This one will hurt for the Red Wings.

They arguably played one of their best road games of the season in Nashville, Tenn., but watched as Filip Forsberg scored late and gave the Predators a 1-0 victory.

Forsberg scored his 39th goal capping a Nashville scramble, beating goaltender Alex Lyon from the hashmarks at 14 minutes, 46 seconds of the third period.

Nashville goaltender Juuse Saros stopped 23 shots as the Predators earned a point for the 17th consecutive game, and winning 15 of those games (15-0-2).

The Wings remain in the second and final Eastern Conference wild-card spot, but it's getting closer. The Wings have 78 points, while Washington (77) and the New York Islanders (75) both have games in hand on the Wings.

The Red Wings opened a five-game road trip, all against teams either in or just outside of the playoff picture.

Lyon started for the first time in six days and made 32 saves, including several key ones in the third period, but lost his eighth consecutive decision.

The game featured the first fight in Moritz Seider's career.

Seider squared off against Forsberg early in the second period, after the two got involved in a board battle. Neither player is known for his ability to throw punches, but they handled themselves well with Seider generally considered the winner by most social media observers.

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