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2026-27 forecast · Thu, Feb 18, 8:00 PM ET
Sergei Bobrovsky · 0.877 SV%
The preseason ratings make Nashville Predators 60.3% to win at home: a clear lean, worth 10.3 points over a coin flip, which grades B. Over a full season those same ratings project NSH for 93 points and TOR for 85.
A preseason forecast from each team's regressed rating and home ice, the ratings behind the projected standings. The full model read, with the starting goalies, rest and form, publishes within seven days of the game and replaces this page’s numbers. How this is calculated
PuckCast's preseason forecast gives Nashville Predators a 60.3% chance to win on Thu, Feb 18. The matchup detail follows.
at 5v5 last season the two were level on expected goals (47.8% to 47.3%).
In goal, neither team has named a starter. Last season Juuse Saros (NSH) saved -28.0 goals above expected to Sergei Bobrovsky's -41.5, on save percentages of 0.894 and 0.877.
None of that is the model read. This is a rating-and-home-ice forecast; the full prediction, with confirmed goalies, rest and form, priced against the market, publishes inside the seven days before puck drop and replaces these numbers. Nashville Predators over Toronto Maple Leafs is where it starts, not where it ends.
No sportsbook has posted a price for this game yet. Prices usually appear roughly a week before puck drop.
No starter is named this far out. These are each side’s projected starters on the current roster, with last season’s numbers.
TOR
Sergei Bobrovsky
52 games, 2025-26
NSH
Juuse Saros
59 games, 2025-26
| TOR | Metric | NSH |
|---|---|---|
| 47.3% | xGF% (5v5) | 47.8% |
| — | Shot share | — |
| — | Goals for / game | — |
| — | Goals against / game | — |
| — | Power play | — |
| — | Penalty kill | — |
| — | Faceoffs | — |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Auston Matthews | C | 40 | 39 | 79 |
 William Nylander | R | 31 | 43 | 74 |
 Kirill Marchenko | R | 25 | 33 | 58 |
 John Tavares | C | 25 | 33 | 58 |
Nashville Predators
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Filip Forsberg | L | 32 | 36 | 67 |
| Team | Proj. points | Playoff odds |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 85 | 22.9% |
| Nashville Predators | 93 | 47.6% |
Forecast method preseason-elo-v1; ratings as of 2026-08-19.
Final scores from the graded ledger. A loss in overtime also reads L.
Last three seasons: NSH 2, TOR 3
| Date | Game | Final | Our pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | NSH @ TOR | NSH 4, TOR 5 | TOR hit |
| 2025-12-20 | TOR @ NSH | TOR 3, NSH 5 | TOR missed |
| 2025-10-14 | NSH @ TOR | NSH 4, TOR 7 | TOR hit |
| 2025-03-22 | TOR @ NSH | TOR 2, NSH 5 | TOR missed |
| 2024-12-04 | NSH @ TOR | NSH 2, TOR 3 | TOR hit |
 Steven Stamkos | C | 31 | 29 | 59 |
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 Ryan O'Reilly | C | 17 | 32 | 49 |
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 Roman Josi | D | 10 | 32 | 43 |
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