The Winnipeg Jets got back in the win column last night when they defeated the Nashville Predators by a score of 5-2 at the Canada Life Centre. Connor Hellebuyck recorded his milestone 300th career win.
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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.
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 Winnipeg Jets and Nashville Predators barely had time to miss each other as the Central Division foes face off for the second time in nine days this Tuesday night in Winnipeg.
The 27-12-2 Winnipeg Jets will play host to the 13-20-7 Nashville Predators from Canada Life Centre on Tuesday evening. For Winnipeg it will be a desperate game to break a suddenly disturbing losing trend,
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
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.