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2026-27 forecast · Thu, Feb 25, 8:00 PM ET
Tristan Jarry · 0.882 SV%
The preseason ratings make Nashville Predators 52.6% to win at home: barely a lean at all, worth 2.6 points over a coin flip, which grades C. Over a full season those same ratings project NSH for 93 points and EDM for 97.
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 52.6% chance to win on Thu, Feb 25. The matchup detail follows.
at 5v5 last season the two were level on expected goals (47.8% to 48.5%).
In goal, neither team has named a starter. Last season Tristan Jarry (EDM) saved -23.1 goals above expected to Juuse Saros's -28.0, on save percentages of 0.882 and 0.894.
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 Edmonton Oilers 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.
EDM
Tristan Jarry
33 games, 2025-26
NSH
Juuse Saros
59 games, 2025-26
| EDM | Metric | NSH |
|---|---|---|
| 48.5% | xGF% (5v5) | 47.8% |
| — | Shot share | — |
| — | Goals for / game | — |
| — | Goals against / game | — |
| — | Power play | — |
| — | Penalty kill | — |
| — | Faceoffs | — |
Edmonton Oilers
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Connor McDavid | C | 40 | 87 | 127 |
 Leon Draisaitl | C | 37 | 58 | 95 |
 Evan Bouchard | D | 17 | 59 | 76 |
 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | C | 18 | 34 | 53 |
Nashville Predators
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Filip Forsberg | L | 32 | 36 | 67 |
| Team | Proj. points | Playoff odds |
|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Oilers | 97 | 60.5% |
| 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, EDM 7
| Date | Game | Final | Our pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-15 | NSH @ EDM | NSH 1, EDM 3 | EDM hit |
| 2026-01-13 | EDM @ NSH | EDM 3, NSH 4 | EDM missed |
| 2026-01-06 | NSH @ EDM | NSH 2, EDM 6 | EDM hit |
| 2024-11-14 | NSH @ EDM | NSH 2, EDM 3 | EDM hit |
| 2024-10-31 | EDM @ NSH | EDM 5, NSH 1 | EDM hit |
| 2024-10-17 | EDM @ NSH | EDM 4, NSH 2 | NSH missed |
| 2024-01-27 | NSH @ EDM | NSH 1, EDM 4 | EDM hit |
| 2023-11-04 | NSH @ EDM | NSH 5, EDM 2 | EDM missed |
 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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