Predators vs Golden Knights Prediction and Picks - Within One

Six straight wins have the Nashville Predators heading to T-Mobile Arena in form, and they're my side in this Predators vs Golden Knights prediction against the Vegas Golden Knights ahead of the 10 p.m. ET puck drop.

I'm taking the Predators +1.5 at -161. Nashville have lost by two or more only three times in 19 games, and not once in their last 10.

All three losses in that run were by one goal, two after regulation. Vegas don't pull away as often as their record suggests either, with only seven of their 13 wins coming by two goals or more.

Mitch Marner over 0.5 assists at -125 is the best prop on the board. He has 20 assists in 18 games, with at least one in 14 of them and in nine of his last 10.

The points line is too short to touch, so the assist is the way in. He's setting up goals at even strength and on the power play.

Ross Colton over 1.5 shots at -105 is my shots bet. He's cleared this in 11 of 19 games and eight of his last 10, and he's done it in four of his last five, even on about 14 minutes a night.

Nashville took the 2025-26 series 2-1, winning 4-2 in Vegas on New Year's Eve and 4-1 at home in March. Vegas have won the only meeting this season.

That was October 13 in Nashville, a 5-2 Golden Knights win. Ryan O'Reilly opened the scoring, but William Karlsson broke a 2-2 tie at 17.44 of the second, and Vegas pulled away with two goals in the first 6.24 of the third.

Nashville are 7-1-2 in their last 10, and they've won six straight with a power play that went 3 for 20. That's down to keeping the puck out, with only 10 goals allowed during the streak.

In Los Angeles on Tuesday, Filip Forsberg scored twice and Saros stopped all 30 shots in a 3-0 win. In Anaheim a night later, Struble equalized 21 seconds after Anaheim's opener, and Wright had a goal and two assists in a 4-2 win.

Jonathan Marchessault is day to day with a lower-body injury, CBS Sports lists as of Thursday, which would thin the forward group. Saros is expected back in goal after Justus Annunen played the second half of the back-to-back.

Vegas are 5-3-2 in their last 10 but have won four straight, allowing seven goals in that run.

Marner's shorthanded goal opened the scoring in Buffalo on Saturday, and Tomas Hertl scored twice in the third of a 4-1 win. On Wednesday, Ivan Barbashev scored twice within 3.25 of the second to make it 4-1, and Utah got within one before Brett Howden's goal at 10.19 of the third.

Noah Hanifin is out until at least November 24, CBS Sports reports in its latest update, which leaves the Vegas defence a regular short. Adin Hill (.903) is expected to start after Carter Hart played on Wednesday.