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Rogers' 10* NHL TOTAL MASSACRE >> 6-1 NHL Run!
(NHL) Nashville vs. St. Louis,
Total: 5.00 | -135.00 Over
Result: Push
Total: 5.00 | -135.00 Over
Result: Push
The set-up: The St. 42-28-7 St. Louis Blues lost 2-1 in a shootout Friday at Colorado but with the one point, clinched a playoff spot with 91 points. Speaking of 91 points, the 40-27-11 Nashville Predators also have 91 points after Saturday's 3-0 home win over the Wild. These two Central Division rivals square off this afternoon in St. Louis with the Blues sitting in third-place due to owning the tiebreaker and the Predators needing one point to clinch a postseason berth.
Nashville: The Predators snapped a two-game slide with Saturday's win, giving the team an 8-3-0 record in its last 11. The Predators are closing in on a third straight playoff appearance and have won three of the first four meetings in what will be a five-game season series with the Blues. Pekka Rinne (31-18-8, 2.44 GAA & .917 save percentage) recorded his third shutout of the season against the Wild and is 5-2-0 with a .944 save percentage in his last seven games. He's expected to be in net again on Sunday, in what may be the biggest game of the season.
"Probably the biggest game of the year so far, and it's going to be fun," Predators forward Filip Forsberg told NHL.com about Sunday's game. "It's going to be really fun to go in there and try to climb the standings as high as we can." Forsberg scored his team-leading 31st goal on Saturday.
St. Louis: The Blues are banged up on the blue line with Carl Gunnarsson missing the last two games (lower body) and Robert Bortuzzo leaving Friday's contest with an upper-body injury, forcing the team to recall Petteri Lindbohm from Chicago of the American Hockey League under emergency conditions. However, while goalie Jake Allen (30-19-5, 2.39 GAA and .915 save percentage) suffered his second loss in his last three games on Friday (1-0-2), he finished March with a .953 save percentage, the best non-April month of his career.
The pick: The Blues haven't been perfect recently but no one is holding that against them, as the team has surged into the postseason with an 11-1-2 record in their last 14 games. This is a YUGE game and both goalies come in playing great. Throw in the fact that the Blues are 1-for-15 on the power play in their last six contests while the Predators are 0-for-13 in their last four, and the Under is a 10* play.
Nashville: The Predators snapped a two-game slide with Saturday's win, giving the team an 8-3-0 record in its last 11. The Predators are closing in on a third straight playoff appearance and have won three of the first four meetings in what will be a five-game season series with the Blues. Pekka Rinne (31-18-8, 2.44 GAA & .917 save percentage) recorded his third shutout of the season against the Wild and is 5-2-0 with a .944 save percentage in his last seven games. He's expected to be in net again on Sunday, in what may be the biggest game of the season.
"Probably the biggest game of the year so far, and it's going to be fun," Predators forward Filip Forsberg told NHL.com about Sunday's game. "It's going to be really fun to go in there and try to climb the standings as high as we can." Forsberg scored his team-leading 31st goal on Saturday.
St. Louis: The Blues are banged up on the blue line with Carl Gunnarsson missing the last two games (lower body) and Robert Bortuzzo leaving Friday's contest with an upper-body injury, forcing the team to recall Petteri Lindbohm from Chicago of the American Hockey League under emergency conditions. However, while goalie Jake Allen (30-19-5, 2.39 GAA and .915 save percentage) suffered his second loss in his last three games on Friday (1-0-2), he finished March with a .953 save percentage, the best non-April month of his career.
The pick: The Blues haven't been perfect recently but no one is holding that against them, as the team has surged into the postseason with an 11-1-2 record in their last 14 games. This is a YUGE game and both goalies come in playing great. Throw in the fact that the Blues are 1-for-15 on the power play in their last six contests while the Predators are 0-for-13 in their last four, and the Under is a 10* play.
