Nashville Predators' Patric Hornqvist (27) and Florida Panthers' Dmitry Kulikov (7) battle for the puck during the second period of a NHL hockey game in Sunrise, Fla., Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)
Florida Panthers' Ed Jovanovski (55) and Nashville Predators' Paul Gaustad (28) battle for the puck during the second period of a NHL hockey game in Sunrise, Fla., Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)
Carolina Hurricanes' Aaron Palushaj (37) battles Nashville Predators' Kevin Klein (8) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
Carolina Hurricanes' Justin Faulk (27) battles with Nashville Predators' Gabriel Bourque (57) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
Carolina Hurricanes' Jordan Staal (11) squares off against Nashville Predators' Viktor Stalberg (25) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)