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Predators lock up first-round date with Hurricanes in 3-1 win

There are two main goals at the end of a season in which a team has clinched a playoff spot or a division title: stay sharp, and stay healthy.

Saturday night in Nashville, the Carolina Hurricanes were 0-for-2 on those goals.

Luke Kunin scored twice and the Nashville Predators locked up the final Central Division playoff spot with a 3-1 win, their first win of the season against the Hurricanes and a result that left many more questions than answers for the visitors.

Chief among those questions: what is the status of Jaccob Slavin?