The Minnesota Wild are trying to hang onto their spot near the top of the NHL standings, and on Friday they revealed the reinforcements are on the way.

The Nashville Predators host the Minnesota Wild after the Predators defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 in a shootout.

Steven Stamkos, Gustav Nyquist, and Ryan O'Reilly went 3-for-3 in the shootout to lift the Nashville Predators 3-2 over the Chicago Blackhawks.

The Minnesota Wild will aim to end a two-game losing streak and potentially regain some key players when they visit the Nashville Predators in a Central Division clash on Saturday.

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Filip Forsberg’s 300th career goal tied the game late, and all three Predators skaters scored in the shootout to come back and defeat the Chicago Blackhawks by a 3-2 final on Thursday night at Bridgestone Arena. The result gives the Preds their 1,001st victory in franchise history on a night where they honored three of their best.

Nashville went 3-for-3 in the team's first shootout of the season with goals from Gustav Nyquist, Ryan O'Reilly Steven Stamkos,

With a 3-2 lead heading into the third period, the Chicago Blackhawks allowed a late goal from Filip Forsberg to tie the game before the Nashville Predators won 4-3 in a shootout on Thursday.

Alex Ovechkin's OT goal was his 874th career goal, putting him 20 away away from tying Wayne Gretzky’s mark of 894.

NHL Game recap for the Chicago Chicago Blackhawks vs. Nashville Nashville Predators game on January 16, 2025. Follow every play as it happens throughout the NHL season on CBS Sports and the CBS Sports app.

They’re now 3-4-3 since the Christmas break, partially due to a major uptick in quality chances allowed at five-on-five; they were at 2.18 per 60 heading into the holiday, fourth-best in the NHL. In the 10 games since, though, they’re over 2.5.

Still, Hynes never imagined Kaprizov would be sidelined this long. He was actually placed on long-term injured reserve retroactively to have enough salary-cap space to juggle thei