Nashville vs Vancouver Prediction 28 April 2024

Before the fourth match, which will take place on April 29th, the series score is 1-2. Vancouver is ahead, but Nashville has a second home game to even the score. Will the support of the "Bridgestone Arena" help their team to prevail?

Nashville managed to even the series score after the second meeting, but upon returning to home ice, they lost again. Andrew Brunette's bright team struggles to create moments. Throughout the entire third match, they had to play catch-up, and in terms of the number of accurate shots, the "predators" were expectedly stronger (30-12). However, there were far fewer truly dangerous moments than the hosts would have liked.

Vancouver, understanding their opponent's strengths, imposes a tough defensive hockey game on them, and such a tactic bears fruit. In the last meeting, the "orcas" punished the "Preds" twice for penalties by capitalizing on the power play, and otherwise fully focused on defending their own goal. Rick Tocchet's team's defense looks very organized.

Projected lineups:

Nashville: Saros – McDonagh, Josi – Forsberg, O’Reilly, Nyquist

Vancouver: Demko – Hughes, Myers – Hoglander, Pettersson, Mikheyev

The hosts have no lineup problems, which cannot be said for the guests. The "orcas" cannot count on Poolman and Demko. Losing the main goalkeeper is a serious blow to the team.

The total of the third period being under 2.5 goals has occurred in 8 out of the last 9 of Nashville’s games, and we could observe the same pattern in 10 out of the last 11 away games for Vancouver. Let's trust the statistics and bet that the final 20 minutes will not be overly productive.