There are a surprising number of names on both team’s rosters – on the ice and among the coaches – that have lived and worked ...

The Wild went 3-for-3 on fights in the opening six minutes of their matchup, taking out some frustration on Nashville.

The Nashville Predators beat the Minnesota Wild 6-2 on Saturday night in a game that featured three fights in the first 6:24.

After L'Heureux slew-footed Jared Spurgeon, sidelining the Wild captain, payback was expected in the rematch — and it came early.

David Jiricek scored for the Wild early in a fight-filled opening period, but they struggled to find other offense until Nashville had taken a comfortable lead, losing their third consecutive game.

Nashville earns third straight win at home after fight-filled first period in heated Central Division rivalry matchup.

Nashville faces Minnesota Saturday for the first time since New Year's Eve, when Zachary L'Heureux was issued a match penalty for a slew foot against Wild captain Jared Spurgeon.

Filip Forsberg had two goals and two assists as the Nashville Predators won their third straight, beating the Minnesota Wild ...

Filip Forsberg had two goals and two assists for the Nashville Predators in a 6-2 win against the Minnesota Wild at ...

Forsberg extended his goal streak to five games after not scoring in the previous 18. Roman Josi had two assists for the ...

The incident occurred at the 17:03 mark of the first period between the Nashville Predators and Minnesota Wild.

Saturday's loss isn't a reason to sound the alarms, but there should be a little concern about the way things are trending.