Connor Hellebuyck made 26 saves to earn his league-leading 25th win as the Winnipeg Jets took down the Nashville Predators 5-2 at Canada Life Centre.

Tuesday night in the NHL features the Winnipeg Jets hosting the streaking Nashville Predators at Canada Life Centre. Welcome to NHL Predictions here at Last Word on Hockey, where each day we preview and predict the upcoming slate of NHL games around the league!

The Nashville Predators are still trying to dig themselves out of the hole they ended up in after the first half of this season. It may not happen this year, but they can keep their winning streak through Western Canada when facing the Winnipeg Jets.

The Nashville Predators will look to extend their winning streak to four games when they host the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday in the first of a home-and-home between the two clubs.

Blackwood has solidified the Avalanche's crease since being acquired from the Sharks. Can he ride the momentum to a Vezina Trophy win?

Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves and three more in the shootout as the host New York Rangers earned a crucial 1-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night. Vincent Trocheck scored in the second round of the shootout for the lone goal of the skills competition as the Rangers improved to 5-0-2 in their past seven games after dropping 15 of 19 (4-15-0).

Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored, Logan Thompson made 18 saves and the NHL-leading Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Saturday

Nashville (15-22-7, 37 points) beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Thursday, clinching the win with a 3-for-3 shootout performance from Gustav Nyquist, Ryan O'Reilly, and Steven Stamkos. It was the Predators' first appearance in a shootout this season.

Saros was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, Nick Kieser of 102.5 ESPN Nashville reports, indicating he will patrol the home crease versus Minnesota on Saturday. Saros is coming off a 24-save performance in Thursday's 3-2 shootout win over Chicago.

Though the league's official final day for trades comes on March 7, teams may view the inaugural international tournament as something of a trade deadline before the trade deadline, opting to make moves in advance of what could be an intense competition.

The Predators blocked 30 shots to support Annunen, who earned his third win for Nashville. Next up: Nashville (13-20-7, 33 points) travels to play the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday, while Calgary (18 ...