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(AP) NASHVILLE, Tenn. - David Legwand capped Nashville's three-goal third period with the go-ahead score with 1:35 remaining to lead the Predators to a 3-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday.
Shea Weber and Jonathon Blum also scored for Nashville, which kept pace in the tightly bunched Western Conference playoff race.
Rookie Matt Calvert and Kris Russell scored for Columbus.
Nashville's victory extended the longest current winning streak by a team in an NHL city. The Predators have defeated the Blue Jackets in their past 16 trips to Music City.
Nashville snapped a four-game losing streak while Columbus' three-game winning streak ended.
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