NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Pekka Rinne is on quite a streak against the Edmonton Oilers.
Rinne stopped 31 shots for his 42nd career shutout, leading the Nashville Predators to a 2-0 victory over the Oilers on Thursday night.
Rinne beat the Oilers for the eighth straight time -- including three shutouts -- and improved to 17-6-1 in his career against them.
"It's funny how it goes sometime -- you have a lot of success against one team and for me, it seems to be that team," Rinne said. "I try not to pay attention to those things too much. Every time, it's a new game and a new challenge. This year, they have a totally different team and a lot of skill and talent in their group."
Nashville coach Peter Laviolette was impressed by his goalie's performance.
"He was unbelievable tonight," Laviolette said. "As good as it feels to walk away with a shutout, we still gave up a lot of chances to a very good team and a very talented team. The fact that it remained a zero has an awful lot to do with him and the way he played tonight. He was outstanding."
Viktor Arvidsson and Ryan Johansen each had a goal and an assist to help Nashville win for the second time in three games.
Cam Talbot made 25 saves for Edmonton, which has lost two straight.
"Again, that was a playoff game," Edmonton coach Todd McLellan said. "I thought it had playoff intensity and we're at that time of year. We didn't make many mistakes. We made a few and they capitalized on it. I thought they had more players going than we did."
Arvidsson scored the game's first goal at 1:26 of the second period. He carried the puck up ice and sent a slap shot from the right faceoff dot high to the short side over Talbot's glove for his 13th.
Johansen doubled the Nashville lead in the final minute of the second. With the puck just inside the Edmonton blue line, Filip Forsberg stickhandled past three Oilers players before sending a pass to Arvidsson at the right faceoff dot. There, Arvidsson slid a cross-ice pass to Johansen at the left dot, where he beat Talbot with a one-timer.
"I haven't tried that in my whole NHL career," Johansen said of Forsberg's move. "For a guy to have confidence going up against NHL defensemen and being able to pull that stuff off, it's impressive. Even as his linemate watching that, he really does have an elite level of talent."
Early in the second, Rinne kept the game scoreless, making three consecutive saves on Edmonton defenseman Oscar Klefbom with the final two coming at close range.
"We created some pressure at times, not enough to get one past a really good goaltender," Oilers forward Milan Lucic said. "It came down to two turnovers in the neutral zone that end up in our net. We had some odd-man rushes, especially in the second period there where we didn't capitalize. That's the game."
Rinne had to be sharp at the start of the third as well, stopping Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on a breakaway at 29 seconds.
Game notes
Nashville D Matt Irwin played his 200th career NHL game. ... Johansen has four points in two games against the Oilers this season. ... Nashville is 16-1-5 when scoring first. ... Lucic played his 700th career NHL game. ... The Oilers have not allowed a power-play goal against in their last four games.
UP NEXT
Oilers: At Carolina on Friday night.
Predators: Host Detroit on Saturday night.
P. Rinne (Predators - G): Saves: 31, Save Pct.: 1.000
V. Arvidsson (Predators - RW): Goals: 1, Assists: 1
R. Johansen (Predators - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 1
* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.
Rinne stopped 31 shots for his 42nd career shutout, leading the Nashville Predators to a 2-0 victory over the Oilers on Thursday night.
Rinne beat the Oilers for the eighth straight time -- including three shutouts -- and improved to 17-6-1 in his career against them.
"It's funny how it goes sometime -- you have a lot of success against one team and for me, it seems to be that team," Rinne said. "I try not to pay attention to those things too much. Every time, it's a new game and a new challenge. This year, they have a totally different team and a lot of skill and talent in their group."
Nashville coach Peter Laviolette was impressed by his goalie's performance.
"He was unbelievable tonight," Laviolette said. "As good as it feels to walk away with a shutout, we still gave up a lot of chances to a very good team and a very talented team. The fact that it remained a zero has an awful lot to do with him and the way he played tonight. He was outstanding."
Viktor Arvidsson and Ryan Johansen each had a goal and an assist to help Nashville win for the second time in three games.
Cam Talbot made 25 saves for Edmonton, which has lost two straight.
"Again, that was a playoff game," Edmonton coach Todd McLellan said. "I thought it had playoff intensity and we're at that time of year. We didn't make many mistakes. We made a few and they capitalized on it. I thought they had more players going than we did."
