Nashville at Minnesota

Nashville opened the season with two games at home, but could not come away with a win. They squandered leads, and missed opportunities in a pair of shootout losses that saw 12 goals scored in the two games, despite the missed opportunities. The Wild have taken their first two and they have killed off every penalty, allowing zero goals on six opponent power plays. The offense has scored 6 times, and I would not expect the power plays to continue being perfect, so the total appears to be driven low by their power-play success. Nashville won 22 times on the road a year ago, and had two against the Wild go to a shootout, providing additional scoring opportunities. The Predators are 9-3-2 to the OVER in their last 14 vs. an opponent that allowed 2 or less in their last contest and the last 21 played here in Minnesota between these clubs have logged a 14-4-3 mark to the OVER. The OVER gets the call.