The Blues are coming into this game with a 33-28-7 record this season and they have been heating up recently as they are starting to make a playoff push. They are currently in 5th place of the Central Division, but they are tied with the Canucks for the last Wild Card spot. They have won their last 2 straight as well as 4 of their last 6 games and they have been on fire in their last 2 games. Their defense has been great as they have allowed 3 goals total in their last 2 games, and they have also scored at least 5 goals in each of those 2 games. They have also won 3 of their last 5 games on the road and have some quality wins against playoff teams like the Kings and the Wild. They are going up against a Predators team that is 25-33-8 this season and they have not been playing well in their recent games. They did go on a bit of a run as they won 4 straight games, but all of those wins were against some of the worst teams in the league as they beat the Sharks, the Blackhawks, the Kraken, and the Bruins. Now they have lost their last 2 straight games, losing to the Ducks and the Kings, and their offense has been awful as they have scored just 1 goal in their last 2 games. They have been playing better at home recently, but now they have fallen into another scoring slump and that is going to be a big problem with the way the Blues have been scoring goals in their last 2 games. The Predators are also far out of this playoff race and have been awful for most of the season while the Blues are heating up now and need this game a lot more. The Blues will win this game.