St. Louis at Nashville

Nashville took a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinal with a 3-1 win on Sunday as Cody McLeod scored the game-winner in the second period, and the Predators now have won seven home playoff games in a row, including all three this year. Pekka Rinne made 22 saves, and the Predators outshot the Blues 34-23. Jake Allen had 31 saves for St. Louis, who got its only goal from Alexander Steen in the second period. Nashville has won six of the last nine meetings and six of its last seven overall with Rinne in goal. St. Louis is just 5-11 its last 16 conference semifinal games, and the Predators have won eight of their last 10 home games and 21 of their last 29 against Western Conference teams. The Blues have lost four straight at Nashville. Play the Predators. Also take the UNDER. St. Louis has managed just 2.2 goals per game since the start of the playoffs while holding teams to 2.1 per game. Nashville's defense has been nothing short of brilliant, allowing 2.4 per game on the season in this building and just 1.4 per game in the playoffs. When on the road and facing good teams, the Blues are 35-22 to the UNDER dating back to last season. They are also 17-10 UNDER in their last 27 road games this season. Take Nashville and the UNDER.