The Nashville Predators will play the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night at the Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Missouri. Nashville has lost five of their last six games, while St. Louis has won three of their last four. Let’s take a look at the betting matchup and the Predators vs Blues prediction.
Predators Preview
The Nashville Predators are 27-25-2 this year after they lost to Dallas by a score of 9-2 in their last game. Nashville allowed the first five goals in the game and could never get back into the game for the loss. The Predators were out shot by a total of 41-29 and went 0-2 on the power play in the game. Nashville lost to New Jersey by a score of 4-2 in the game prior to Dallas, but did beat Arizona before that. The Predators are scoring 2.96 goals per game and they are allowing 3.28 goals against per game, while going 19.3% on the power play and 75.4% on the penalty kill. Filip Forsberg has led Nashville with 25 goals, 28 assists, and 216 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Nashville is Juuse Saros, who is 20-21-2 this season with a 3.05 goals against average and a .901 save percentage.
Blues Preview
The St. Louis Blues are 29-22-2 this season after they defeated Edmonton by a score of 6-3 in their last game. St. Louis trailed 2-1 after the first period, but they scored five of the last six goals in the game for the win. The Blues were out shot by a total of 38-30 and went 2-8 on the power play in the game. St. Louis lost to Toronto by a score of 4-1 in the game prior to Edmonton, but did beat Montreal and Buffalo before that. The Blues are scoring 2.94 goals per game and they are allowing 3.06 goals against per game, while going 17.3% on the power play and 79.3% on the penalty kill. Robert Thomas has led St. Louis with 19 goals, 41 assists, and 108 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for St. Louis is Jordan Binnington, who is 19-14-2 this year with a 2.90 goals against average and a .909 save percentage.
St. Louis Blues Team Facts
- The Blues have won nine of their last 10 games against Western Conference opponents.
- The Blues have covered the puck line in each of their last seven home games against Western Conference opponents.
- The Blues have won the second period in each of their last three games.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in 24 of the Blues’ last 25 Saturday at Enterprise Center.
Nashville Predators Team Facts
- The Predators have lost five of their last six games.
- The Predators have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games.
- The Predators have won the first period in five of their last six day games following a home loss.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in nine of the Predators’ last 10 day games.
St. Louis Blues Player Prop Facts
- Jake Neighbours has scored at least one goal in four of the Blues’ last five day games.
- Robert Thomas has recorded at least one point in each of his last six appearances in day games.
- Robert Thomas has recorded at least one assist in each of the Blues’ last six games against Western Conference opponents.
- Alexei Toropchenko has the equal-most Shorthanded Goals for the Blues this season (2).
Nashville Predators Player Prop Facts
- Tommy Novak has scored a goal in each of the Predators’ last three games.
- Gustav Nyquist has recorded at least one point in each of his last eight Saturday appearances against Central Division opponents.
- Gustav Nyquist has recorded at least one assist in each of the Predators’ last four games against Central Division opponents.
- Alexandre Carrier has recorded two points against the Blues this season – equal-most against any opponent.
Matchup/League Facts
- The St. Louis Blues are one of only six teams to win 3+ games when trailing after Period 2 this season.
- The St. Louis Blues rank T27th in the league for Period 1 goals allowed per game this season (1.06).
- The Nashville Predators rank 27th in the league for power play goals against this season (42).
- The Nashville Predators are one of only six teams to win 3+ games when trailing after Period 2 this season.
Predators vs Blues Betting Prediction
St. Louis is coming off of a very nice win against Edmonton in their last game and they are 16-9-1 at home this season. The Blues have won three of their last four games, scoring 16 goals in the three victories. Nashville has lost five of their last six games, but they are 13-10-2 on the road. The Predators have allowed at least four goals in six straight games and they just lost 9-2. Take the Blues at home.