NHL Picks, Predictions & Matchups: Detroit vs. Nashville

The Red Wings hope to deal Nashville its first loss in six games. (AP Images)

The Nashville Predators look to win their sixth straight game tonight and complete a perfect five-game homestand as they meet the Detroit Red Wings for the first time in 2009-10.

NHL betting odds have the Predators listed as -104 home favorites.

Nashville is one of the hottest teams in the NHL, winning nine of 11 games. The last two wins for the Predators have come in shootouts, including a 4-3 victory over Columbus on Saturday.

Pekka Rinne is 8-1-0 with a 2.18 goals-against average in his last nine starts for Nashville.

Rinne went 3-1 with a 2.46 GAA against Detroit last season as the Predators won four of six. The Red Wings’ Chris Osgood has lost four straight starts to Nashville, posting a 3.76 GAA.

This is Detroit’s first game in Nashville since an 8-0 loss Feb. 28 in which the Predators scored a franchise-record five first-period goals.

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