The Nashville Predators defeated the Winnipeg Jets by a final score of 3-0 Thursday night in Bridgestone Arena. This was the first contest between the two teams since the the Jets eliminated the Predators in game seven of the Western Conference Semifinals, and tensions ran high. Punches were thrown, sticks were held high, and the Predators managed to emerge victorious.
As far as wins go, this was the worst possible way that the Predators could win a game. Despite Winnipeg taking a ridiculous amount of penalties, perhaps only an interference penalty where Ryan Ellis was shoved into the net was truly malicious.