WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Roman Josi had this one circled on his calendar.
Hard to imagine the Predators defenseman could have played much better.
Josi had five assists, Craig Smith scored twice and Ryan Hartman redirected in the winning goal during his Nashville debut, sending the streaking Predators to a 6-5 victory over the Winnipeg Jets in their Central Division showdown Tuesday night.
"We knew before the game it's a huge game," Josi said. "We marked it as probably the most important game up to this point in the season.