The Nashville Predators took advantage of their breaks and preserved their slim playoff chances. Mike Fisher had two goals and an assist, Colin Wilson also scored twice and the Predators beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 Friday night. Patric Hornqvist also scored and had two assists and Matt Cullen added two assists as Nashville snapped a six-game losing streak to the Ducks. We have to fight to the end.'' Nashville, 10th in the Western Conference, trails eighth-place Phoenix by seven points with five games to play.

Ben Smith had the closest look and he likened it to mayhem. Antti Raanta had the worst view on the ice and to him it was a thing of beauty. Smith tapped in a rebound with 3.7 seconds left on a wild scrum to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night. With time running out, Duncan Keith threw the puck on net and goalie Sergei Bobrovsky blocked it with his arm but it popped out of his reach.

Headed for a last-place finish in the Western Conference, the Edmonton Oilers are enjoying the chance to play spoilers. Sam Gagner got the tying goal with 40.4 seconds to play in regulation, then scored the winner in the fourth round of the shootout to lift the Oilers to a 3-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes on Friday night. ''It's nice to get rewarded there,'' Gagner said of the tying goal. Phoenix moved one point ahead of ninth-place Dallas, but the Stars have two games in hand.

The Detroit Red Wings experienced a lull after a fast start but got the two points they needed. Daniel Alfredsson had a goal and an assist and Detroit held off the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Friday night for the Red Wings' fourth consecutive win. Detroit led 3-0 after the first period. ''To me, I thought we started really good, we were all over them,'' said Red Wings' coach Mike Babcock, who got his 413th win for Detroit, which ties him for the all-time franchise record with Jack Adams.

TORONTO (AP) -- Toronto goaltender Jonathan Bernier will be sidelined three weeks because of a knee sprain.