Nashville Predators 2, Winnipeg Jets 1: TURTLE SZN

The Predators, playing a mediocre game offensively and a poor one defensively, were bailed out by their large Finnish netminder numerous times as the Predators held on to win 2-1 over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night. Rinne saved 32 of 33 shots, the lone goal coming in as the game died out on a 6-on-4.

P.K. “Can the fans even be loud in Winnipeg if I can’t hear their boos?” Subban and Ryan Hartman each had great games as well, both adding in goals. Subban now has three goals and two assists this series.

This was a must win game for the Predators and thankfully they did. It was not pretty, as Rinne had to be excellent for long stretches of this game. The Predators also had some luck as the…