Ryan Johansen, Roman Josi, and the Nashville Predators will face off against Ryan O’Reilly, Vladimir Tarasenko, and the St. Louis Blues at the Enterprise Center for a Central Division tilt. This one gets underway at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 9 and it can be viewed live on Fox Sports Tennesse.
Nashville Predators vs. St. Louis Blues Odds
Though the team is 33-23 straight up (SU) this season, Nashville has actually lost 3.8 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 56 regular season outings, 27 of its games have gone under the total, while 25 have gone over and just three have pushed. As the away team in 2018-19, the Preds are 15-13 SU.
Nashville has converted on just 13.4 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a figure that places them in the bottom- overall among NHL teams. Its penalty kill is ranked 11th overall, and the team’s successfully killed off 81.4 percent of its penalties..
Averaging 24.8 saves per game with a .914 save percentage, Pekka Rinne (20-18-4) has been the top option in goal for Nashville this season. If Nashville decides to rest him, however, head coach Peter Laviolette might turn to Juuse Saros (14-9-1 record, .917 save percentage, 2.47 goals against average).
Over on the other bench, St. Louis is 25-27 straight up (SU) and has lost 4.5 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Through 52 regular season outings, 26 of its games have gone under the total, while 22 have gone over and just three have pushed. It’s 12-15 SU at home this season.
The Blues have converted on just 18.8 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 20th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 79.3 percent of all opponent power plays.
Jake Allen (24.0 saves per game) has been the primary netminder in goal for the Blues. Allen has 15 wins, 21 losses, and four overtime losses to his name and has recorded a poor .897 save percentage and 3.04 goals against average this year.
Nashville Predators vs. St. Louis Blues Betting Predictions
Prediction: SU Winner – Blues, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- Five of St. Louis’ last ten outings have been decided by two or more goals, and the team is 4-1 overall in those games.
- The Predators are 14-10 in games where they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 23-16 when they serve fewer than 10 penalty minutes, in total.
- Nashville has averaged 7.2 giveaways over its last five home games, an improvement from its season average of 9.9 giveaways per game (ranked 14th).
- St. Louis skaters have averaged 5.0 giveaways over its last five home games, an improvement from its season average of 7.4 giveaways per game (the 5th-fewest in the NHL).
