Nashville comes into tonight’s game on a three-game win streak and a five-game point streak. On Thursday the Predators defeated the league’s top team, the Washington Capitals. The Preds currently sit in third place in the Central Division with 81 points, just two points ahead of the St. Louis Blues.
The Predators took down the Caps in overtime thanks to goals by James Neal and Viktor Arvidsson. Neal’s goal was his 21st of the year. Neal joins only five other players to have recorded 20 goals in his first nine seasons — not bad for a guy who has been playing on the third line.