The Nashville Predators returned home after a bruising road loss to the Colorado Avalanche, facing the Columbus Blue Jackets at Bridgestone Arena. The Jackets had won three of their last four, though their most recent game on Saturday was a loss to the St. Louis Blues, while the Preds had had a very up-and-down week.
The Jackets started off with an early push, and the teams traded chances for the first five minutes, at which point Filip Forsberg scored from a very sharp angle to put the Preds up 1-0.