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The Nashville Predators (37-28-8, 82 points), fresh off a surprising victory over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday, head to PPG Paints Arena to face the Pittsburgh Penguins (36-28-10, 82 points). While Nashville used the trade deadline to start the rebuild early, Pittsburgh made some attempts at improving the current team, yet here stand both teams, both fighting for the playoffs at 82 points in the standings.