Filip Forsberg's hat trick leads surging Predators over Blues

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Filip Forsberg scored a hat trick to lead the visiting Nashville Predators past the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Monday night.

Michael Bunting and Reid Schaefer also scored for the Predators, who won for the seventh time in 10 games -- and for the second time against the Blues in five days.

Roman Josi and Ryan O'Reilly earned two assists for Nashville and Juuse Saros