No time wasted in Preds

The Nashville Predators have 180 minutes left to earn a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Searching for their first victory of the season over the Chicago Blackhawks Tuesday night, the Predators played with the urgency of a team listening to the ticking of a clock. Nashville needed only 35 seconds to score their first goal of the game on the way to a 5-2 victory at the Gaylord Entertainment Center. The five goals were one short of the total the Predators had scored against Chicago in their previous four games.

The win, coupled with St. Louis