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It's rare to find Nashville off a loss or Los Angeles off a win. But both situations are present here as those two teams meet in Staples Center Thursday night. The Predators, who are in first place in the Central, have actually lost two in a row. One was at home to Carolina and the other was at Anaheim. The likelihood of them losing three straight and back to back games against two of the worst teams in the league seems small. The Kings last won back to back games in early February when they won three straight, all on the road, two of them coming in overtime. Since then they've lost 13 out of 15 games. It was Anaheim they beat Sunday. They have not beaten a team in playoff contention since prior to the All Star Break. The Kings are second to last in the league in goals scored while Nashville is 5th in goals allowed. This should be an easy two points for the Preds. Play on NASHVILLE

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