The Nashville Predators have to be kicking themselves after losing in overtime to Devils, considering how backup goaltender Justus Annunen performed.

But thanks to Nico Hischier’s heroics, the Devils did indeed get back in the win column with a 3-2 overtime victory over the Nashville Predators in Newark on Thursday night. Dougie Hamilton and Jesper Bratt were the other goal scorers tonight,

Nico Hischier scored 42 seconds into overtime to give the Devils a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night after New Jersey's Jack Hughes left the game in the first period and didn't return.

Fedor Svechkov, who has two goals and seven assists in 49 games for the Nashville Predators this season, has been assigned to the Milwaukee Admirals.

Annunen lost his stick and gained a stick at the same time, when teammate Justin Barron got his lumber tangled around the strap of Annunen's right pad. As Annunen reached down to attempt to undo the mishap, Barron picked up the goalie stick to hand it back to him, then tried to briefly fix the mess himself.

The Nashville Predators beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 at Bridgestone Arena on Jan. 13. Roman Josi scored the game winner in overtime.

The Nashville Predators were expected to be sellers at the trade deadline. Now they're only two points out of a playoff spot.

Nashville Predators, Bridgestone Arena and SS&E CEO Sean Henry announced today that the organization has hired Eric Wooden as Senior Vice President of Arena Transformation. In this role, Wooden will manage Smashville’s Next Stage – the multi-year renovation project that will transform Bridgestone Arena into an open,