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.

After their 3-2 overtime win over the Predators, the Wild tied the Jets for the league lead in the standings with 36 points in 24 games.

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.

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

Fedor Svechkov on scoring first NHL goal for Nashville Predators in loss to Minnesota Wild