The Nashville Predators (21-17-6) travel to take on the St. Louis Blues (22-20-3) at Enterprise Center on Thursday. Nashville is coming off a 2-1 win over the Blue Jackets on Tuesday. Cody Glass and Yakov Trenin both scored once for the Predators. Kevin Lankinen had a great performance with 39 saves (.975%) in the win.
St. Louis beat the Senators 2-1 on Monday. Jake Neighbours and Noel Acciari each scored once for the Blues. Jordan Binnington was impressive in the win, making 32 saves (.969%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The teams have split their two meetings this season, the most recent of which was a 1-0 (OT) victory for the Blues in December. Brayden Schenn scored St. Louis’ only goal. Binnington saved 25 shots to earn the shutout win.
FACING OFF
Nashville is averaging 2.73 goals per game for the season, 27th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Blues team that is allowing 3.53 goals a game (25th). Meanwhile, St. Louis has found the net 3.07 times a game on average, 21st in the league, and the Predators are allowing opponents to score 2.89 goals per game (14th).
St. Louis averages fewer shots (28.6) than most teams in the league, ranking 29th, though the team’s 11.0% shooting percentage is eighth. Nashville has proven up to the task of stopping shots, ranking No. 3 with a team save percentage of .921%.
The Predators will be looking to build on their 29th-ranked power play percentage of 16.22% against the Blues, who are the league’s fifth-weakest penalty killing team (73.15%). St. Louis, meanwhile, has scored on 23.02% of their power play opportunities (13th), which the hosts will be aiming to improve on against Nashville’s 13th-ranked 80.00% penalty killing rate.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Filip Forsberg and Roman Josi have been the top skaters for the Predators this season with 39 and 36 points. In the net, Juuse Saros (16-12-5) is Nashville’s top goaltender. He has a 2.68 GAA and a .921% save percentage.
Jordan Kyrou and Robert Thomas lead the Blues in scoring with 42 and 40 points, respectively. Kyrou has 20 goals and 22 assists in 42 games, while Thomas has 11 goals and 29 assists in 44 games. Binnington (17-14-3) is the top goalie for St. Louis with a goals against average of 3.21. He has a save percentage of .894%.
HOME AND AWAY
Nashville is 10-10-3 on the road this season. St. Louis is 9-10-2 at home this season.
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