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Forsberg's back-to-back hat tricks give him share of Predators record

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With each passing season, the trade that sent Filip Forsberg to the Nashville Predators is looking worse and worse for the Washington Capitals.

Forsberg came up with another impressive performance Thursday night, posting his second hat trick in two games as his club took down the Colorado Avalanche.

Related: Watch: Filip Forsberg nets consecutive hat tricks

With back-to-back three-goal performances, Forsberg etched his name alongside one of the Predators' all-time greatest scorers in the team's record books. He now sits tied with Steve Sullivan for most career hat tricks in Nashville's history, his career total now sitting at four.

Certainly an impressive feat for the 22-year-old, who will overtake Sullivan for most hat tricks in team history the next time he pots three in a game. The Predators haven't exactly been overflowing with pure goal-scoring talent throughout their time in the NHL, but Forsberg is far from the lone sniper in franchise history.

Case in point: he's suited up for the same number of full Predators seasons as James Neal, who potted 40 goals for the Pittsburgh Penguins back in 2010-11 and 31 for Nashville just last season.

And yet, Forsberg seems to be the club's brightest offensive star at the moment. Not a good look for Washington, who didn't keep a single piece from the deal that sent the promising young star packing.

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