Nashville earns third straight win at home after fight-filled first period in heated Central Division rivalry matchup.
Marc-Andre Fleury ... team that had struggled to score all season. Fleury’s body of work included a sweeping glove save on Predators defenseman Roman Josi late in the second.
David Jiricek scored for the Wild early in a fight-filled opening period, but they struggled to find other offense
Alex Bump scored two goals for No. 4 Western Michigan in a 5-1 win over North Dakota on Saturday night in Grand Forks, N.D.
Filip Forsberg’s first four-point game of the season helped the Nashville Predators pick up a 6-2 victory over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Saturday. One game after netting his 300th goal, Forsberg scored two more and added two assists.
Spencer Knight made 34 saves for his second shutout of the season and Florida beat Anaheim to open a home-and-home set. Jesper Boqvist, Anton Lundell and Gustav Forsling scored. Boqvist opened the scoring midway through the second period with his career-high 11th of the season.
Filip Forsberg had two goals and two assists for the Nashville Predators in a 6-2 win against the Minnesota Wild at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday.
The Wild settled the score but fumbled the game. After three fights in 4½ minutes — the first in response to the slew foot that still has captain Jared Spurgeon sidelined — the Wild blew an early lead and got rolled 6-2 by the Predators on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena for their third straight loss.
The Minnesota Wild and Nashville Predators met for the third time this season and the first in Nashville on Saturday, Jan. 18. The Wild had a boost to their lineup on the injury front as they got both Jakub Lauko and Brock Faber back,
Roman Josi had two assists. Matt Boldy had a goal and an assist, David Jiricek also scored and Marc-Andre Fleury made 32 saves for the Wild, losers of three straight and four of their last five. After falling behind early in the first on Jiricek’s goal ...
Filip Forsberg's first four-point game of the season helped the Nashville Predators win their third straight with a 6-2 victory Saturday over the visiting Minnesota Wild.
The Wild won both previous meetings between the teams this season, both in Minnesota, but they couldn’t complete the season sweep.