Predators vs Blues Picks and Prediction – 12/28/2024

The Nashville Predators go on the road Friday night with a game in Saint Louis, Missouri against the St. Louis Blues. For other NHL news see our NHL Picks. Nashville has been below .500 this season with 11 wins through 35 games played on a two game winning streak following their win against against the Carolina Hurricanes. Offensively Nashville has been below average scoring 2.40 goals per game this season. Defensively the Predators have been average allowing 3.06 goals per game. Filip Forsberg leads the way for the Predators offense with 29 points and 20 assists this season. Johnathan Marchessault leads the team with 12 goals on 105 shots taken so far this season. Juuse Saros is the top goalie for Nashville with 8 wins and 28 outings carrying a .907 save percentage.

St. Louis stays at home Friday night and have been average this season with a 16-20 record this season and are on a one game winning streak following their win against the Detroit Red Wings. Offensively St. Louis has been below average scoring 2.50 goals per game. Defensively the Blues have been above average allowing 2.97 goals per game so far this year. Jordan Kyrou leads the way for the Blues offense with 29 points this year. Kyrou also leads the team with 14 goals on 100 shots. Jordan Binnington is the top goalie for St. Louis so far with 9 wins and 25 outings carrying a .898 save percentage.

The Nashville Predators come into this game on a two game winning streak and are 3-14 on the road so far this season. Nashville has been competitive playing in St. Louis winning their last two games played at Enterprise Center. The St. Louis Blues are fighting for the final wild card spot and are 6-9 at home with a one game winning streak. Goalie Jordan Binnington has played better lately and will make it tough on Nashville to get the puck in the net. This will be a low scoring game with the Blues coming out on top by just doing enough on home ice to get the win. Final Score prediction, St. Louis wins 3-2.