Nashville at San Jose

Nashville needed triple overtime to win the last game, meaning the home team is a perfect 4-0 in the series. Now the Predators have to fly 2,500 miles across the country for Game 5, getting beat by an 8-4 count in the first two games here. Nashville is not a great road team, just two games over .500 for the season, because of a suspect defense, #14 in goals allowed, #16 in penalty killing. The Predators are on a 3-7 run on the road. San Jose is home and loaded with star power and balance, fourth in the NHL in goals scored, third on the power play and #10 in goals allowed. Sharks coach Pete DeBoer was furious after the last game over a goal Joe Pavelski scored at 7:34 of the first overtime period that could have ended it. Pavelski grabbed the puck out of the air and then tapped it across the line at 7:34, but officials ruled no goal for goaltender interference. The Sharks are 16-5 against a winning team, the home team is 40-18 when these teams clash, plus the Predators are 7-21 at San Jose. Take San Jose.