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Predators poised to steal Stanley Cup opener from Penguins

Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf (15) shoots the puck past Nashville Predators left wing Viktor Arvidsson (38), of Sweden, and Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne (35), of Finland, during the third period in Game 6 of the Western Conference final in the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Monday, May 22, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

The Predators already have turned Nashville into Smashville and the NHL’s surprise team of the playoffs is four wins away from transforming Music City into a title town.

All they have to do is upset the Penguins, who are bidding to become the the first team to repeat as Stanley Cup champions since the Red Wings in 1998, the year the Predators joined the NHL.