The Jets face the Predators on Sunday, just 24 hours after Nashville and the Minnesota Wild collide tonight in St. Paul, Minn. The Predators are 8-1-1 in their last 10 heading into the battle against the Wild at Xcel Energy Center. The Central Division leader’s only regulation defeat in its last 16 came Thursday night at home, a 5-2 setback to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Nashville is 48-15-10, including 23 victories on the road, and is tied with Tampa Bay (51-19-4). The squad has high hopes for a long playoff run and a berth in its second-straight Stanley Cup final representing the Western Conference.