Nashville earns third straight win at home after fight-filled first period in heated Central Division rivalry matchup.

Filip Forsberg scored on the power play, but the Nashville Predators fell to the Winnipeg Jets by a 5-2 final on Tuesday night at Canada Life Centre. The result sees the Preds drop their first contest of the new year in three tries as their five-game road trip comes to an end.

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Connor Hellebuyck made 26 saves to earn his league-leading 25th win as the Winnipeg Jets took down the Nashville Predators 5-2 at Canada Life Centre.

Max Herz and Hal Gill will call the game on 102.5 The Game and the Predators Radio Network. The game will also be broadcast in Spanish on El Jefe which airs on 96.7 FM, 105.3 FM and 810 AM. (El partido también se transmite en español por El Jefe en 96.7 FM, 105.3 FM y 810 AM.)

Forsberg got the Predators on the board on the power play at 16:45 of the second period. With Pionk in the box for his second penalty of the period, Forsberg fired a wrist shot by Hellebuyck to cut the Jets' lead to 3-1.

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The Winnipeg Jets (28-12-2) snapped their three-game skid, defeating the Nashville Predators 5-2 on Tuesday night (Jan. 7). This was the second time the two teams have met in the past 10 days, with the Jets also winning the other matchup 3-0 on Dec.

Winnipeg Jets (27-12-2, in the Central Division ... Mark Scheifele has seven goals and five assists over the past 10 games. Filip Forsberg has nine goals and 24 assists for the Predators. Jonathan Marchessault has scored seven goals with five assists ...

Filip Forsberg ended an 18-game scoring drought with his 10th of the season for the Predators. Juuse Saros made 26 saves for Nashville. Winnipeg led ... didn’t return. Jets: Hellebuyck kept ...

Winnipeg (28-12-2, 58 points) hosts the Los Angeles Kings on Friday. Nashville Predators' Filip Forsberg ends 18-game goal drought with power play goal vs Jets Filip Forsberg entered the game on ...

Nashville (15-22-7, 37 points) beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Thursday, clinching the win with a 3-for-3 shootout performance from Gustav Nyquist, Ryan O'Reilly, and Steven Stamkos. It was the Predators' first appearance in a shootout this season.