Nashville Predators vs Washington Capitals 1/6/2023 Picks

Nashville Predators vs Washington Capitals 1/6/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

The Nashville Predators will continue a road trip by visiting Capital One Arena in Washington to face off with the Capitals in an NHL action on the ice on Friday, January 6.

Nashville is 16-14-6 overall and placed 6th in the Central Division with a 7-8-3 record away from home on the season.

The Predators look for their third straight win coming to this match-up following a 5-3 road triumph over the Carolina Hurricanes on January 5.

Goaltender Juuse Saros defended well the net for Nashville with a save percentage of .955 after stopping 64 shots tried at him for the win.

Cody Glass tied the score at 3-3 with a goal on assists from Mikael Granlund and Alexander Carrier while Mark Jankowski and Colton Sissons earned the victory with one goal each in the final period of the match.

Goalkeeper Kevin Lankinen will be at the pipes to defend the net for the Predators with a 3-4-1 record while surrendering 25 goals on the season. He recorded a 2.91 goals-against average with a safe percentage of .916 this year.

Lankinen has given away 5 goals in his recent appearance at the goal while defending 27 shots tried against him. The Nashville Predators relinquished an average of 3.03 per contest.

The totals went OVER in 4 of Nashville’s last 5 outings and the Predators are 8-3 straight up in their last 11 matches played versus Washington.

Nashville is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against the Capitals while the totals went OVER in 4 of the Predators’ last 6 contests played versus a rival from the Eastern Conference.

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Nashville Predators vs Washington Capitals Predictions 1/6/2023

The Washington Capitals are returning home looking for their second straight win by hosting the Nashville Predators on Friday evening.

Washington marked a 7-1-2 record in their last ten matches played and posted 12-5-3 on their home ice this season.

The Capitals averaged 3.28 goals per game and Alex Ovechkin led Washington’s offense with 28 goals while dishing out 19 assists this year.

The Capitals won seven of their last contests played including a 6-2 road win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.

Goalie Charlie Lindgren will be keeping the net safe for Washington with an 11-4-2 record while yielding 44 goals on the season. He has a .833 save percentage while sitting on a goals-against average of 2.57 and led the Capitals in victory during his last four starts.

The Washington Capitals conceded an average of 2.78 goals per outing. The totals went OVER in 4 of Washington’s last 5 games and the Capitals are 12-3 straight up in their last 15 matches played.

The totals went OVER in 7 of Washington’s last 9 contests played versus Nashville and also went OVER in 5 of the Capitals’ last 6 home outings.

Nashville Predators vs. Washington Capitals. The NHL Pick for this contest is Washington -165.

The Capitals beat the Predators at 3-0 in their last meeting way back in October and Charlie Lindgren who has been spectacular at the pipes will be starting for Washington.

The Capitals played well at home with a 12-5-3 record. Prediction: Washington Capitals will win 4-1.

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