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The Nashville Predators will look for their third straight win on Friday as they visit the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center.

This evening’s contest is the first of four meetings between the division rivals this season; the Preds and Blues will face each other three times in March. Tonight’s outing in St. Louis marks the start of a six-game stretch away from Nashville for the Predators,