St. Louis at Nashville

The Blues would be a decent team if they could stay out of the slumps that have plagued them this season. They have had stretches where they dropped five in a row and six in a row and otherwise, are a team that is well above .500 for the season. They have managed to do so since the beginning of the year as they have not dropped more than two in a row. The Predators have become the slumping team as they have managed just a pair of shootout wins to show for their last six games. They are also playing in their fourth game in six nights - a situation that has not served them well as they are 5-11 in their last 16 facing this situation. Another bad omen is that the Predators have stumbled off the big loss losing their last four following a three goal or more loss. I like the Blues to win this one.