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As the Nashville Predators work on turning around their slow start, they were presented with two breaks from the schedule-maker.Not only are they finishing up a three-game homestand Friday when the Winnipeg Jets come to Nashville, they are also in the middle of a stretch of four straight games against their Central Division brethren, meaning wins can count for a little bit more.These games are huge, Nashville forward Filip Forsberg said. These division games are probably going to decide whos going to make the playoffs. Thats been the case for the last couple of years now.Forsberg got the Predators run of division games off to a good start, scoring a goal and picking up an assist Wednesday night in a 5-2 win over Dallas that upped their record in Bridgestone Arena to 7-1-1. Whats more, it upped Nashville (9-7-3) from sixth in the division to fourth.Nashville effectively swapped places with the Jets (9-11-2), a 3-1 loser Wednesday night in Minnesota. That dropped Winnipeg to 0-4-0 on its five-game road trip and 3-8-1 away from Manitoba this season.We were just about an inch shy on everything that happened for us tonight, Jets coach Paul Maurice said. Both teams were competing pretty hard on that puck and it was hard to get pucks to the net. The margin for error there was real small.There has been no margin for error for Winnipeg since it blanked Chicago 4-0 on Nov. 15 to claim second place in the division. It has been outscored 15-5 during its road trip and has been stuck on one goal for three straight games.Given the way Predators goalie Pekka Rinne played this month, the Jets chances of registering a crooked number dont look good in this one, either. Rinne (8-5-3) stopped 33 shots Wednesday night, including all 22 Dallas threw at him in the second period.In 10 November games, Rinne is 7-1-2 with a 1.39 goals-against average and a .952 save percentage. He is not the entire reason Nashville is 6-2-1 in its last nine games, but he is clearly the teams first star this month.Hes a good goalie, Dallas left winger Jamie Benn said. Hes one of the best in the league and if he can see it, hes probably going to stop it.Also boding well for the Predators was getting goals from Forsberg and Ryan Johansen in the same game for the first time this season. Both have just two markers in 19 games, although Forsberg leads the team in points with 15 and Johansen has played a solid two-way game, ranking among the team leaders in plus-minus.Nashville coach Peter Laviolette was particularly pleased with Johansen, and linemates Viktor Arvidsson and James Neal, for their work against the Stars top line of Benn, Tyler Seguin and Cody Eakin.Hes working hard at both ends of the ice, Nashville Laviolette said of Johansen. I think theyre playing against big lines. Defensively, theyre trying to be responsible and play a good game and still contribute offensively.Fridays game starts a home-and-home series between the Predators and Jets. They meet again on Sunday in Winnipeg. Cheap Adidas Yeezy Uk . The 18-year-old American had five birdies in her bogey-free round for a 17-under total of 196. Lee held the overnight lead but mixed three birdies with two bogeys for a 70. Yeezy Boost Uk Sale . Any real chance at payback wont come until the playoff. Still, Pittsburgh knows its taut 3-2 win over the Bruins on Wednesday night is a pretty good place to start laying the groundwork. "They are a very good defensive team," Penguins forward Brandon Sutter said. http://www.cheapyeezyuk.com/ . LOUIS -- Alexander Steen scored a power-play goal with 59. Cheap Real Yeezys Uk . - NASCAR announced a 33-race schedule for the 2014 Nationwide Series with virtually no changes from this years slate. Yeezy Wholesale Uk . Brad Jacobs and his Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., team took control of the game early. Newcastle have suffered a major blow ahead of the new Aviva Premiership season with Tonga captain Nili Latu being ruled out, probably until December.Back-row forward Latu, who skippered Tonga at last years World Cup, has undergone knee surgery, the Falcons announced.Latu, 34, was hurt during Tongas Pacific Nations Cup campaign last month.Nili suffered knee ligament damage playing in Tongas last Pacific Nations Cup game, and was operated on yesterday, Newcastle rugby director Dean Richards told the clubs official website.His likely return to playing is five months from now.Obviously it iss a disappointing blow to lose a player of Nilis quality for that length of time, but at the same time it is an opportunity for other guys.dddddddddddde have a lot of players coming through - Harrison Orr has joined us and made a very good first impression -- but with David Tameilau not yet here from America, there is no denying it has left us a little bit short in the back-row.Newcastle begin their Premiership campaign at home against Sale Sharks on Sept. 2. ' ' '