Nashville at San Jose

Nashville is all about slowing down the pace, tops in the NHL in goals allowed. It works, with Nashville on a 25-10 run dating back to last season. The Predators are 10-2 against a team with a winning record and 20-7 vs. the Western Conference. Nashville is 19-7-2 UNDER the total with their defensive style, and 14-6-1 UNDER the total against the Western Conference. San Jose has injury problems. The Sharks were forced to recall Matt Tennyson and Chris Tierney from Worcester before the last game, giving them five rookies in Thursday's lineup. Top defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic didn't play due to an upper-body injury, and forwards Mike Brown (lower body), Matt Nieto (ankle) and Tyler Kennedy were also out. San Jose is on a 9-4-2 run UNDER the total and 5-1-1 UNDER after a victory. The Predators are 7-1-1 in the last nine games against San Jose. Nashville held San Jose to 4 goals in taking all three matchups last season, including a 3-0 road victory in the most recent one. The UNDER is 6-0-1 when these teams meet, including 4-0 UNDER the total here in San Jose. Take Nashville and play the UNDER.