The Wild went 3-for-3 on fights in the opening six minutes of their matchup, taking out some frustration on Nashville. However, Minnesota may have burned off all of its energy exacting revenge. With the fighting out of the way, the Predators — third from last in the Western Conference — might win the game.

Yakov Trenin fought L'Heureux while Marcus Foligno fought Luke Schenn two minutes into the game. Ryan Hartman joined in on the action, fighting Mark Jankowski a few minutes later. It was a busy penalty box at Bridgestone Arena Saturday night.

I’m excited. I feel good. It obviously sucks being hurt. First time in a really long time that I’ve had to miss games,” said Brock Faber, who suffered an upper body injury early in a Jan. 7 home

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.

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

The Nashville Predators’ Filip Forsberg and the Minnesota Wild’s Kirill Kaprizov are two of the most exciting players to keep an eye on when these teams meet on Saturday at 8:00 PM ET, at Bridgestone Arena.

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Nashville (15-22-7, 37 points) beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Thursday, clinching the win with a 3-for-3 shootout performance from Gustav Nyquist, Ryan O'Reilly, and Steven Stamkos. It was the Predators' first appearance in a shootout this season.

Nashville faces Minnesota Saturday for the first time since New Year's Eve, when Zachary L'Heureux was issued a match penalty for a slew foot against Wild captain Jared Spurgeon.

Filip Forsberg scored his 300th career NHL goal on Jan. 16 vs. Chicago. He is one power-play goal (80) from passing Shea Weber (80) for the most in Predators history. Vinnie Hinostroza is two assists from 100 in his NHL career.

Revenge on the menu as threats fly ahead of a clash between the Wild and Predators. This game has all the makings of a good old fashion hockey game with the level of genuine animosity between these two teams having gone well beyond the boiling point.