Time to get back in action after a day off from the race for the 4/5/6 spots in the West, the Nashville Predators have a critical game against a team that has done a really good job playing spoiler over their last three games, the Minnesota Wild. In those games they have beaten Florida and Los Angeles at home and Chicago on the road. The Wild are not to be taken lightly tonight.
The Predators a...
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