New Jersey at Nashville

The New Jersey Devils saw their remarkable road winning streak halted at nine by the Philadelphia Flyers. Streaks like that require intensity every single night as the players are aware and try to extend, and often there is a letdown in the next game. The Nashville Predators suffered a six-game winless streak early on, but are playing as well as anyone right now as they have won three straight and seven of their last nine. The difference is a team that was scoring 1.5 goals per game through their first eight, to one that is now scoring nearly three per contest. They have virtually doubled their output. The Predators have also been beating up on the good teams as they are 8-2 in their last 10 against a team with a winning percentage of .600 or higher. I like Nashville in this one catching the Devils flat, and this series has played 6-2-1 to the OVER in the last nine, so I will also go with the OVER.