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2026-27 forecast · Sat, Apr 3, 3:30 PM ET
Dustin Wolf · 0.899 SV%
The preseason ratings make Nashville Predators 58.1% to win at home: a modest lean, worth 8.1 points over a coin flip, which grades B. Over a full season those same ratings project NSH for 93 points and CGY for 89.
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 58.1% chance to win on Sat, Apr 3. The matchup detail follows.
at 5v5 last season the two were level on expected goals (47.8% to 47.9%).
In goal, neither team has named a starter. Last season Dustin Wolf (CGY) saved -17.8 goals above expected to Juuse Saros's -28.0, on save percentages of 0.899 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 Calgary Flames 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.
CGY
Dustin Wolf
57 games, 2025-26
NSH
Juuse Saros
59 games, 2025-26
| CGY | Metric | NSH |
|---|---|---|
| 47.9% | xGF% (5v5) | 47.8% |
| — | Shot share | — |
| — | Goals for / game | — |
| — | Goals against / game | — |
| — | Power play | — |
| — | Penalty kill | — |
| — | Faceoffs | — |
Calgary Flames
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jonathan Huberdeau | L | 15 | 29 | 45 |
 Matt Coronato | R | 18 | 24 | 43 |
 Morgan Frost | C | 16 | 22 | 38 |
 Joel Farabee | L | 17 | 20 | 36 |
Nashville Predators
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Filip Forsberg | L | 32 | 36 | 67 |
| Team | Proj. points | Playoff odds |
|---|---|---|
| Calgary Flames | 89 | 41.6% |
| 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 5, CGY 4
| Date | Game | Final | Our pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-03 | NSH @ CGY | NSH 4, CGY 3 | CGY missed |
| 2025-12-02 | CGY @ NSH | CGY 1, NSH 5 | CGY missed |
| 2025-11-01 | CGY @ NSH | CGY 2, NSH 4 | NSH hit |
| 2025-01-04 | NSH @ CGY | NSH 4, CGY 1 | CGY missed |
| 2024-12-10 | CGY @ NSH | CGY 4, NSH 3 | NSH missed |
| 2024-11-15 | NSH @ CGY | NSH 0, CGY 2 | CGY hit |
| 2024-01-04 | CGY @ NSH | CGY 6, NSH 3 | NSH missed |
| 2023-11-22 | CGY @ NSH | CGY 2, NSH 4 | NSH 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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