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Posted at 1:30 PM EST. 

OT included. Do you really want to get in front of a freight train right now? The Preds’ confidence is sky high and so is their level of play while the Blue Notes rode the red-hot Jake Allen through its first-round series upset against the Minnesota Wild where they were outplayed in every facet of the series - except goaltending. Allen looked beatable in Game 1 by allowing four goals. 

Before these playoffs began, we suggested that Nashville’s defense was the best in the business but that was before P.K Subban caught fire. With Subban’s offensive breakout in Game 1, Nashville has gotten 14 points through five games from him, Roman Josi and Ryan Ellis. Nashville is in the best situation it has ever experienced in the playoffs because this is the first time in franchise history that they have led a second round series. The Preds’ motto this postseason has been “foot on the gas,” which is exactly how they’re playing right now. They had the Blackhawks by the throat after winning the first two games at the Madhouse and finished them off in Nashville. They now have the inferior Blues in a must win situation and there was nothing that occurred in Game 1 that suggests or reveals that the Blues have an edge anywhere.

Additionally, this is the first time St. Louis is behind in a series in this year’s playoffs. That’s something new they have to deal with. They also have to deal with being the second best team on the ice in six straight playoff games, which is not easy to digest. So, what we have here is a tag on a confident and superior team that has never been hungrier and that sees that path to the Cup Finals getting brighter every single day. The Blues have been lucky in all their wins and luck rarely holds up over time.

Lastly we should not dismiss that Game 1 of this series was after Nashville beat Chicago in four straight, thus causing a lengthy layoff between games. TYhat is not the case here and with agame under their belt after the lengthy layoff, the Preds figure to be even better here. 

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