Ryan Johansen, Mikael Granlund lead Predators over Jets to stop skid

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Ryan Johansen and Mikael Granlund each scored a goal and assisted on another to lead the Nashville Predators over the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 on Thursday night.

Eeli Tolvanen, Luke Kunin and Tanner Jeannot also scored for Nashville, which halted a four-game skid. Roman Josi had two assists and Juuse Saros made 36 saves.

"I thought we got off to a great start, got a good lead," Predators coach John Hynes said. "We got ourselves into some penalties in the second period, and then I thought in the third period, Winnipeg played real hard."

Pierre-Luc Dubois and Mark Scheifele scored for the Jets, and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 18 shots. Josh Morrissey added two assists.

Tolvanen scored 4:43 into the opening period after he tipped Matt Benning’s shot from the right point off the post. The rebound landed on his stick and he buried it into a wide-open net for his sixth goal of the season and first since Dec. 10.

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Nashville Predators right wing Eeli Tolvanen (28) is congratulated after scoring a goal against the Winnipeg Jets during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)

Winnipeg challenged the goal, claiming play should have been stopped due to Tolvanen’s initial deflection being played with a high stick. A video review confirmed the call on the ice.

Granlund made it 2-0 at 11:49 of the first with a wrist shot from the right circle that deflected off Jets defenseman Neal Pionk, who had dropped to a knee in an attempt to block the shot.

Johansen concluded the first-period scoring for Nashville, squeezing a wrist shot between Hellebuyck’s