Blues at Predators preview

BLUES (32-16-10) at PREDATORS (28-22-7)
6 p.m. ET; NBCSN, NHL.TV

The Predators won 4-3 at the Blues on Saturday, their second straight victory. They have not won three in a row since they had four straight victories from Oct. 22-29.
Nashville is three points behind the Arizona Coyotes for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference.
St. Louis has allowed at least three goals in 11 consecutive games and is 0-2-2 in its past four. The Blues are 0-2-1 against the Predators this season.
St. Louis leads the Dallas Stars by one point for first in the conference and Central Division.

Players to watch

Blues forward Zach Sanford has five goals in his past two games, including four goals in a 6-5 overtime loss at the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday.
Predators forward Mikael Granlund has six points (four goals, two assists) in his past six games, including the game-winning goal Saturday.

They said it

"We're not worried. We'll get back on track. We're a confident group in here, and we're going to find a way." -- Blues center Brayden Schenn
"It was a real big win for us. Obviously we're battling in the standings and trying to make up ground. To start the back-to-back off like this was real important, and it's going to be real important [Sunday] too." -- Predators forward Kyle Turris after a 4-3 win against the Blues on Saturday

Blues projected lineup

Jaden Schwartz -- Brayden Schenn -- Alexander Steen
Zach Sanford -- Ryan O'Reilly -- David Perron
Sammy Blais -- Tyler Bozak -- Robert Thomas
Mackenzie MacEachern -- Ivan Barbashev -- Jordan Kyrou
Carl Gunnarsson -- Alex Pietrangelo
Justin Faulk -- Colton Parayko
Vince Dunn -- Robert Bortuzzo
Jordan Binnington
Jake Allen
Scratched: Troy Brouwer, Niko Mikkola, Jacob de la Rose
Injured: Vladimir Tarasenko (shoulder), Jay Bouwmeester (cardiac episode), Oskar Sundqvist (lower body)

Predators projected lineup

Mikael Granlund -- Ryan Johansen -- Viktor Arvidsson
Filip Forsberg -- Matt Duchene -- Kyle Turris
Rocco Grimaldi -- Nick Bonino -- Craig Smith
Calle Jarnkrok -- Colton Sissons -- Austin Watson
Roman Josi -- Yannick Weber
Jarred Tinordi -- Mattias Ekholm
Dan Hamhuis -- Dante Fabbro
Pekka Rinne
Juuse Saros
Scratched:Matt Irwin, Colin Blackwell
Injured:Ryan Ellis (upper body)

Status report

The Blues are 2-4-2 since Sundqvist has been out. The forward hasn't played since Jan. 27. … Rinne has played once in Nashville's past six games, allowing four goals on 17 shots in a 6-2 loss at the Vancouver Canucks on Monday.

Stat pack

Binnington is 2-1-0 with a 1.69 goals-against average and .946 save percentage in three career games against the Predators. … Rinne is 24-17-4 with a 2.02 goals-against average and .930 save percentage in 46 games against the Blues.