Game Preview: Nashville Predators @ Minnesota Wild 1/25/24

Nov 30, 2023; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Nashville Predators center Juuso Parssinen (75) handles the puck during the first period against the Minnesota Wild at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY SportsThe slumping Preds head north to take on the Minnesota Wild. It’s been a rough season in Minnesota too, though they’ve turned things around lately with three wins in a row after a terrible end of December and most of January.

The scoring lead is neatly shared among Kirill Kaprizov (first in points and second in both goals and assists with 18-24–42), Joel Eriksson Ek (20-18–38), and Mats Zuccarello (8-28–36). Youths Matt Boldy and Marco Rossi come fourth and…