Nashville at Minnesota

Minnesota finally snapped a five-game slide with a convincing 5-2 victory over Vancouver on Saturday. Marco Rossi scored the go-ahead goal in the second period, and Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and two assists to back Filip Gustavsson, who had 26 saves for the Wild. Nashville ended a three-game skid with a 4-2 win over Calgary, but then the Predators lost again, 5-4 in overtime to Vancouver last night. The Predators are 1-10 in their past 11 games in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 days situation, and they are 1-6 against teams that scored at least five goals in their previous game. The Wild have won 40 of 55 home games versus opponents with road winning percentages of less than .400. Nashville is 5-15 in its past 20 against the Western Conference, going 2-8 versus the Central Division. Justus Annunen is probable for the Predators. He is 0-2-0 with a 4.07 goals-against average. Take the Wild.