How to Watch, Live Stream Preds at Wild

Mikael Granlund makes his return to Minnesota tonight with his new club as the Nashville Predators face the Wild at Xcel Energy Center to begin a home-and-home set. It's the second of four meetings this season between the divisional foes and the first of three showdowns that will take place this month.
Less than one week ago, Granlund was sent to Nashville at the Trade Deadline in exchange for Kevin Fiala, a deal that was consummated between Preds General Manager David Poile and Minnesota GM Paul Fenton, Poile's former assistant GM in Tennessee.
In addition to Fiala, former Preds Anthony Bitetto, Pontus Aberg and Brad Hunt are also on the other side now, all added by Fenton, and it'll be the first time Fiala and Bitetto have faced Nashville since departing for Minnesota.

The Predators will be looking to close out their two-game trip with a win after suffering a 5-3 loss in Winnipeg on Friday night. Granlund made his debut in that contest, recording an assist in more than 18 minutes of ice time.
Nashville practiced on Saturday afternoon in Minnesota, and forwards Craig Smith and Miikka Salomaki, both of whom remain on Injured Reserve, joined their teammates on the ice.

Last Time Out:
Viktor Arvidsson, P.K. Subban and Mattias Ekholm all tallied for the Preds against the Jets on Friday night, with Subban's goal coming on the power play. Pekka Rinne was in net for Nashville, but only surrendered three of the five tallies, with two more coming into an empty net.
Ryan Johansen leads the club in scoring with 54 points, followed by Roman Josi with 51 points and Granlund with 50 overall this season. Arvidsson's 27 goals lead the team, followed by Filip Forsberg with 21 and Wayne Simmonds who had 16 with the Flyers this season.

The Opposition:
Minnesota defeated the Flames, 4-2, in Calgary last night. The Wild had already won four straight entering that contest, including a 3-2 victory over Winnipeg on Tuesday. Zach Parise leads his team with 24 goals and 54 points, followed by Eric Staal with 19 goals and 44 points. Devan Dubnyk got the win last night for the Wild, meaning the Preds could face Alex Stalock this evening; Stalock is 6-6-1 on the season.
All-Time Meetings:
The Predators are 36-25-(5)-8 all-time against the Wild, including a 13-16-(3)-4 record at Xcel Energy Center. Nashville has won two in a row over Minnesota and three of the last five meetings (3-2-0). On the road, the Preds are seeking their first win against the Wild since Jan. 22, 2017, a four-game drought.

Notables Versus Minnesota:
Filip Forsberg scored his first career NHL goal on Oct. 8, 2013, versus Minnesota's Josh Harding.
Craig Smith tallied four points (2g-2a) - a career high - on April 13, 2014 at Minnesota. He recorded a career-high 11 shots on goal on Dec. 29 in Minnesota.
Ryan Johansen has 17 points (4g-13a) in 23 career games against the Wild, including seven points (2g-5a) in his last six meetings.
Watch & Listen:
This evening's game from St. Paul comes with a 6:30 p.m. (CT) start and is being broadcast nationally on NBCSN. Fans may listen to the contest on 102.5 The Game and the Predators Radio Network with Pete Weber and Hal Gill on the call. For broadcast information and channel locations throughout the country,
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