NASHVILLE — The Predators have some work to do to lock in a first-round playoff date with the Wild, but it would make sense if that's motivating them to climb the standings.
For the third time this season, they perplexed the Wild after running away 6-2 on Tuesday at Bridgestone Arena to ruin the Wild's 10-game point streak.
This was the Wild's only second regulation loss in its last 12 games, and both came against Nashville. The Wild is still comfortably in second place in the Central Division seven points ahead of the Predators, but Nashville is now only four back of No. 3 St. Louis; the second and third seeds in the division will face off in Round 1 of the playoffs.
