Wild-Nashville game preview: Division battle with Predators
The teams are trying to move up in the Central after both got off to uneven starts.
November 15, 2022 at 1:03AM
Wild update: The Wild returned F Joseph Cramarossa to Iowa in the American Hockey League. Coach Dean Evason said on Sunday it's possible F Brandon Duhaime plays against the Predators. Duhaime has missed the past five games with an upper-body injury. He has two goals and an assist in 10 contests. Tyson Jost has been the Wild's extra forward, sitting as a healthy scratch for the past two games.
Predators update: The Predators have been up and down recently, winning two and then losing two before a victory Saturday vs. the Rangers. Overall, they're 6-8-1 to sit three points behind the Wild in the Central Division. LW Filip Forsberg has a team-best 15 points in 15 games. Former Wild F Nino Niederreiter leads Nashville in goals with six. Niederreiter signed a two-year, $8 million contract with the Predators in the offseason.
Kirill Kaprizov had three assists after going two games without much offense and taking a cut to the face.
