NASHVILLE — A celebratory night turned bittersweet for the Predators. Nashville (4-4-5), on an evening the organization celebrated Barry Trotz by inducting him into the Golden Hall, took an early lead but couldn't hold on as the Washington Capitals (8-4-0) spoiled the party with a 4-3 victory.

"I thought we had a really good start in the first period," Roman Josi said. "Felt like we put a lot of pressure on them and kind of lost it there in the second a little bit at times. Had some good couple minutes in the second but I thought our third was pretty good, we've just got to find the win. I think it was a winnable game and we've got to find a way to win those games."

Nashville emphasized starting faster after falling behind 3-0 in their last game. The Predators did so by generating a few chances on the rush and controlling the puck in Washington's defensive zone to open the game.…