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Preds now victorious in seven of eight, defeat Jets 5-3

The Nashville Predators offense continued to roll on Monday night against the Winnipeg Jets. Following a three-goal outburst in the third period, including two of those on the power play, the Predators moved to 12-6-2 and now only trail the Jets by one point for second in the Central Division. Roman Josi tallied the primary assist on both power goals. Each of Nashville’s five goals were scored by different players, including Mattias Ekholm setting a franchise record for a defenseman scoring in four straight games.

Watch our post game video for our exclusive with Roman Josi, plus hear from Mattias Ekholm and Kyle Turris.

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Justin is the author of "The Making of Smashville." An award-winning reporter, in 2013, he received the Silver Medal in the Best Sports Reporter Category for The Tennessean's Toast of Music City reader's poll. In 2014 & 2015, Justin was voted as the Best Sports Reporter in Nashville. In 2014, PenaltyBoxRadio.com received the silver medal as Best Blog in Nashville. In 2015, the website received the award for Best Sports Blog in Music City. In 2016, the site was awarded 2nd place as Best Blog in Nashville. He has been a featured guest on "NHL Tonight" on NHL Network, "Inside Sports Sunday on WSMV-TV, "All Things Considered" on NPR, "Road to the Cup" on WKRN-TV, "Sportsline" on NewsC hannel 5+, "Predators Playoffs Today" on ESPN 102.5 The Game, TSN 1290 Winnipeg, Sportsnet 590 The Fan - Toronto, TSN 1260 Edmonton, WGR Sports Radio 550 - Buffalo, and featured in The Ringer, Saturday Down South and The Tennessean. Credentialed by the Nashville Predators, the NHL (Stanley Cup Final, Draft, All Star Game), WCHA and CHL.

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