Nashville Predators at Ottawa Senators 4/7/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Nashville Predators end a short one game homestand Thursday night as they travel to Ottawa, ON for a game against the Ottawa Senators. Nashville comes into Thursday as one of the best teams in the NHL sitting at 40-25-4 on the year after a 6-2 blowout win over Minnesota last game out. Ryan Johansen carried the load for Nashville against Minnesota with a hat trick on seven shots in just under 16.5 minutes of action. Philip Tomasino and Roman Josi added to the Nashville offense with one goal and two assists each.

Offensively this season Nashville has been one of the best teams in the league averaging 3.3 goals per game on 29.5 shots as a team. Roman Josi leads the Nashville offense with 84 points to go along with a team high 65 assists.

The Ottawa Senators go back home Thursday night playing their best hockey of the year writing a three game win streak after a victory over Montreal. Despite early struggles goalie Anton Forsberg posted a .900 save percentage after allowing only three goals on 30 shots including posting a shutout in the final frame leading to the victory.

Austin Watson was the star of the show for the Ottawa offense against Montreal with two goals on three shots in just over 10 minutes on the ice. Brady Tkachuk added one goal and two assists, while Drake Batherson chipped in one goal and one assist to round out the Ottawa scoring.