The Nashville Predators are well aware they must change their fortunes in a hurry to avoid a repeat of last season's disappointing campaign.

Thus the importance of snapping their current three-game losing skid when the Predators host the last-place Calgary Flames on Saturday afternoon.

Including a 4-1 road loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday, Nashville has dropped seven of nine games (2-6-1), and the discouragement is starting to show.

"It was a great effort. We played really well but didn't get the result," Predators coach Andrew Brunette said. "I think we're all a little bit frustrated over it, but we've got to go through this. Every team does, and it's how we handle ourselves fighting through this."

The Predators outshot the Flyers 33-18, including a 24-11 margin through two

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