Cody Hodgson scored the tie-breaking goal late in the third period to lift the Nashville Predators over host Minnesota 3-2 on Thursday night after Wild left wing Zach Parise was injured.
Mike Fisher and Roman Josi also scored for Nashville. Marco Scandella and Matt Dumba had goals for the Wild, who lost for the first time in six home games.
Minnesota’s leading goal-scorer with seven, Parise left with a lower-body injury after getting hit on his first shift. Fighting for the puck near the right wall in the offensive zone, Parise went awkwardly into the boards when James Neal hit him from behind, possibly knee-to-knee.