Nashville Predators celebrate a goal by defenseman Mattias Ekholm (14), of Sweden, against the New Jersey Devils during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
New Jersey Devils defenseman Ben Lovejoy, top, and Nashville Predators left wing Kevin Fiala, of Switzerland, collide during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
New Jersey Devils goalie Cory Schneider (35) stops a shot by Nashville Predators left wing Viktor Arvidsson (38), of Sweden, during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Nashville Predators celebrate a goal by Filip Forsberg, second from right, of Sweden, during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30), of Sweden, snags the shot of Nashville Predators center Ryan Johansen (92) with his glove during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Sanford Myers)
New York Rangers right wing Mats Zuccarello (36), of Norway, seals a victory with a goal against Nashville Predators goalie Juuse Saros (74), of Finland, during the shootout period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Sanford Myers)
Nashville Predators defenseman Mattias Ekholm (14), of Sweden, battles with New York Rangers left wing Chris Kreider (20) for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Sanford Myers)
New York Rangers left wing Chris Kreider (20) fends off Nashville Predators defenseman Ryan Ellis (4) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Sanford Myers)
New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30), of Sweden, and Nashville Predators' Craig Smith (15) eye the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Sanford Myers)
New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30), of Sweden, makes the pad save as defenseman Nick Holden (22) keeps Nashville Predators' Ryan Johansen away from the rebound during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Sanford Myers)
Nashville Predators' Mike Fisher celebrates his goal with teammate Colin Wilson (33) during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Sanford Myers)
Nashville Predators goalie Juuse Saros (74), of Finland, makes the stop during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Sanford Myers)
New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30), of Sweden, takes the knee of Nashville Predators Viktor Arvidsson (38) as he crashes the net during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Sanford Myers)
New York Rangers defenseman Brady Skjei (76) puts a big hit on Nashville Predators center Calle Jarnkrok (19), of Sweden, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Sanford Myers)
New York Rangers left wing Jimmy Vesey (26) controls the puck into the Nashville Predators offensive zone during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Sanford Myers)
Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin (74) scores the winning goal against Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne (35), of Finland, during a shootout at an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
A shot by Nashville Predators left wing Kevin Fiala (56), of Switzerland, goes over the net as Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury (29), Justin Schultz (4) and Nick Bonino (13) defend during the first period of an NHL hockey preseason game Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
San Jose Sharks' Brent Burns (88) reaches for the puck in front Nashville Predators' Mike Ribeiro during the second period of Game 1 in an NHL hockey Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinal series Friday, April 29, 2016, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Nashville Predators center Craig Smith (15) scores a goal against Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Joonas Korpisalo (70), of Finland, and defenseman David Savard (58) in the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 26, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Dallas Stars goalie Antti Niemi, of Finland, holds the puck in place with his mask as Nashville Predators forward Mike Fisher (12) reaches for a possible rebound in the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)