NHL Global Series Betting Outlook

The first game of the 2022-23 NHL season starts at 2 p.m. ET from the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic. Nashville Predators and San Jose Sharks will play each other. The game will be televised on NHL Network, Bally Sports South and NBC Sports Bay Area And California.

After a 3-month layoff, NHL Bettors are back. The games that matter are the focus. Game 1 between Nashville and San Jose is in 72 hours. PointsBet.com is offering a betting service.

Juuse Saros is the starting goalie for the Nashville Predators. Kevin Lankinen is a backup goalie. Nashville needs to keep its top players healthy. Nashville had 10 players score 10 or more goals last season. They scored 266 goals, 12th in the NHL. Matt Duchene, Filip Forsberg and Ryan Johansen will play together again. Nino Niederreiter will be a top-six player. The moneyline for Nashville is 1.57. It's not optimal, but it's the best bet for this season's NHL Global Series.

The San Jose Sharks came off a 32-37-13 season in 2021-22. They gutted their management and hired a new general manager in Mike Grier. Tomas Hertl and Timo Meier are the young duo that needs to keep things together. Erik Karlsson and Marc-Edouard Vlasic are shells of their former selves. San Francisco scored 214 goals last season and gave up 264.

NHL bettors have the following lean options for Friday: Nashville under 3.5 goals (1.8), San Jose under 2. 5 goals or over 2 goals.

NHL Global Series betting outlook. Nashville is favored to win.

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