The Boston Bruins (3-2-1) take on the Nashville Predators (0-5-0) as part of the NHL’s “Frozen Frenzy” Tuesday. Puck drop from Bridgestone Arena is scheduled for 8:45 PM ET (ESPN+). Let’s round up the NHL odds from BetMGM Sportsbook Bruins vs. predators chances and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

Season Series: First Meeting; Boston won 2-0 last season

The B’s are in the final leg of a three-game road trip after beating Colorado 5-3 on Wednesday as +118 underdogs and losing 2-1 to Utah on Saturday as -139 favorites. RW David Pastrnak was a -2, had 2 shots on goal, 0 points and a costly penalty in extra time vs. Utah. It was only the second time this season he was held scoreless.

The Preds are still winless after making possibly the biggest splash this offseason via free agency. They lost 5-2 as -192 home favorites against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday. c Steven Stamkos scored his first goal as Pred. It was in his patented spot on the left wing on the power play for a one-timer. That tied the game at 2 in the opening minute of the third period, but Detroit scored three more to top it off.

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Bruins vs. Predators Odds

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• Moneyline (ML): Bruins +120 (bet $100 to win $120) | Predators -140 (Bet $140 to win $100)
• Puck Line (PL)/Against the Spread (ATS): Bruins +1.5 (-225) | Predators -1.5 (+180)
• Top/Bottom (O/U): 6 (E: -110 | U: -110)

Bruins at Predators projected goalies

Jeremy Swayman (2-1-1, 2.71 GAA, 0.905 SV%) vs. Juuse Saros (0-4-0, 3.64 GAA, 0.875 SV%)

Swayman was the unlucky loser last time out, stopping 30 of 32 in Saturday’s OT loss at Utah. He made 1 start against Nashville last season and stopped 33 of 35 in a 3-2 win.

Saros hasn’t been terrible so far. He allowed six goals to Seattle in his second start, but allowed two or three goals the rest of the way. He stopped 19 of 22 in Saturday’s 5-2 loss to Detroit. He was 0-2-0 with a 2.58 GAA and .918 SV% against Boston last season.

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Bruins at Predators picks and predictions

Prediction

Bruins 5, Predators 3

Moneyline

I understand why Nashville is the preferred choice here. The Predators are far too talented to be 0-5 or go 0-6. But it happens. They have been outscored 19-7 in their last four games. The Preds are 1-5-1 against Boston this decade. After this game, they can compete against the Chicago Blackhawks (Friday) and Columbus Blue Jackets (Saturday). I am TAKE BROWNS (+115).

Puck line/against the spread

Pastrnak had a bad game last time. I have the feeling that he will be extra motivated in this. To take DAVID PASTRNAK ALWAYS GOAL (+125).

Top/Bottom

The B’s are 4-2 O/U so far and Nashville is 3-2. Boston ranks 10th with 3.5 goals/game and 7th with a shooting percentage of 13.3%. Nashville has lost its last four games by multiple goals and has already allowed five empty-netters.

This one goes MORE THAN 6 (-110).

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