This Golden Knights vs. Predators prediction lands on a game where the records and the underlying numbers disagree. Vegas comes into Bridgestone Arena at 5-2-0 and on top of the Pacific Division, but on the back half of a road back-to-back. Nashville is 2-1-2, home since Saturday, and has been outshot in most of its starts. The Golden Knights are -135 on the moneyline with the total at 6.0. Below we work through the goaltending, the schedule spot and the price before landing on two plays.
Last Updated: October 13, 2026
Vegas Golden Knights vs. Nashville Predators — Game Info
| Where | Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Tennessee |
| When | October 13 – 8:45 PM ET |
| TV | Scripps Sports (The Spot Nashville 28; KMCC in Las Vegas) |
Vegas Golden Knights vs. Nashville Predators Betting Preview
Vegas Golden Knights vs. Nashville Predators Odds
| Puck Line | Moneyline | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Knights | -1.5 (+190) | -135 | O 6.0 (-117) |
| Predators | +1.5 (-230) | +115 | U 6.0 (-103) |
Odds accurate as of October 13, 2026 via TheSpread.com. Odds change, get the latest NHL Odds – Futures – Props
Vegas Golden Knights vs. Nashville Predators — Who Is the Public Betting?
| Golden Knights | 19% | 81% | Predators |
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Goaltending leads this one, and neither club had named a starter as of Tuesday morning. Vegas has leaned on Carter Hart, who has taken five of the team’s seven starts and carries a .906 save percentage with a 2.41 goals-against average. Hart was in net Monday in Minnesota and was beaten three times in a 4-2 loss. RotoWire, citing SinBin.vegas, reported that Adin Hill is slated to take the road crease on Tuesday. Hill has won both of his starts. However, he has stopped only 39 of 44 shots for an .886 save percentage. Nashville’s picture is simpler. Juuse Saros has started four of five games at .915 with a 2.72 goals-against average, Matt Murray handled the fifth, and Justus Annunen has been on injured reserve since October 6.
The standings and the shot clock tell different stories. Vegas leads the Pacific with 10 points in seven games. Nashville sits fifth in the Central with six points in five. However, the Predators have been badly outshot. They are averaging 21.8 shots on goal and allowing 30.0 a night. Vegas is averaging 31.6 and allowing 24.6. Shot-attempt share says the same thing, with Vegas controlling 55.2% of attempts and Nashville 41.3%. MoneyPuck’s expected-goals model puts Vegas at 60% and Nashville at 44%. A 2-1-2 start on that kind of possession profile usually owes something to the goaltender.
Special teams cut the other way. Nashville has converted 31.6% of its power plays, six goals on 19 chances. Vegas has killed only 76.5%, allowing four power-play goals in seven games. That is the clearest path the Predators have. In contrast, Vegas is without Victor Olofsson, who scored four goals in four games before a boarding hit in Seattle on October 6 left him week to week. Nashville has Mavrik Bourque day-to-day and William Trudeau on injured reserve. This is the first of three meetings this season. Nashville took two of three a year ago, including a 4-1 win in the only Bridgestone Arena meeting.
Golden Knights vs. Predators Prediction — The Number That Hasn’t Moved Since Monday Afternoon
Three numbers opened on this game Monday afternoon and only two of them have moved. Vegas opened -130 on the moneyline and is now -135. The total opened at 6.5, with the under priced at -130, and now sits at 6.0 with the under at -103. The puck line has not moved at all. Nashville opened at -230 on the plus side of it and Vegas at +190. Both prices are identical this morning.
That matters because of where the tickets are. The splits show 81% of puck-line wagers on Nashville and 19% on Vegas. A book sitting on four-to-one ticket flow usually shades the price toward the heavy side to balance it. This one has not moved a cent. Meanwhile the moneyline has drifted the other way, toward the visitors. Heavy public weight on one side with a frozen number is the quiet version of a sharp signal. Here it lines up with the research rather than against it. Vegas controls 14 percentage points more of the shot attempts than Nashville does, and the Predators are conceding more than eight extra shots a game.
The case against is real, and it is mostly about legs and a crease. Vegas is playing its fourth game in six nights and its second in two, after losing in Minnesota on Monday. Nashville has been home since Saturday. If Hill is the one who starts, Vegas hands its net to the goaltender with the worse save rate of the two, opposite a rested Saros. Asking a tired road team to win by a clear margin is a different proposition from asking it to win at all. Still, trailing teams pull their goaltenders, and a one-goal hockey game very often finishes as a two-goal game inside the final minute.
The Pick: Golden Knights -1.5 puck line (+190)
Golden Knights vs. Predators Prediction — Four Games in Six Nights Meets Two Days Off
The schedule shows up most clearly in the total. Nashville is the lower-volume offense here by a wide margin at 21.8 shots a game, and it has been held to two goals or fewer in three of its five starts. Saros has had since Saturday to recover. Vegas generates plenty of chances, but the Golden Knights are also finishing at a rate that early-season samples rarely sustain, and tired legs show up in finishing before they show up in effort. The market read something similar and dropped the number half a goal from where it opened.
The argument the other way starts with Nashville’s power play against a Vegas penalty kill that has stopped only 76.5% so far. Add an empty net late, plus the extra goal that a shootout adds to the final score, and six is not a high bar. The price also reflects most of the move already, so the edge here is thinner than in the first play and worth stating as such rather than dressing up.
The Pick: Under 6.0 full-game total (-103)
Our Final Word on Golden Knights vs. Predators
Both plays run through the same unconfirmed input, and that is worth saying plainly rather than presenting them as independent. Neither team had announced a starting goaltender as of Tuesday morning. If Vegas gives Hart a second straight night instead of Hill, or if Nashville goes back to Murray, the shape of this game changes and so does the strength of both reads. Check the confirmations before puck drop.
We are with the Golden Knights at -1.5 on the puck line at +190, because that price has not moved since it opened even though 81% of the tickets landed on the other side. We are also with the under at 6.0 at -103, on the strength of a rested Saros behind a Nashville team that does not generate shot volume.
NHL Golden Knights vs. Predators FAQ: October 13, 2026
What time does the Golden Knights vs. Predators game start?
Puck drop is set for 8:45 p.m. ET on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. That is 7:45 p.m. local time in Nashville and 5:45 p.m. in Las Vegas. It is one of the later starts on a 16-game Tuesday schedule.
What channel is the Golden Knights vs. Predators game on?
Scripps Sports carries the regional broadcast in both markets. Nashville viewers can find it on The Spot Nashville 28, the Predators’ over-the-air home this season, while the Golden Knights feed airs on KMCC in Las Vegas. No national network is listed for this game.
Where are the Golden Knights and Predators playing?
The game is at Bridgestone Arena in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, the Predators’ home building. Nashville is 1-1-0 at home through five games this season. Vegas is 2-1-0 on the road and arrives having played in Minnesota on Monday night.
What are the Golden Knights’ and Predators’ records this season?
Vegas is 5-2-0 through seven games and Nashville is 2-1-2 through five. The Golden Knights have 10 points and the Predators have six. Both teams arrive off a loss. Vegas fell 4-2 in Minnesota on Monday, and Nashville lost in a shootout at Ottawa on Saturday.
Where do the Golden Knights and Predators stand in the standings?
Vegas leads the Pacific Division with 10 points in seven games and also sits first in the Western Conference. Nashville is fifth in the Central Division with six points in five games, level with Colorado but behind on the regulation and overtime wins tiebreaker.