St. Louis at Nashville

The St. Louis Blues wrap up a four-game road trip, 4-8-1 away for the season. The Blues aren't as strong defensively as in recent years at #16 in goals allowed, and are off a 3-1 defeat at Minnesota. They face a Nashville offense that is strong, eighth in the NHL in goals scored, and delighted to be home where they are 9-2-2. Nashville gets some reinforcements back in the lineup as defenseman Ryan Ellis and forward Colton Sissons were full participants in Monday's practice. Ellis (upper body) has not played since November 23 and Sissons (upper body) has been sidelined since November 25. The Predators are 46-15 at home against a team with a road winning percentage of less than .400. The home team has won five of the last six meetings, including a 3-1 Nashville win here last month. Take Nashville.