Fedor Svechkov scored his first NHL goal, but the Nashville Predators fell to the Minnesota Wild by a 3-2 final in overtime on Saturday night at Xcel Energy Center. The result gives the Preds their third-consecutive 3-2 defeat in the extra session, a fact that left them wanting more once again.

Fedor Svechkov came in clutch with his first NHL goal, but the Nashville Predators suffered their third consecutive 3-2 overtime loss against the Minnesota Wild Saturday at Xcel Energy Center. Predators goaltender Juuse Saros, who also started the first ...

The only team in the NHL with as many points as the Wild is the rival Winnipeg Jets (18-6-0), who play the Dallas Stars at 3:30 p.m. Sunday. The Wild (16-4-4) and Jets are tied atop the Western Conference, though the Jets currently hold the tiebreaker with more wins in regulation. The Washington Capitals (17-6-1, 35 points) are atop the East.

Jared Spurgeon scored 1:00 into overtime and the Minnesota Wild beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Saturday night. Kirill Kaprizov and Declan Chisholm also scored for the Wild, who are 5-1-1 in their last seven games.

Declan Chisholm also had a goal. Fedor Svechkov and Ryan O'Reilly each scored for Nashville, which sustained an overtime loss for the third consecutive game. Roman Josi tallied two assists. Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson made 25 saves on 27 shots to earn ...

Jared Spurgeon scored 58 seconds into overtime, lifting the Minnesota Wild 3-2 over the Predators, who have now lost six games in overtime.

Jared Spurgeon scored 1:00 into overtime, and the Minnesota Wild defeated the Nashville Predators 3-2 at Xcel Energy Center on Saturday. Spurgeon took a backhand pass from Kirill Kaprizov on a 2-on-1 and scored with a one-timer from between the circles.