St. Louis Blues vs Nashville Predators Prediction, 10/17/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Nashville Predators

Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026

Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: Blue Note+, Nashville 28

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (-105) Predators (-115)

The Nashville Predators (2-2-3) will try to beat the St. Louis Blues (3-3-1) at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Blues at -105 and the Predators are sitting at -115. The over/under is set at 5.5.

The St. Louis Blues will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 5-4 loss to the Wild their last time on the ice. St. Louis recorded 10 mins in the box for this contest. The Blues had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in this loss. Moreover, they had 2 chances with extra men on the ice and were able to notch 1 goal. For the game, they converted 4 out of the 25 shots they attempted.

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When it comes to their scoring, the St. Louis Blues have notched 25 goals (12th in hockey) on the season and have conceded 23. For the season, they have accumulated 7 points and their points percentage is sitting at .500. St. Louis has tallied 16 power play chances and they have added 3 goals during those advantages, giving them a rate of 18.75%. While at even strength, the Blues have allowed the opponent to score 20 goals while earning 22 of their own. St. Louis has taken 181 shots and has a shot percentage of 13.8%. The Blues have had 188 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .878. St. Louis Blues opponents have totaled 24 power play tries (16th in the league) and have scored 3 goals in those chances.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Joel Hofer. Hofer has been in net for 120 contests over the course of his pro hockey career. He has accumulated a record of 61-37-11 and he has gotten the start in 111 games. The opposition has racked up 295 goals versus Hofer in his career and his goals against rate is 2.66. Hofer has seen 3,203 shots taken against him and has recorded 2,910 saves. He has a save percentage of .909 in his 277 mins in the crease. Over the course of his pro career, Hofer has 66 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .595.

Their last time out, Nashville faced off against the Sharks in a matchup where the Predators got the tie by a mark of 2-2. The Predators tallied 2 goals of the 34 shots on goal they tried. They had 4 power play chances in this one and scored 1 out of those chances.

On the campaign, the Nashville Predators have a total of 18 goals, 7 points, and a points percentage of .500. They have granted a total of 20 goals to be scored by way of 17 goals at even strength and 3 goals while they were shorthanded. The Predators have racked up 11 goals at even strength and 7 goals (8th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have recorded 26 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play rate of 26.92%. Nashville has attempted 171 shots (29th in hockey) and has a shot percentage of 10.53%, while allowing their opponents 207 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 86.36% on the other teams 22 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 90.3%.

Across the ice you are going to see Juuse Saros between the pipes. He has tallied 12,819 saves out of 14,062 shots tried, which gives him a save percentage of .912. Saros holds a career mark of 232-174-48 and has played in 473 games. He has been a starter 456 contests and has played 26,851 minutes. Saros' quality start rate is 57.5% and he has made 262 quality starting assignments in his professional career. His opponents are averaging 2.73 goals per game and he has allowed 1,244 goals altogether.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take St. Louis (-105)

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