"We knew there was a little talk heading to the game," defenseman Luke Schenn said afterward ... "Everybody stands up for a teammate in different ways," Brunette said. "Filip Forsberg could have had six (goals) tonight. That's his way of sticking up ...

Filip Forsberg tallied twice, and the Nashville Predators scored a season-high six goals to defeat the Minnesota Wild by a 6-2 final on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena. The result gives the Preds their third straight victory and a three-game win streak for the first time since October.

Filip Forsberg scored twice to extend his goals ... according to OptaSTATS. Luke Schenn had three assists, Justin Barron and Roman Josi each had a goal and Justus Annunen made 30 saves for the ...

Filip Forsberg had two goals and two assists ... Then, on the ensuing face-off, Predators defenseman Luke Schenn and Wild forward Marcus Foligno scrapped in a heavyweight tilt.

Filip Forsberg had two goals and two assists to lead the Nashville Predators to their third consecutive victory, 6-2 over the Minnesota Wild. Colton Sissons, Steven Stamkos, Fedor Svechkov and Brady Skjei also scored and Juuse Saros made 27 saves for the Predators.

Macklin Celebrini scored his NHL rookie-leading 15th goal and Mario Ferraro his career-high fifth for the Sharks in Thursday's 6-5 loss to the visiting Predators.

Nashville (15-22-7, 37 points) beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Thursday, clinching the win with a 3-for-3 shootout performance from Gustav Nyquist, Ryan O'Reilly, and Steven Stamkos. It was the Predators' first appearance in a shootout this season.

(AP) — Filip Forsberg scored twice to extend his goals ... according to OptaSTATS. Luke Schenn had three assists, Justin Barron and Roman Josi each had a goal and Justus Annunen made 30 saves ...

Mason McTavish had two goals for the second straight game, Jansen Harkins and Trevor Zegras scored 62 seconds apart in the second period and the Anaheim Ducks beat Nashville 5-2 to snap the Predators’ five-game winning streak.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Artem Zub and Zack Ostapchuk each scored a goal and Anton Forsberg stopped 25 shots ... Ostapchuk's goal from Curtis Lazar and Luke Hughes. It was Tatar’s fourth goal ...

And unfortunately for Celtics backup center Luke Kornet, it came at his expense. Grimes posterized Kornet with a thunderous one-handed slam in the final 30 seconds of the third quarter.

Forsberg registered a pair of assists and six shots on goal in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Ducks. Forsberg continues to dominate in January. He's gotten on the scoresheet in all 10 of the Predators ...