This is a 10* play on NASHVILLE

Being that they're the home team for Game 5, Nashville needs this one more as they certainly want to avoid the possibility of facing elimination when they go to Dallas for Game 6. Now such a scenario obviously doesn't guarantee victory and the Stars would love to head back home with a chance to close out the series. But we lean towards the Predators in this one as they typically do an admirable job of bouncing back from a blowout loss. They're on a 5-1 streak when coming off a loss where they allowed five or more goals. They've also won four straight times after being beaten by three or more goals. Champions of the Central Division, the Predators are the better team here. They made the mistake of giving up three power play goals in the first period of Game 4, but that won't happen again now that goaltender Pekka Rinne is rested (was pulled early). Dallas only averages 2.3 goals per game on the road. Play on NASHVILLE

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