James Neal scored the winner in overtime and the Nashville Predators came back to defeat the Winnipeg Jets by a 5-4 final on Monday night at Bridgestone Arena. The victory is Nashville's second in a row and gives them 34 wins and 79 points overall, good enough to keep their third-place spot in the Central Division.
After trailing 2-0 and 4-3 at different points on the evening, Nashville tied the contest in the third before an overtime power play led to Neal potting his 20th of the season and giving the Preds two more points in a back-and-forth affair.
"It was definitely a character win," Preds defenseman Roman Josi said. "It wasn't our best game; we made a lot of mistakes. [Pekka Rinne] kept us in the game, not a lot of chances, especially in the second, but it's definitely a character win."
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