The Jets have the third-ranked offensive in the NHL, scoring 3.59 goals per game. Mark Scheifele leads the team with 23 goals, while Kyle Connor leads with 30 assists. Winnipeg has six players with 10 or more goals, compared to just three for Nashville.
Forsberg got the Predators on the board on the power play at 16:45 of the second period. With Pionk in the box for his second penalty of the period, Forsberg fired a wrist shot by Hellebuyck to cut the Jets' lead to 3-1.
Connor Hellebuyck became the third-fastest goalie to reach 300 career wins while Josh Morrissey left the game late in the second period with a lower-body injury.
The Nashville Predators are still trying to dig themselves out of the hole they ended up in after the first half of this season. It may not happen this year, but they can keep their winning streak through Western Canada when facing the Winnipeg Jets.
Nashville (11-19-7) managed 22 shots in the game, but Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck stopped all of them. Juuse Saros made 25 saves in the loss, the Predators' 12th on the road this season, second-most in the NHL.
The Nashville Predators will wrap up a six-game road trip by visiting the Manitoba capital to face their Central Division foes, the Winnipeg Jets.  Puck drop is slated for 8 pm ET live from