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It's time to rise and shine as the Nashville Predators are set to appear on NBC during a regular-season game for the first time in franchise history, an 11 a.m. CT matinee against the St. Louis Blues at Bridgestone Arena. It's the fourth and final meeting of the regular season against the Blues; Nashville will try for the season sweep against the Blues, having won all three meetings thus far.
The Predators have won three-straight contests, including a 7-1 thrashing of San Jose on Thursday. Goaltender Pekka Rinne collected his 300th career win, which was never really in doubt thanks to the score, but Head Coach Peter Laviolette and the Preds certainly don't expect today's contest to include a six-goal margin at any point.
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\[Watch Video: Emotional Rinne on 300 Wins\]

"It's going to be really difficult," Laviolette said of the matchup against the Blues. "I would be willing to bet that it's not going to be a 7-1 game. We're going to have to fight for everything and compete for everything out here. Our games with St. Louis have been relatively close, so that's the game that we're playing."

Last Time Out:
Seven different goal-scorers found the back of the net in the win against the Sharks, while Rinne picked up his 31st win of the season, in addition to his milestone. Nick Bonino, Scott Hartnell, Kevin Fiala, Viktor Arvidsson, Ryan Johansen, Mattias Ekholm and Calle Jarnkrok all tallied on Thursday; six Preds had two-point efforts.
Defenseman P.K. Subban leads the Predators with 48 points, followed by Filip Forsberg and Arvidsson with 42 points apiece. Arvidsson is tops with 22 goals, Fiala has 19 goals and Craig Smith has 18 on the season.
The Opposition:
The Blues have dropped five consecutive outings, including a 4-0 loss to Winnipeg on Friday. Brayden Schenn leads the team with 24 goals and 55 points, followed by Vladimir Tarasenko with 24 tallies and 53 points. Jaden Schwartz has 18 goals and 42 points on the campaign. Jake Allen, who played on Friday night, is 19-18-2 in net; former Preds goaltender Carter Hutton has posted a 15-6-2 record.

All-Time Meetings:
The Predators are 52-41-(4)-11 all-time against the Blues, including a 28-17-(3)-6 record at Bridgestone Arena. Nashville has won five of its last six games against St. Louis - including three in a row - and has scored at least four goals in three of those wins. At home, the Preds are riding a four-game win streak versus the Blues. Nashville completed a three-goal, third period comeback victory for the fourth time in team history on Feb. 13 to defeat St. Louis, 4-3.
Notables Versus St. Louis:
Filip Forsberg recorded a career-high four points (3g-1a) and tallied one of his four career hat tricks on Feb. 27, 2016, versus St. Louis. He has 21 points (10g-11a) in 19 career games against the Blues and is currently on a six-game point streak (3g-4a) against them. Roman Josi has 17 points (4g-13a) in 30 career meetings with the Blues.

When You Go:
Bridgestone Arena doors open at 9:30 a.m. CT ahead of the 11 a.m. start. Get to the arena early for a plaza party, presented by Lee Company, beginning at 9 a.m. The first 500 fans will receive a free donut, courtesy of Dunkin' Donuts.
In addition, all fans will receive a Gold rally towel, and the first 5,000 fans that are 12 and under will receive a GNASH toothbrush holder, both items courtesy of Snodgrass and King Dental.
The Predators Foundation is holding a Dog and Cat Food Drive for Proverbs 12:10 Animal Rescue today as well. Fans can bring donation items to the Foundation Area (Section 106/107).
Watch & Listen:
Today's game from Nashville comes with an 11 a.m. CT start time on NBC. The game can also be heard on 102.5 The Game and the Predators Radio Network. Plus, follow @PredsNHL on Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat for updates from Bridgestone Arena.

Streaming Info:
Listen to a Live Radio Feed
(on active during the game broadcast window).
Watch a Live Stream of the game with NBCsports.com
or through
NHL.TV
.