Predators' points streak hits 13
Gustav Nyquist had a goal and an assist and the Nashville Predators extended their points streak to 13 games with a 4-2 win over the Jets on Wednesday night at Winnipeg.
Jason Zucker, Filip Forsberg and Kiefer Sherwood also scored for the Predators, who have gone 11-0-2 in their last 13 contests. Roman Josi had two assists and Juuse Saros made 27 saves.
Alex Iafallo and Mason Appleton scored for the Jets. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 34 of 38 shots for Winnipeg.
Winnipeg pulled to within 4-1 when Iafallo deflected a Brenden Dillon point shot past Saros. Vlad Namestnikov also assisted. The Predators challenged for a high stick, but the goal was upheld and
Nashville was charged with a delay of game penalty.
Appleton scored a power-play goal with 11 seconds left in the game.
Saros had stopped Iaffalo on a short-handed breakaway earlier in the third period and blocked Sean Monahan's backhand shot when he broke in alone.
The Predators scored two goals in 22 seconds in the second minute of the third period to take a 4-0 lead.
Forsberg converted a backhand pass from Nyquist after a strange bounce in the Jets' end at the 1:29 mark. Zucker then pounced on a rebound of a shot by Colton Sissons and put it past Hellebuyck at 1:51.
There was no scoring in the second, but Hellebuyck had to be sharp as Nashville outshot the Jets 19-6.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
PACIFIC DIVISION
Vancouver Edmonton Los Angeles Vegas Seattle Calgary Anaheim San Jose
Dallas Winnipeg Colorado Nashville St. Louis Minnesota Arizona Chicago
GP W
66 63 65 65 64 65 65 64
CENTRAL DIVISION
67 65 66 67 66 66 66 66
Today's games
42 39 33 35 28 31 23 16
GP W
40 41 41 38 34 32 26 18
Wednesday's games
L OT Pts GF GA
17 21 21 23 24 29 39 41
L OT Pts GF GA
18 19 20 25 29 27 35 43 7 3 11 7 12 5 3 7 9 5 5 4 3 7 5 5
St. Louis 3, Kings 1
Nashville 4, Winnipeg 2 Washington at Edmonton, late Colorado at Vancouver, late 91 234 178 81 222 180 77 198 174 77 212 195 68 178 184 67 202 212 49 169 236 39 141 253 89 245 203 87 198 157 87 247 199 80 215 203 71 187 201 71 208 216 57 193 222 41 145 235
Arizona at Detroit, 4 p.m.
Boston at Montreal, 4 p.m.
Florida at Carolina, 4 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Buffalo, 4 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC DIVISION
Florida Boston Toronto Tampa Bay Detroit Buffalo Montreal Ottawa
N.Y. Rangers Carolina Philadelphia N.Y. Islanders Washington New Jersey Pittsburgh Columbus
GP W
GP W
65 65 66 64 63 65 64 65
Friday's games
43 39 34 29 30 31 28 22
L OT Pts GF GA
66 45 17 67 38 14 64 37 19 65 34 25 65 33 26 66 31 30 65 25 30 63 26 33
METROPOLITAN DIVISION
18 20 24 21 24 30 27 33
4 15 8 6 6 5 10 4 4 6 8 14 9 4 9 10
Ducks at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. Kings at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. 94 221 156 91 223 184 82 231 201 74 224 219 72 224 218 67 196 198 60 183 229 56 202 221
L OT Pts GF GA
90 214 173 84 216 178 76 195 196 72 197 209 69 170 197 66 212 227 65 181 186 54 192 235
Ottawa at Columbus, 4 p.m.
San Jose at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Toronto at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m. Anaheim at Minnesota, 5 p.m. New Jersey at Dallas, 5 p.m. Vegas at Calgary, 6 p.m. Washington at Seattle, 7 p.m.