Columbus at Nashville

Columbus is 0-9-5 in their last 14 trips to Bridgestone Arena. Nashville broke out of thier slump last game with a nice 4-1 win at Minnesota. Over their last five games, the Blue Jackets defense has been bad, allowing 3.8 goals per game. When the Predators have played bad defensive teams like Columbus (those allowing 30+ shots on goal), they are 40-28 the last two seasons. On the season, Columbus is averaging just 2.5 goals per game. Against a good defense like Nashville's (2.2 goals per game allowed at home this season), that's not going to cut it. I like the Predators here.