The Nashville Predators earned two critical points in the wildcard hunt with a shootout win over Elias Pettersson and the Vancouver Canucks last night, but the heroes of that game weren't the veterans. Jusso Pärssinen, Phil Tomasino, Cody Glass, Tommy Novak, and Cole Smith should get much of the credit for the roller coaster win. Preds center Ryan Johansen left the game after being injured by Quinn Hughes' skate blade. We'll tell you what we know about his injury and discuss how RyJo's absence could affect more than just the next few games.

On today's Locked On Predators we breakdown last night's home shootout win over the Canucks including our "one word" to describe the game. We talk about how the "coming of age" story for the Preds is just as much about the veterans' play last night as it is about the potential youth. Then we take a look at what Ryan Johansen's unfortunately injury may mean for the Predators especially as the trade deadline approaches. We also have a frank discussion about Nashville's defensive play and discuss what is different now when it comes to the blue line than in years past. Finally, we take a quick look ahead at what appears to be a favorable schedule for the Predators to collect much needed points, but do the advanced stats agree?

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