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The Nashville Predators and St. Louis Blues face off in a Central Division matchup on Monday night, with puck drop scheduled for 8:00 p.m. ET at Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Missouri.
For the second time this season, St. Louis and Nashville will square off, with St. Louis starting as the small home favorite.
Nashville destroyed the Blues 6-2 as heavy home favorites with a total of 6.0 goals back in October to end a three-game losing streak to St. Louis.
Predators vs Blues Betting Odds
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Predators vs Blues Match Details
Fixture: Nashville at St. Louis
Date and Time: Monday, December 12 at 8:00 PM ET
Venue: Enterprise Center, Saint Louis
Predators vs Blues Key Stats
Nashville lost 3-2 at home against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday after snapping their three-game winning streak with a 5-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday. Yakov Trenin's second goal of the year gave Nashville an early advantage over Ottawa, but the Senators quickly turned the tide with three goals in a row.
Nashville is 29th in goals scored and 16th in goals against in the NHL. They have the fifth-worst power-play percentage in the NHL at 15 for 90 when they have the man advantage. Furthermore, Nashville has a dismal 8.6 shooting percentage and ranks 23rd in the NHL in 5-on-5 high-danger scoring opportunities.
In their final match of the regular season, St. Louis welcomed the Colorado Avalanche, hoping to resume their winning ways. In their last nine games combined, St. Louis has only won two. They were defeated 5-2 by the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday.
With 3.89 goals per game, St. Louis is 30th in the league in goals against and 23rd in goals for. In terms of 5-on-5 high-danger scoring chances, they are ranked 26th and 16th, respectively. With a 63.8% penalty-killing rate, St. Louis is at the bottom of the NHL.
Predators vs Blues Betting Prediction
In recent weeks, St. Louis has faced a lot of difficulty. Their offense has suffered greatly from Pavel Buchnevich's injury, and their defense has been atrocious. Even though it's difficult to believe their offense, lean towards Nashville tonight.
However, Juuse Saros will be motivated to recover from a couple of straight losses as he has won six of his last nine starts. Take Nashville to win the tie tonight.
Pick: Nashville Predators -105
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