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LOS ANGELES (AP) \u2014 Luke Evangelista scored the only goal of the shootout in the eighth round, and the Nashville Predators tightened the Western Conference playoff race with a 5-4 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

Nashville, Los Angeles and San Jose are now even with 79 points apiece for the second wild-card playoff spot in the West, but the Sharks \u2014 who beat Toronto 4-1 earlier Thursday<\/a> \u2014 have a game in hand.<\/p>\n

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