Roman Josi scored twice in the first 10 minutes of the third period, Filip Forsberg scored his 35th of the season into an empty net with 1:20 left and the Nashville Predators extended their points streak to 14 games with a 4-1 win over the Seattle Kraken.
Nashville Predators forward Ryan O’Reilly, left, and forward Filip Forsberg work against Seattle Kraken’ Brian Dumoulin for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Seattle. Seattle Kraken forward Andre Burakovsky, second from left, scuffles with Nashville Predators forward Kiefer Sherwood, left, and forward Cole Smith during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Seattle.
The Predators are 12-0-2 during this stretch and strengthened their hold on the top wild-card spot in the Western Conference. It was Josi’s second multi-goal game in the last few weeks after he netted a pair in a win over Ottawa that was the sixth game as part of Nashville’s points streak.