It didn’t take the Minnesota Wild long to get payback for their injured captain on Saturday as they visited the Nashville Predators. Less than two minutes into the contest, Wild forward Yakov Trenin and Predators pest Zachary L’Heureux dropped the gloves to even the score from a play on Dec.

Marcus Foligno has put a target on the back of Zach L'Heureux in the name of retribution for L'Heureux's slew-foot of Jared Spurgeon.

Nashville's Luke Schenn, left, and the Wild's Marcus Foligno fight during the first period Saturday. (Mark Humphrey/The Associated Press)

Minnesota Wild veteran Marcus Foligno hasn't forgotten about what Nashville Predators forward Zachary L'Heureux did to his captain on New Year's Eve.L'Heureux was handed a match penalty and eventually suspended three games for slew-footing Jared Spurgeon during Minnesota's game against Nashville on Dec.

Zach L'Heureux was suspended 3 games for a slew-foot on the Wild's Jared Spurgeon on Dec. 31. The Predators winger had to answer for the hit on Saturday.

Nashville Predators forward Michael McCarron responded to Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Foligno saying Zachary L'Heureux would have a "price to pay" for injuring Jared Spurgeon."Obviously they're frustrated with what happened to their captain,

The Wild went 3-for-3 on fights in the opening six minutes of their matchup, taking out some frustration on Nashville. However, Minnesota may have burned off all of its energy exacting revenge. With the fighting out of the way, the Predators — third from last in the Western Conference — still had a game they could win.

The Nashville Predators beat the Minnesota Wild 6-2 on Saturday night in a game that featured three fights in the first 6:24.

After L'Heureux slew-footed Jared Spurgeon, sidelining the Wild captain, payback was expected in the rematch — and it came early.

Nashville (15-22-7, 37 points) beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Thursday, clinching the win with a 3-for-3 shootout performance from Gustav Nyquist, Ryan O'Reilly, and Steven Stamkos. It was the Predators' first appearance in a shootout this season.

Minnesota Wild captain Jared Spurgeon is still injured after ... one of the Wild's toughest players, Marcus Foligno, is out for vengeance. And he's letting everyone know ahead of time.

Nashville faces Minnesota Saturday for the first time since New Year's Eve, when Zachary L'Heureux was issued a match penalty for a slew foot against Wild captain Jared Spurgeon.