Nashville at Dallas

Nashville evened the series at 1-1 on Saturday when Craig Smith scored five minutes into overtime, and Pekka Rinne had 22 saves for the Predators, who have won six of their last eight games. Nashville now is 11-3 its last 14 conference quarterfinal games and it has won eight of its last 10 playing with one day of rest. Also, the Predators have won five of their last six road games. Nashville has won nine of the last 13 meetings, including four of the last five at Dallas. The Stars missed on all six of their power-play opportunities in Game 2 and they were outshot 43-23. Dallas plans a grind-it-out strategy, but the Predators have the momentum and will control the tempo. The wrong team is favored in this matchup. Play the Predators.