Anaheim at Nashville

Nashville is home at Bridgestone Arena for the second straight game, where it plays its best hockey going 23-11-7 during the regular season. Nashville has outstanding balance, #12 in the NHL in goals scored, #10 on the power play and #14 in goals allowed. Anaheim is a long way from home playing its second straight road game. They got a must-win the last game, 3-0, to cut the series deficit to 2-1, but they got several breaks. The Predators lost center Craig Smith to a lower-body injury after he played only 65 seconds over two shifts, and that left coach Peter Laviolette mixing up his lines. Nashville allowed only 21 shots on goals, making this a great bounce-back spot for the home team that is still in command. Back Nashville.