We’ve seen this act before.Down 4-1 midway through the third period in Minnesota, the Nashville Predators were dead in the water. The momentum they gained before the All-Star break was toast. Pekka Rinne’s nine-game winning streak was history.With their backs against the wall in the third period, however, a switch was flipped – the same switch the Preds have flipped time and time again through the team’s first 50 games. On the strength of four third-period goals, including Mike Fisher’s winner with 20.8 seconds left, the Preds stormed back to miraculously beat Minnesota, 5-4, in regulation.The dramatic comeback victory meant the Preds put themselves in another early hole. Dany Heatley scored twice in the first period to put the Wild ahead 2-0, as the Preds-killer was left open in front of the net both times. Early in the second period, Cal Clutterbuck extended the Wild lead to 3-0 on an odd goal in which Rinne lost track of the puck.At the 9:33 mark of the second period, Matt H...
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