Predators at Red Wings 1/4/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Nashville Predators look for their third straight victory on Friday when they visit the Motor City to play the Detroit Red Wings. The Predators won their second straight on Tuesday shutting out the Philadelphia Flyers 4-0. Juuse Saros stopped all 32 shots he faced and Viktor Arvidsson scored a pair of goals, while Craig Smith and Rocco Grimaldi each scored one.

Detroit lost its sixth straight game on Wednesday after falling to the Calgary Flames 5-3. The Red Wings received goals from Darren Helm, Jacob De La Rose and Andreas Athanasiou and held leads of 2-0 and 3-2 they could not hold onto. Filip Forsberg leads the Predators in goals scored with 14. Ryan Johansen is the team leader in assists with 28 and points with 35. Pekka Rinne is 15-10-1 with a goals against average of 2.25 and .920 save percentage. Nashville is 13h in goals scored per game at 3.00 and 1st in goals against at 2.51.

Dylan Larkin leads the Red Wings in goals scored with 17 and in points with 39. Gustav Nyquist is the assists leader with 24. Goalie Jonathan Bernier is 5-10-2 with a goals against of 3.57 and a save percentage of .892. Detroit is 25th in goals scored per game at 2.76 and 26th in goals against at 3.33.