The Nashville Predators (11-17-7) travel to face off against the St. Louis Blues (16-16-4) on Friday, December 27th. This game will be played at Enterprise Center in St. Louis and televised on ESPN+. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Puck drop is set for 8:00 ET.

Predators vs Blues

The Nashville Predators Are Coming Off A Win

Nashville improved to 11-17-7 with a 5-2 win over the Avalanche. The Predators were favored on the puck line and covered with the victory. The total was set at 6.5 goals, and the combined score of 7 surpassed that mark.

All five of Nashville’s goals came from different players. They fell behind 1-0 before Steven Stamkos tied it up at 11:29 in the second period.

The St. Louis Blues Are Coming Off A Win

St. Louis pulled their record to 16-16-4 with a 4-2 road win over the Maple Leafs. The Blues covered the puck line as underdogs, and the total line of 6 goals was a push.

The Blues fell behind in the first period, but responded with four unanswered goals. Three different players scored for St. Louis, with Colton Parayko leading the way with two goals.

Nashville Offense Breakdown

Nashville’s offense found the net five times in their latest game, with two of those goals coming on empty nets. The Predators were held scoreless in the first period before Steven Stamkos got them going with his second goal of the season, which came on a power play. Roman Josi added his first goal of the season, also on a power play.

Filip Forsberg scored his seventh goal, while Gustav Nyquist netted his fourth on an empty net. Nashville took 25 shots on goal and recorded 15 giveaways. The team had five different players score in the game.

Blues Offense Breakdown

Colton Parayko found the net twice in the Blues’ 4-2 win over the Maple Leafs, with his second goal coming in the second period and his fifth assist on Pavel Buchnevich’s empty-netter, which was Buchnevich’s fourth goal of the season. Jordan Kyrou added his third goal, as the Blues scored three times in the second period after a scoreless first.

St. Louis took 24 shots on goal and recorded 14 giveaways. Ryan Suter picked up two assists, bringing his total to three for the season.

Nashville Team Defense

Defensively, the Predators will look to build off their last game, where they allowed just 2 goals to Colorado. Juuse Saros made 29 saves, posting a 93.5% save percentage. Nashville’s defense also contributed 4 takeaways, 23 hits, and 25 blocks. The Predators will look to tighten up early, as both goals they allowed came after the 17:43 mark in the 3rd period.

St. Louis Team Defense

Defensively, the Blues will look to build off their last game, where they allowed just 2 goals to Toronto. Jordan Binnington made 35 saves, finishing with a 94.6% save percentage. The Blues’ defense also recorded 3 takeaways, 17 hits, and 17 blocks. The first goal they allowed came 5:25 into the first period, and the second came at the 6:08 mark of the third period.

Predators vs Blues Trends

• Although Nashville has a straight up record of 1-2 in their last three road games, they have not held up as well vs the puck line going 1-2. The team averaged 2 goals per game in these games.
• Through their last five home contests, the Blues offense has averaged 2 goals per game while allowing an average of 3. St. Louis posted an overall record of 2-3 while going 1-4 ATS.
• Looking back on the team’s last ten games as the underdog, the Blues have a straight up record of 5-5. Their record vs the puck line in these games was 7-3.
• Spanning across their last five games as the betting favorite, the Predators have gone 1-4 vs the spread. Their overall record in these games was 2-3.

Predators vs Blues Prediction

For a moneyline bet, I’m backing the Blues to secure a victory over the Predators at home. With the moneyline currently set at -115, I’m locking in my bet on the Blues straight-up.

If you’re looking to get a bet down on this matchup, we foresee the Blues winning the underdog. However, if you’re not as confident in the Blues straight-up, we’d still recommend placing a bet on them to cover the puck line.

When considering the over/under line, which is currently at 5.5 goals, we believe that this game will go over that threshold, and we recommend wagering on the over.

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