Nashville at St. Louis

Nashville and St. Louis are evenly matched, finishing 3-4 in the Central Division with the Blues at +17 in goals for the season, the Predators +16. Nashville has excellent balance at #11 in goals scored, #15 in goals allowed and penalty killing, and are coming off a 4-0 blitz of the favored Chicago Blackhawks. They outscored Chicago 13-3. The offense has a dynamic forward line of Filip Forsberg, Ryan Johansen and Viktor Arvidsson, while newcomer P.K. Subban has strengthened the offense and the defense. Goalie Pekka Rinne allowed just three goals on 126 shots for a .976 save percentage against the speedy Blackhawks. The Predators are hot at the right time, 19-7 against the Western Conference on a 7-1-4 run UNDER the total. St. Louis is a defensive-first team at 16-4-3 UNDER against the Western Conference. The Blues are also 36-17-10 UNDER when their opponent allows two or fewer goals in their previous game. The Predators edged the Blues 3-2 during the season, so grab the dog in a defensive Game 1. Play Nashville and the UNDER.