CHICAGO—Pekka Rinne made 29 saves, Viktor Arvidsson scored in the first period and the Nashville Predators beat the Chicago Blackhawks 1-0 on Thursday night in the opener of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series. Rinne’s second career post-season shutout sent Nashville to just its second playoff win in Chicago in seven tries. The Predators did not have a 1-0 victory during the regular season. The Blackhawks, who won the Central Division with the most points in the Western Conference, are going for their fourth Stanley Cup in the last eight seasons. They eliminated Nashville during two of those title-winning runs, including in 2015 — when the Predators blew leads of 3-0 in Game 1 and 3-1 in Game 6 of their first-round series.

Source: thestar April 14, 2017 03:33 UTC