The Nashville Predators take on the Minnesota Wild Tuesday night at Bridgestone Arena. This game is important, only for the Predators. The Nashville Predators' record this season is 45-26-8 with 98 points and ranked 5th in the Western Conference. The Minnesota Wild's record this season is 34-35-10 with 78 points and ranked 12th in the Western Conference. Puck drops at 7:08 PM CT.
Western Conference Standings
#
Team
GP
P
ROW
1
Canucks
79
107
42
2
Blues
79
106
44
3
Kings
79
91
33
4
Red Wings
79
99
39
5
Predators
79
98
41
6
Blackhawks
80
98
38
7
Coyotes
79
91
33
8
Sharks
79
90
32
9
Stars
79
89
35
10
Avalanche
80
88
32
TV/Radio CoverageCoverage in Nashville: FS-TN and 102.5 The GameCoverage in Minnesota: FS-N/FS-WI and KFAN 100.3Season Series
Date
Away
Home
Result
11/23
NSH
MIN
2-3 MIN
12/28
MIN
NSH
1-2 NSH
1/31
NSH
MIN
5-4 NSH
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PLAYERS:
Pekka Rinne,
Josh Harding,
Craig Smith,
Jordin Tootoo,
Brian McGrattan,
Colin Wilson,
Jack Hillen,
Ryan Ellis,
Jack Maclellan,
Steven Kampfer,
Warren Peters,
Matt Cullen,
Matt Kassian,
Jared Spurgeon,
Sergei Kostitsyn,
Mike Fisher,
Martin Erat,
Andrei Kostitsyn,
David Legwand,
Alexander Radulov,
Gabriel Bourque,
Nick Spaling,
Patric Hornqvist,
Brandon Yip,
Paul Gaustad,
Matt Halischuk,
Ryan Suter,
Shea Weber,
Hal Gill,
Roman Josi,
Francis Bouillon,
Kevin Klein,
Anders Lindback,
Dany Heatley,
Kyle Brodziak,
Cal Clutterbuck,
Pierre-Marc Bouchard,
Guillaume Latendresse,
Mike Lundin,
Lindy Ruff
TEAMS: Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators, Detroit Red Wings, Columbus Blue Jackets, Chicago Blackhawks, Florida Panthers, Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings
TEAMS: Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators, Detroit Red Wings, Columbus Blue Jackets, Chicago Blackhawks, Florida Panthers, Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings
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