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2026-27 forecast · Sat, Oct 17, 8:00 PM ET
Jordan Binnington · 0.873 SV%
The preseason ratings make Nashville Predators 54.4% to win at home: barely a lean at all, worth 4.5 points over a coin flip, which grades C. Over a full season those same ratings project NSH for 93 points and STL for 94.
A preseason forecast from each team's regressed rating and home ice, the ratings behind the projected standings. The full model read, with the starting goalies, rest and form, publishes within seven days of the game and replaces this page’s numbers. How this is calculated
PuckCast's preseason forecast gives Nashville Predators a 54.4% chance to win on Sat, Oct 17. The matchup detail follows.
STL controlled play at 5v5 last season, 49.9% of the expected goals to 47.8%.
In goal, neither team has named a starter. Last season Juuse Saros (NSH) saved -28.0 goals above expected to Jordan Binnington's -37.1, on save percentages of 0.894 and 0.873.
None of that is the model read. This is a rating-and-home-ice forecast; the full prediction, with confirmed goalies, rest and form, priced against the market, publishes inside the seven days before puck drop and replaces these numbers. Nashville Predators over St. Louis Blues is where it starts, not where it ends.
No sportsbook has posted a price for this game yet. Prices usually appear roughly a week before puck drop.
No starter is named this far out. These are each side’s projected starters on the current roster, with last season’s numbers.
STL
Jordan Binnington
41 games, 2025-26
NSH
Juuse Saros
59 games, 2025-26
| STL | Metric | NSH |
|---|---|---|
| 49.9% | xGF% (5v5) | 47.8% |
| — | Shot share | — |
| — | Goals for / game | — |
| — | Goals against / game | — |
| — | Power play | — |
| — | Penalty kill | — |
| — | Faceoffs | — |
St. Louis Blues
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Robert Thomas | C | 22 | 50 | 72 |
 Jimmy Snuggerud | R | 22 | 31 | 52 |
 Pavel Buchnevich | L | 19 | 30 | 49 |
 Mason McTavish | C | 20 | 29 | 49 |
Nashville Predators
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Filip Forsberg | L | 32 | 36 | 67 |
| Team | Proj. points | Playoff odds |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Blues | 94 | 50.0% |
| Nashville Predators | 93 | 47.6% |
Forecast method preseason-elo-v1; ratings as of 2026-08-19.
Final scores from the graded ledger. A loss in overtime also reads L.
Last three seasons: NSH 6, STL 5
| Date | Game | Final | Our pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | STL @ NSH | STL 5, NSH 6 | NSH hit |
| 2025-12-27 | NSH @ STL | NSH 2, STL 3 | STL hit |
| 2025-12-15 | NSH @ STL | NSH 5, STL 2 | STL missed |
| 2025-12-11 | STL @ NSH | STL 2, NSH 7 | NSH hit |
| 2025-03-27 | STL @ NSH | STL 3, NSH 2 | STL hit |
| 2025-03-23 | NSH @ STL | NSH 1, STL 4 | STL hit |
| 2025-03-18 | STL @ NSH | STL 4, NSH 1 | STL hit |
| 2024-12-27 | NSH @ STL | NSH 4, STL 7 | STL hit |
 Steven Stamkos | C | 31 | 29 | 59 |
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 Ryan O'Reilly | C | 17 | 32 | 49 |
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 Roman Josi | D | 10 | 32 | 43 |
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