On Nov. 17 at Rogers Arena, Stamkos struck for a pair of power-play goals to the high glove side on Lankinen in a 5-3 win.

Mark Jankowski, Steven Stamkos, Nick Blankenburg and Jonathan Marchessault all tallied for the Preds, but Nashville never had the lead in a game that simply wasn’t up to their standard.

Steven Stamkos, Ryan O’Reilly and Mark Jankowski also scored and Juuse Saros made 25 saves for the Predators, winners of three of their last four games. Filip Forsberg had three assists.

Steven Stamkos, Ryan O'Reilly and Mark Jankowski also had goals for the Predators, who've won four of their last six games. Filip Forsberg provided three assists and Juuse Saros made 25 saves.

The Nashville Predators head into the holiday break with four wins in their past six games after beating the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2.