NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Linus Karlsson scored his first NHL goal and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Nashville Predators 3-1 on Wednesday night. Nils Hoglander and Pius Suter also scored, and Quinn Hughes had two assists and for the Canucks, who have won three straight. Thatcher Demko made 31 saves.

Tommy Novak scored Nashville’s lone goal as the Predators fell to the Vancouver Canucks by a 3-1 final on Wednesday night at Bridgestone Arena. The result sees the Preds finish the season series against Vancouver with a 2-1-0 record.

The Nashville Predators take on the Vancouver Canucks at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday. Follow for live updates.

Ahead of the Canucks game vs the Predators, forward J.T. Miller responded to Canucks' Jim Rutherford's comments on his rift with Elias Pettersson.

On Wednesday, the Nashville Predators held a moment of silence to remember the victims of the Antioch High School shooting on Jan. 22.

Carolina Panthers great Ryan Kalil is back in the game. As announced on Monday, the former All-Pro center and six-time NBA All-Star Blake Griffin have acquired a majority stake in Fundidores, an American football team based in Monterrey, Mexico. Kalil and Griffin, also… The dads, brads and chads are at it again.

Finally back on a winning streak, the Vancouver Canucks will try to keep building momentum when they visit the Nashville Predators on Wednesday.

The Vancouver Canucks are expected to receive a massive boost on Wednesday as Dakota Joshua returns to the lineup. Joshua has missed the last 11 games with a lower-body injury, which occured the last time Vancouver took on the Nashville Predators.

The Vancouver Canucks visit the Nashville Predators after Conor Garland scored two goals in the Canucks' 5-2 win over the St. Louis Blues.

Two of the top players to keep an eye on when the Nashville Predators face the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday at Bridgestone Arena — starting at 9:00 PM ET — are the Predators’ Filip Forsberg and the Canucks’ Quinn Hughes.

The surging Canucks have now passed the Calgary Flames by total points to claim the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference. On the back of this small win streak, the Canucks are back in the thick of the playoff race with the fading Los Angeles Kings in their sights for third spot in the Pacific Division.