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 Anaheim Ducks (30-31-8, 68 points) completed their season sweep of the Nashville Predators (25-35-8, 58 points) with a 3-1 win Thursday at Bridgestone Arena.

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.