Key players: Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne has won 11 straight games, tying a career best, and has eight shutouts, a career-high. He’s also the seventh goalie to win 40 games in three separate seasons. Maple Leafs winger Mitch Marner has assists in five straight games and points (two goals, six assists) in six straight games. The combination of Nashville’s save percentage and shooting percentage is a league-best 1.035 since Feb. 1 … An upper-body injury to centre Calle Jarnkrok is the only serious injury listed by the Predators. Up next: Saturday, Red Wings at Maple Leafs, 7 p.m. (CBC).

Source: thestar March 21, 2018 20:37 UTC