NHL Predictions: Can the Blues take Game 4 vs. the Predators? 5/2/17
Can the St. Louis Blues even up their NHL Playoff series with the Nashville Predators when the two meet in Game 4 tonight at 9:30PM ET? Here is our NHL Predictions for Tuesday.
GAME 4 ODDS
According to oddsmakers, the Predators are favored at home tonight, as they are getting odds of -165 to win. St. Louis is listed with +145 odds to prevail. The over/under total for the game is listed at 5 goals.
RECORDS
Nashville established a 2-1 lead in this series with a 3-1 win at home in Game 3 on Sunday. The Predators have now won five of eight meetings with the Blues this season.
Nashville is 47-30-12 overall and 27-9-8 at home while St. Louis is 51-32-7 overall and 25-18-2 on the road.
GAME 3 RECAP
The Predators had a steady performance at home on Sunday, out-shooting St. Louis 34-23. The Preds also cut their penalty minutes down from Game 2, amassing just 8 for the contest. They also had a 39-24 edge in faceoffs won. All of that played into a comfortable win in Game 3 to give Nashville control of the series.
Ryan Ellis, Cody McLeod and Roman Josi each found the net for the Predators while Pekka Rinne made 22 saves in the victory.
NHL PREDICTIONS
The only game St. Louis has taken in this series was Game 2, where Nashville found itself in the penalty box for 23 minutes of action. That opened the door for the Blues to get a few more good looks at the net.
At full strength, the Predators are looking like the better team. They are winning faceoffs and creating more scoring opportunities than St. Louis. I expect that to continue in Game 4. The Predators seem to be the only team that can slow themselves down.
NHL Predictions – Nashville Predators -165
