The St. Louis Blues (-115) welcome the Nashville Predators (-105) at Enterprise Center on Monday. The total is 6.5 (O: -120, U: +100)Nashville (12-11-2) is coming off a 3-2 loss against the Senators on Saturday.
The Predators committed six penalties in the game, conceding two power play goals. Yakov Trenin and Nino Niederreiter each scored once for the Predators. Juuse Saros saved only 30 of 33 shots against (.909%) in the loss. St. Louis (12-15-1) is playing the second of a back-to-back after suffering a 3-2 overtime loss against the Avalanche yesterday, their fourth straight defeat at home.
Brandon Saad and Vladimir Tarasenko both scored once for the Blues. Jordan Binnington saved only 28 of 31 shots against (.903%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Predators won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 6-2 victory in October. Roman Josi (1G 2A), Matt Duchene (0G 3A), and Filip Forsberg (0G 3A) each had three points to lead Nashville. Justin Faulk led St. Louis with two points (0G 2A). Saros got the win, saving 33 of 35 shots (.942%).
FACING OFF
Nashville is averaging just 2.60 goals per game for the season, 29th in the NHL. The visitors will look to take advantage of a Blues team that is allowing 3.86 goals a game (29th). Meanwhile, St. Louis has found the net 2.96 times a game on average, 23rd in the league, and the Predators are allowing opponents to score 3.08 goals per game (16th).
The Predators will be looking to add to their 28th-ranked power play percentage of 16.48% against the Blues, who are the league’s weakest penalty killing team (65.57%). St. Louis, meanwhile, has scored on 22.37% of their power play opportunities (16th), which the home team will be aiming to improve on against Nashville’s 19th-ranked 77.53% penalty killing rate.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Forsberg and Josi have been the top skaters for the Predators this season with 23 and 21 points. In the net, Saros (9-8-2) is Nashville’s top goaltender. He has a 3.05 GAA and a .906% save percentage.
Robert Thomas leads the Blues in scoring with 25 points. He has six goals and 19 assists. Binnington (9-11-0) has the best goals against average for St. Louis at 3.42. He has a save percentage of .889%.
HOME AND AWAY
Nashville is 5-7-0 away from Bridgestone Arena this season. St. Louis is 5-7-1 at Enterprise Center this season. Meanwhile, the Blues are 3-2 without a day off and 3-2 playing with a rest disadvantage. The Predators are 1-1 with a rest advantage.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
St.Louis Blues (-105)
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