The Predators lost 4-1 to the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday behind Jordan Kyrou's two-goal performance. Nashville's offense was held to 22 shots on goal by a surging St. Louis team that is now in playoff position in the Western Conference.

The Kings are led by Adrian Kempe's 27 goals and Anze Kopitar's 37 assists. Former Predators' winger Kevin Fiala has 25 goals for Los Angeles, his sixth straight 20-goal season since being traded from Nashville to Minnesota in 2019.

Welcome back to another edition of NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey reviews the scheduled games and offers insight and analysis to help predict who will win in key head-to-head matchups.