Whatever you think about the two best teams in the NHL meeting in the second round, try not to let it get in the way that would necessarily be a slugfest.
"I think you expect the same things you saw in the regular season," said forward Austin Watson. "I just got up a little."
Here are three things you need to know about the series:
Defender Predators Roman Josie talked about the strengths of Winnipeg aircraft and how the two teams begin to develop the battle.
In many ways, Predators and Jets reflect each other. These are icy, fast rotating power structures with a physical edge.
Both teams have elite calibres (Philip Forsberg and Victor Arvidson against Patrick Lyne and Blake Wheeler) and depth in the middle (Ryan Johansen, Kyle Terris and Nick Bonino vs. Mark Sheifel, Paul Stastny and Brian Little).
"These are games with high events," Russian national team coach Paul Maurice told journalists on Monday. "Something happens all the time, they are very physical, they are, of course, very fast. Great economy. Neither team is passive in the way they play. None of the teams retreat and tries to slow the game in terms of what they do with the puck. In these games a lot of action.
"Changing ownership in these games and the opportunity from these changes in possession as quickly as you see. You think that you are in a good place, you are shaking the puck, and you are in the worst place. "
When the series moves to Winnipeg, predators will experience a unique and inhospitable atmosphere.
The tradition of white color refers to the original version of the franchise, which moved to Arizona in 1996. Fans are hammered in Bell MTS Place, the smallest NHL arena in power, and those that fill the streets in the city center will wear white in support of the team.
Since then Winnipeg has won 12 consecutive home games, so Nashville will need to maintain an advantage in the forest in this series.
Predators and Jets are supported by the finalists of Vezina Trophy - Pekka Rinne and Connor Hellebuike.
Hlelebuike impressed his first taste of the playoff hockey by publishing sequential lockouts to eliminate the "Minnesota Wild" in five games.
Ignore the general numbers of Rinne against the Colorado avalanche - 2.60 goals - against the average, 0.909 saved percent - and focus on how he finished the series. In the last three games, Rinne made 1.34 GAA and 0.951 percent.
Jets skillfully engenders resentment through his strong game in the cycle and a heavy blow. Wrynn must be ready to fight the Jets ability to invade the slot.
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