Detroit @ Nashville preview

Last Meeting ( Jan 4, 2019 ) Nashville 3, Detroit 4

The Nashville Predators had won five of six to make a charge toward the top of the Central Division before dropping a home-and-home series to one of their chief rivals. The Predators attempt to pick themselves off the mat on Tuesday when they play the second contest of their three-game homestand against the Detroit Red Wings.

Viktor Arvidsson scored twice in Sunday's 5-4 overtime loss to St. Louis to give him 12 of his team-leading 24 goals in the last 14 games. "I just try to work hard and try to get the puck to Filip Forsberg and Ryan Johansen," the 25-year-old Swede said, via the Nashville Post. "(Filip) Forsberg is making plays and (Ryan) Johansen is, too. ... I try to be around the net as much as I can. I just have my stick down." The Red Wings, who have dropped three in a row heading into the finale of their three-game road trip, found themselves chasing the game with a two-goal deficit following the first period in Sunday's 5-2 setback to Chicago. "Brutal start, not nearly good enough. As the game went along, halfway in we started playing with more jam, more competitiveness, more like we have the last month. ... We can't be a team that spots the other team two goals on the road," Detroit coach Jeff Blashill said.

TV: 8 p.m. ET, FS Detroit, FS Tennessee (Nashville)

ABOUT THE RED WINGS (21-28-7): Detroit overcame a two-goal deficit in its last encounter with Nashville, as Dylan Larkin scored 4:36 into overtime to net the Red Wings a 4-3 win on Jan. 4. The tally ignited a stretch of six of his team-leading 23 goals and 13 of his club-best 52 points in his last 13 contests. Gustav Nyquist, who leads the team in assists (33), scored versus the Blackhawks to collect his 10th point (four goals, six assists) in his last 10 games.

ABOUT THE PREDATORS (33-20-5): Johansen, who leads the team in assists (39) and points (50), set up a pair of goals in Sunday's contest to boost his point total to 14 (three goals, 11 assists) in the past dozen games. The 26-year-old also tallied in Nashville's overtime loss to Detroit, but he has just four goals in 21 career meetings with the Red Wings. Like Johansen, Forsberg is riding a four-game point streak after he tallied on Sunday to become the first player in franchise history with five 20-goal seasons.

OVERTIME

1. Despite losing to Detroit in the first meeting, Nashville boasts a 16-5-3 mark against the Eastern Conference and an 8-2-2 record versus Atlantic Division foes.

2. Red Wings C Andreas Athanasiou has recorded just five of his 17 goals on the road this season.

3. Predators captain Roman Josi has two goals and five assists during his four-game point streak.

PREDICTION: Predators 3, Red Wings 1