Nashville Predators winger Filip Forsberg was named the NHL's Second Star of the Week for the week ending Jan. 19 after leading the league with seven points (4 goals, 3 assists) to lift Nashville to a perfect week.
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.
Nashville earns third straight win at home after fight-filled first period in heated Central Division rivalry matchup.
Can we anticipate Filip Forsberg lighting the lamp when the Nashville Predators take on the Winnipeg Jets at 8:00 PM ET on Tuesday? To assist you with your wagers, take a look at the numbers and insights below.
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.)
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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.
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.
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 ...
Morgan Barron and Josh Morrissey scored 16 seconds apart to help Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck record his 300th NHL career win with a 5-2 decision against the Nashville
The Preds lost two players, forwards Steven Stamkos and Luke Evangelista, while the Jets were without star defenceman Josh Morrissey after he slid into the goal post some seven minutes into the second. Morrissey came back for one shift before calling it a night.