It’s the All-Star break and the Nashville Predators are six points behind Vegas and Arizona for a wildcard spot. They’re going to need the Pekka Rinne of old to carry them to their sixth-straight playoff appearance.
This is really quite simple when you think about it. The Predators are an unpredictable team largely due to their erratic goaltending from Rinne and Juuse Saros. Both need to be better in high-danger situations, but Rinne is the guy who will end up getting the majority of the starts down the stretch most likely.
The Predators got a massive win to go into their eight-day break as Rinne was spectacular and made 30 saves.