The Nashville Predators travel to PPG Paints Arena to take on Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight. Both the Pens and the Preds need to finish strong to secure a wildcard spot into the playoffs. We preview tonight's game and take a long look at former Predator Mikael Granlund's time with the Pens since being traded by David Poile at the deadline.

It seemed unlikely that Predators fans would be having conversations about a wildcard race to the playoffs, but somehow young players like Tommy Novak, Luke Evangelista, and Cody Glass and the few remaining healthy veterans Juuse Saros, Colton Sissons, and Ryan McDonagh have carried a revamped Predators roster into the conversation once more. Tonight this ragtag group faces a Penguins team that currently holds a wildcard spot but is still looking over their shoulder as the season winds down. Nick and Ann share their keys to a possible Predators win and what seems vaguely familiar about where the Penguins team is in the big picture. We also take a look at Mikael Granlund's stats since being traded and discuss what he's done in Pittsburgh in his 13 games. What has changed in Granny's game in recent seasons and can the Penguins get what they really need from him down the stretch?

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