Nashville (20-30-7, 47 points) is in seventh place in the Central Division, six points ahead of the Chicago Blackhawks. With 25 games to play, and the team 18 points out of the final wild card sport, general manager Barry Trotz told the Tennessean he will begin selling off assets in order to build for the future.

First-period goals by Filip Forsberg and Tommy Novak held up as the host Nashville Predators snapped the Winnipeg Jets' 11-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory on Thursday.