Nashville at St. Louis

The Nashville Predators are talented, balanced and peaking at the right time, and are also 7-1 in the playoffs. Goalie Pekka Rinne is in a zone at 7-1-0 in the postseason with a 1.33 goals-against average and a mind-boggling .953 save percentage. That's good for the highest for a netminder with at least eight starts since 1982-83. Nashville defenseman have eight goals in the playoffs, tops in the league by defensemen, and the 11 goals allowed in eight playoff games is the fourth-lowest total since the expansion era. The Predators are 22-8 against the Western Conference, plus on a 20-8 run versus winning teams. They are also 25-10 after scoring two or fewer goals in their previous game. They are up 3-1 on a St. Louis team that is 2-for-24 on the power play in the postseason, and 1-9 in this series. The wagering value is on the red-hot visitors to win the game or lose by one goal. Play Nashville on the puckline.