In the first game of their home-and-home series with Colorado, the Nashville Predators picked up a convincing 4-1 victory on Tuesday night. Pekka Rinne made 32 saves, while Martin Erat and Ryan Ellis each tallied two points. With the win the Predators moved back up to sixth in the Western Conference.The Predators couldn’t have asked for a better start. Just 4:31 into the first period, Nick Spaling gave the Preds a 1-0 lead when he one-timed a feed from Jordin Tootoo past Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov. Three minutes later, Ryan Ellis scored on the power play for the second straight game. Ellis’ slap shot from the high slot eluded Varlamov to give the Preds a two-goal advantage.Martin Erat, who assisted on Ellis’ goal, extended the Preds’ lead to 3-0 on a slick wrist shot from the faceoff circle. The goal capped off a great first period for the Preds, as they out-shot the Avs 13-6 and carried the play in the opening 20 minutes.The second period was all about Rinne. Color...
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