The Nashville Predators, spearheaded by Ryan Johansen and Roman Josi, are ready to take the ice against Ryan O’Reilly, Vladimir Tarasenko, and the St. Louis Blues at the Enterprise Center in a divisional showdown. Fox Sports Tennesse will broadcast the game, which gets underway at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, February 26.
Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues Odds
Moneyline odds have not yet been posted for this matchup.
Nashville is 37-28 straight up (SU) and has lost 8.1 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 65 regular season outings, 33 of its games have gone under the total, while 28 have gone over and just three have pushed. This 2018-19 Predators team is 16-15 SU on the road.
Nashville has converted on just 12.8 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a mark that’s ranked 32nd in the NHL. Its penalty kill is ranked 16th out of 31 teams, and it has successfully killed off 80.6 percent of all penalties..
Averaging 25.2 saves per game with a .915 save percentage, Pekka Rinne (24-21-4) has been the top option in goal for Nashville this year. Rinne played last night, however, so the team may decide to rest him and instead turn to Juuse Saros (14-11-2 record, .912 save percentage, 2.70 goals against average).
St. Louis is 33-29 straight up (SU) and has earned 3.5 units for moneyline bettors this season. 34 of its outings have gone under the total, while 25 have gone over and just three have pushed. This year, the team is 16-15 SU at home.
The Blues have converted on just 19.1 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 11th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 81.1 percent of all opponent power plays.
Jake Allen (24.8 saves per game) has been the top netminder in goal for the Blues. Allen has 17 wins, 22 losses, and five overtime losses to his credit and has registered a subpar .902 save percentage and 2.95 goals against average this year.
Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues Free Picks
Pick: SU Winner – Blues, O/U – Under
Betting Trends
- Five of St. Louis’ last ten contests have been decided by two or more goals, and the club is 4-1 overall in those games.
- Power plays and penalty kills could prove to be even more critical than usual in the outcome of this one. The Predators are 15-11 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 26-19 in games where they’re in the penalty box for fewer than 10 total minutes. The Blues are 16-13 when the team serves fewer penalty minutes than the opposition and 22-17 in games where they’re in the box for less than 10 minutes.
- St. Louis is 1-1 in games decided by a shootout this season while Nashville is 2-1 in shootouts.
- The under has hit in four of St. Louis’ last five games.
- Nashville is ranked 19th this season with 10.4 giveaways per game. That figure has trended higher recently, as it’s averaged 12.8 giveaways over its last 10 games and 12.4 giveaways over its last five.
- St. Louis has averaged 8.6 giveaways over its last five home games, a rise over its season average of 7.5 giveaways per game (ranked 5th overall).
