Lightning vs Predators Picks and Prediction – 11/29/2024

The Tampa Bay Lightning looked to bounce back from a loss with a victory on the road Friday when visiting the Nashville Predators. Tampa Bay is 11-8-2 with 24 points and fourth in the Atlantic division, four points behind first-place Toronto. Tampa Bay was defeated by the Washington Capitals 5-4 on Wednesday night but the Lightning have lost three of the last four. Keep up to date with all the NHL action, with our NHL picks.

Brayden Point is the leader in goals scored with 15 while Nikita Kurcherov is the leader in assists with 21 and points with 33. In goal, Andrei Vaselivskiy is 10-7-1 with a goals-against average of 2.24 and a save percentage of .910. Tampa Bay has a goals-for average of 3.81 and a goals-against average of 3.10. Tampa Bay's power play is 8th in the NHL and its penalty kill is 23rd.

The Nashville Predators look to snap a two-game losing skid with a victory at home on Friday when hosting Tampa Bay. Nashville is 7-12-4 and last in the Central Division, 18 points behind first-place Winnipeg. Nashville was defeated by the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Wednesday night. The Predators have lost two straight and six out of the last eight.

Filip Forsberg is the leader in goals scored for Nashville with nine while Roman Josi is the leader in assists with 13 and points with 18. In goal, Juuse Saros is 6-10-3 with a goals-against average of 2.59 and a save percentage of .913. Nashville has a goals-for average of 2.35 and a goals-against average of 3.17. Nashville's power play is 14th in the NHL and its penalty kill is first.

Tampa Bay will pick up a victory on the road Friday when visiting Nashville, but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in four of Tampa Bay's last five on the road versus Nashville, seven of Nashville's last nine, and four of Nashville's last five at home. Tampa Bay goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy has a 2.24 goals-against average while Nashville goalie Juuse Saros has a 2.59 GAA. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay Lightning wins but our best play is UNDER 3-1.