The Nashville Predators got Mattias Ekholm back in the lineup tonight after struggling without him. The question on everyone’s mind was whether Ekholm’s presence would help them against the Winnipeg Jets.
The first penalty came less than two minutes into the game, immediately followed by the first fight, as Tanner Jeannot cross-checked Nate Schmidt headfirst toward the boards, then answered the call when Jets defender Logan Stanley objected to the hit. The penalties evened out at seven minutes each: five for fighting, with Jeannot picking up two for interference and Stanley two for roughing.