Nashville Predators vs. St. Louis Blues - 5/2/17 NHL Pick, Odds, and Prediction

The Blues rallied for two third period goals and a 3-2 victory over the Predators Friday in St. Louis.

St. Louis Blues right wing Vladimir Tarasenko (91), of Russian Federation, skates in front of Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne, of Finland, left, after Tarasenko scored the winning goal during the third period in Game 2 of an National Hockey League ho.

The Blues could not come up with the equalizer and finally Nashville won the game.

Fantasy Impact The goalkeeping of Pekka Rinne and Jake Allen kept game-four scoreless, until Ryan Ellis was able to start the scoring yet again with a rebounded power-play-goal at the 5:09 mark of the third period. A Ducks win would square the series, while the Oilers could take a 3-1 lead if they can bounce back from Sunday's home defeat.

Neal scored unassisted to give the Predators a 2-0 lead at 13:03 on a wrist shot from above the right faceoff circle.

Ellis continues to kill the Blues. Both goalies are playing well. I can only imagine, given the various ways this team can play, that it must be a nightmare to develop a game plan for Nashville's opponents.

"We got a couple of things, a couple of areas, we have to adjust and be a little bit sharper in", Yeo said.

And after winning game one of their series against the Blues in St Louis, despite the shock of a season-ending leg injury to rookie winger Kevin Fiala, many were looking at the Predators with new respect.

"We scored one goal tonight and fact of the matter is, we weren't even competitive", Yeo said. "Now we have a chance to really step on their throats, and we can control our destiny".

- Nashville's defense is getting a lot of well-deserved love as they have delivered everything asked of them and more.

This time around, the Predators have scored first in all three games, which plays directly into their defensive setup with the 1-4 neutral zone trap.

Nashville, with two home matchups slotted for the next three games of the series, is surging toward what figures to be a riotously entertaining Western Conference final. Josi scored on a slap shot with 5:49 left to prompt yet another standing ovation by the standing-room only crowd.

"I though they played a much tighter game, kudos to them".

The Blues were 0-for-2 on the power play and are 2-for-24 in the playoffs, 1-for-9 in this series. The puck bounced around before Ellis scored on a wrister from the edge of the left circle under Allen's head as the goalie went down. Ellis now has a point in six straight playoff games, extending his franchise record for a defenseman and also leading the Predators.

"We've just got to be aggressive but be smart", Pietrangelo said.

"You're giving them and their skill players the opportunity to field the puck and make plays", St. Louis captain Alex Pietrangelo said. "They're talking to the refs, and obviously it worked there".