgeni Malkin (26), Rickard Rakell (24), and Bryan Rust (21). The Penguins will start Tristan Jarry, who is 6-4-2 with a 3.59 GAA and.885 save percentage. Jarry has a 3-0-2 record versus Nashville, with a 1.97 GAA and.928 SV%.

The Predators are 2-2 in their last four as it's been a disappointing season for Nashville. The Predators are starting Juuse Saros who's 7-14-5 with a 2.63 GAA and a .911 SV%. In his career against Nashville, he's 3-4 with a 2.71 GAA and a .925 SV%.

Roman Josi leads Nashville with 23 points, followed by Filip Forsberg with 22, Jonathan Marchessault with 19, and Steven Stamkos with 18.

Penguins vs Predators: Odds & Prediction

Pittsburgh is a +136 underdog while Nashville is a -162 favorite, while the over/under is set at 6 goals.

The Penguins and Predators have both had disappointing starts to the season, especially Nashville. However, the Predators have played well at home this season and this is a good spot for Nashville to get the win.

Saros is one of the league's best goalies as he will limit the Penguins' offense to edge out a close and low-scoring win here.

Prediction: Predators 3, Penguins 2.

Penguins vs Predators: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Nashville ML (-162)

Tip 2: Under 6 goals (-118)

Tip 3: Ryan O'Reilly 1+ points (-115)