St Louis Blues vs Nashville Predators Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/17/2022

Game Time: 6:00 pm ET, Sunday, April 17, 2022

Venue:  Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN 

Where to Watch:  NHL Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Blues -125, Predators +105; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Blues -125, Predators +105; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Blues -125, Predators +105; Over/Under:  6 goals

 

St Louis Blues:  44-20-10 (3rd place, Central Division)

Nashville Predators:  42-27-5 (4th place, Central Division)

 

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St Louis Blues:  9-0-1 last 10

Nashville Predators:  5-4-1 last 10

 

 

 

The Blues are coming into this game with 98 points, a 44-20-10 record overall, and they are 19-11-6 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have won 9 of their last 10 games and are coming into this one off on a 7 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Edmonton Oilers while their 9 wins in that span came against the Vancouver Canucks twice, the Calgary Flames, the Arizona Coyotes, the Seattle Kraken, the Minnesota Wild, the New York Islanders, the Boston Bruins, and the Buffalo Sabres in their last game. They won that game on the road 6-2. They still have a game against the Minnesota Wild on Saturday which needs to be played first so this will be the 2nd leg of a back-to-back for them on Sunday. In their game against the Sabres, Vladimir Tarasenko scored a hattrick in that game while Pavel Buchnevich, David Perron, and Brandon Saad each scored 1 goal in that one. Brandon Saad led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Jordan Binnington was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 37 shots with 35 saves and a .946 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 274 goals this season averaging 3.7 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 211 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game. 

 

 

The Predators are coming into this game with 89 points, a 42-27-5 record overall, and they are 23-13-0 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the San Jose Sharks while their 3 losses in that span came against the Florida Panthers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, and the Edmonton Oilers in their last game. They lost that game at home 4-0. They still have a game against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday that needs to be played first so this will be the 2nd leg of a back-to-back for them on Sunday night. In their game against the Oilers, no one scored a goal for them in that one as they were shut out. Alexandre Carrier and Matt Duchene led the team in shots on net in that game with 4 each. Juuse Saros was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 32 shots with 28 saves and a .875 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 237 goals this season averaging 3.2 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 214 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game. 

 

 

The Blues are coming into this game as a slight favorite with the current betting odds. They have been playing very well in their recent games, winning 9 of their last 10 and they have won 7 straight coming into this one. They have been smashing teams in their games as well as their last 3 have all been won by 2 or more goals and they are going up against a Predators team that has not been playing well in their recent games. The Predators have lost 3 of their last 4 games with all of those losses coming against playoff teams. They have struggled in those games recently and their only win in that span was a win at home to the Sharks and they had to go to OT just to win that game. The Blues have been playing much better recently and they will keep on their streak here winning this game.

 

Blues Predators Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Sunday, April 17, 2022 (6:00 pm ET start time) is Blues 4 Predators 2.

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St Louis Blues: 115-99 (-15.2u) ML in all games. 29-35 (-9.9u) ML in a road game where the total is 5.5. 23-16 OVER second half of the season.

Nashville Predators: 37-18 (+15.2u) ML in a home game where the total is 5.5. 59-44 (+15.6u) ML vs. division opponents. 11-2 OVER revenging a home blowout loss vs opponent of 3 goals or more.

 

 

St Louis Blues:  M. MacEachern (LW) Out indefinitely - Upper Body injury. T. Bozak (C) Late April - Lower Body injury. S. Perunovich (D) Early May - Wrist injury.

Nashville Predators:  J. Lauzon (D) Ques Sun - Undisclosed injury. M. Borowiecki (D) Ques Sat - Upper Body injury. M. McCarron (RW) Ques Sat - Upper Body injury. M. Luff (RW) Ques Sat - Illness.

 

 

 

“It’s huge. His work ethic and his competitiveness, he’s leading by example. That’s what I see.” - Craig Berube on Tarasenko after their win against the Sabres on Thursday night.

 

 

“Every loss hurts real bad this time of year. Hopefully we can learn a few lessons from it and keep moving forward.” - Colton Sissons after their loss against the Oilers on Thursday night.

 

 

 

LW Saad, Brandon

C O'Reilly, Ryan

RW Perron, David

LD Scandella, Marco

RD Parayko, Colton

G Husso, Ville

 

LW Forsberg, Filip

C Johansen, Ryan

RW Tomasino, Philip

LD Josi, Roman

RD Fabbro, Dante 

G Saros, Juuse

 

 

Points: V. Tarasenko (72)

Goals: V. Tarasenko (31)

Assists: R. Thomas (53)

GAA: V. Husso (2.37)

 

Points: R. Josi (87)

Goals: F. Forsberg (38)

Assists: R. Josi  (68)

GAA: J.Saros (2.53)

 

Coaches:

St Louis Blues: Craig Berube (4th season)

Nashville Predators: John Hynes (3rd season)