One reason why the Nashville Predators find themselves just four points out of the division lead is because of their dominance against their divisional opponents. Following last night’s 3-1 win over the Blues, the Preds pushed their Central Division record to an astounding 12-2-2, the best intra-division record in the NHL.“The division is so hard and you have to take all the points you can right now,” forward Martin Erat said after last night’s game. “It’s going to be a battle until the end. In the end we always have to play against St. Louis, Detroit and Chicago.”Through Saturday’s action, the Preds are in second place in the division and trail Detroit by four points. St. Louis is one point behind the Preds, but has two games in hand. Chicago’s recent struggles have them sitting in fourth in the Central, six points back of Detroit.The Preds may have done well against the Columbus Blue Jackets this season (5-0-1), but they’ve also experienced success against a very good Blues t...
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