That means there was no room for a slip-up Tuesday night at Nationwide Arena, where the Jackets avoided one with an 8-4 victory over a Nashville Predators team that's playing out the string.

On the night of the Nashville Predators' home opener ... TV and more. More: Predators' Mike Fisher retires from NHL after 17 seasons In a moving moment, now-retired Predators captain Fisher ...

Predators captain Roman Josi, who didn't play because of a lower-body injury, and predecessor Mike Fisher, who retired in August, helped to reveal the banner. Nashville hosted the Philadelphia ...