NASHVILLE –- Pekka Rinne responded from his worst game of the season, and Viktor Arvidsson scored twice to lead the Predators to a 6-2 win over the Sharks on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena.
San Jose (27-20-4, 58 points) lost for just the second time in regulation in its last 13 games (9-2-2), and fell 1-2 on a four-game road trip. The Sharks have just a one-point lead on Anaheim for second place in the Pacific Division. The Ducks, idle on Saturday, have one game in hand.
The Preds withstood an early push by the Sharks and opened up a 2-0 lead by the middle of the second period.