Ville Koistinen scored the game-winner in a shootout Saturday when the Nashville Predators skated to a 5-4 win over Columbus. Jason Williams' 18th on a wrist shot created a 4-4 tie at 15:43 of the third period.

Greg Zanon finished off a three-goal Nashville outburst in the second period Thursday that rallied the Predators to a 3-2 victory over San Jose. Radek Bonk, Martin Erat and Zanon scored in a stretch of less than three minutes to overcome a 2-0 deficit and carry the Predators to a vital victory in their bid to make the playoffs. Nashville began the evening tied with Minnesota for ninth place in the Western Conference, one point behind Edmonton in the race for the last post-season berth. San Jose missed out on a chance to establish a franchise record for points in a season.

Pekka Rinne stopped 29-of-30 shots Tuesday, backstopping the Nashville Predators' 2-1 win over the Phoenix Coyotes. Jason Arnott and Radek Bonk scored for the Predators, who have won three of their last four games. Dan Hamhuis, Kevin Klein, Joel Ward and Vernon Fiddler each had an assist in the win.

David Legwand scored two goals Saturday to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-1 victory over Chicago. Shea Weber and Radek Bonk also scored for the Predators, who have won back-to- back games for the first time since the first week in December.

Alexander Edler scored the game-winner early in the third period Tuesday and Vancouver skated to a 3-1 win over Nashville. Pavol Demitra and Alex Burrows also scored for the Canucks, who have won two of three after a four-game losing streak. Curtis Sanford made 20 saves for the win.