Tommy Novak, Predators too strong for Blues

Tommy Novak collected a goal and three assists to lead the Nashville Predators to a 6-1 victory over the visiting St. Louis Blues on Saturday.

Luke Evangelista had a goal and two assists, and Cody Glass, Colton Sissons, Yakov Trenin and Philip Tomasino also scored for the Predators.

Nashville (38-29-8, 84 points) resides three points behind the Winnipeg Jets (42-31-3, 87 points) for the second wild-card spot in the West