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Nashville Predators left wing Viktor Arvidsson, right, celebrates with goaltender Juuse Saros after the Predators defeated the Washington Capitals 7-2 Tuesday. Arvidsson had a hat trick in the game.
NASHVILLE — The Nashville Predators stooped but certainly didn't snap when injuries began mounting earlier in the season.
The Preds were without the services of forwards Viktor Arvidsson and Filip Forsberg along with blue-liner P.K. Subban for big chunks of time in the latter stages of 2018 but were able to endure.
Now able-bodied for the most part, the talented Central Division team is inflicting pain and suffering on NHL opponents as it hovers near the top of the Western Conferences standings.