The Rangers have quietly won three in a row, allowing just five goals in that span. Henrik Lundqvist seems to be rounding into form. The forwards are scoring up and down the lineup, so the depth appears to be back in order as well. The Rangers just played a solid game against the Ducks, and have a matchup against a very similar team in Nashville tonight.
The Predators, like the Ducks, have talent up front, but not much scoring depth. They have one of the top blue lines in the game as well. This is why they are 6th in goals against and 17th in goals for.