Nashville at Los Angeles

The Kings have talked about opening up their offense and being less conservative. But mostly it has been the same old Kings. LA hasn't scored more than two goals in four of its last six games. Among these games is a 2-1 overtime home win against the Blues last night. The Kings rank 29th in scoring and ninth defensively. Nashville has scored five goals in its last three games. The Predators are 19th in scoring. The UNDER is 6-1 in Nashville's last seven games. The Predators are one point behind the Kings for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. Both teams figure to rely on their defenses in this important matchup. LA defeated the Blues with backup goalie Anton Forsberg in net, so starter Darcy Kuemper should be in net today. Nashville's top goalie, Juuse Saros, is projected to be in goal for the Predators. Take the UNDER.