Zach L'Heureux was suspended 3 games for a slew-foot on Minnesota Wild's Jared Spurgeon. The Predators winger answered for the hit on Saturday.

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.

Less than two minutes into the game, the Wild and Predators mixed it up in two fights on the ice. First, Nashville winger Zachary L'Heureux and Minnesota center Yakov Trenin dropped gloves. Well, that escalated quickly.