Arvidsson scored the game's first goal at 1:26 of the second period. He carried the puck up ice and sent a slap shot from the right faceoff dot high to the short side over Talbot's glove for his 13th.
Johansen doubled the Nashville lead in the final minute of the second. With the puck just inside the Edmonton blue line, Filip Forsberg stickhandled past three Oilers players before sending a pass to Arvidsson at the right faceoff dot. There, Arvidsson slid a cross-ice pass to Johansen at the left dot, where he beat Talbot with a one-timer.
"I haven't tried that in my whole NHL career," Johansen said of Forsberg's move. "For a guy to have confidence going up against NHL defensemen and being able to pull that stuff off, it's impressive. Even as his linemate watching that, he really does have an elite level of talent."
Early in the second, Rinne kept the game scoreless, making three consecutive saves on Edmonton defenseman Oscar Klefbom with the final two coming at close range.
"We created some pressure at times, not enough to get one past a really good goaltender," Oilers forward Milan Lucic said. "It came down to two turnovers in the neutral zone that end up in our net. We had some odd-man rushes, especially in the second period there where we didn't capitalize. That's the game."
Rinne had to be sharp at the start of the third as well, stopping Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on a breakaway at 29 seconds.
Game notes
Nashville D Matt Irwin played his 200th career NHL game. ... Johansen has four points in two games against the Oilers this season. ... Nashville is 16-1-5 when scoring first. ... Lucic played his 700th career NHL game. ... The Oilers have not allowed a power-play goal against in their last four games.
UP NEXT
Oilers: At Carolina on Friday night.
Predators: Host Detroit on Saturday night.
8:00PM,EST,February 2,2017
Bridgestone Arena, Nashville,Tennessee
Bridgestone Arena, Nashville,Tennessee
P. Rinne (Predators - G): Saves: 31, Save Pct.: 1.000V. Arvidsson (Predators - RW): Goals: 1, Assists: 1R. Johansen (Predators - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 1
Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
3rd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Start of 3rd period | |
| 0:00 | Nashville | Mike Fisher won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 0:12 | Nashville | Giveaway by Craig Smith in defensive zone |
| 0:27 | Edmonton | Shot on goal by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 0:29 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 0:29 | Nashville | Ryan Johansen won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 0:37 | Edmonton | Adam Larsson credited with hit on Viktor Arvidsson in defensive zone |
| 0:58 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Cameron Talbot |
| 1:19 | Nashville | Giveaway by Matthew Irwin in defensive zone |
| 1:20 | Edmonton | Shot on goal by Drake Caggiula saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 1:22 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 1:22 | Nashville | Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 1:36 | Nashville | Giveaway by Anthony Bitetto in defensive zone |
| 1:45 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 1:45 | Edmonton | Connor McDavid won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 2:08 | Nashville | Takeaway by Filip Forsberg in defensive zone |
| 2:18 | Nashville | Takeaway by Filip Forsberg in offensive zone |
| 2:27 | Nashville | Shot missed by Filip Forsberg |
| 2:30 | Nashville | Filip Forsberg credited with hit on Kris Russell in offensive zone |
| 2:53 | Edmonton | Shot on goal by Zack Kassian saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 2:54 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 2:54 | Nashville | Colton Sissons won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 3:00 | Edmonton | Oscar Klefbom shot blocked by Harry Zolnierczyk |
| 3:09 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Anthony Bitetto saved by Cameron Talbot |
| 3:09 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 3:09 | Nashville | Mike Fisher won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 3:29 | Edmonton | Giveaway by Jordan Eberle in neutral zone |
| 3:57 | Nashville | James Neal shot blocked by Kris Russell |
| 4:22 | Edmonton | Shot on goal by Drake Caggiula saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 4:22 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 4:22 | Edmonton | Drake Caggiula won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 4:39 | Edmonton | Takeaway by Oscar Klefbom in neutral zone |
| 4:43 | Edmonton | Shot on goal by Anton Slepyshev saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 5:08 | Edmonton | Leon Draisaitl credited with hit on Matthew Irwin in neutral zone |
| 5:28 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Viktor Arvidsson saved by Cameron Talbot |
| 5:48 | Edmonton | Shot missed by Patrick Maroon |
| 5:51 | Edmonton | Shot on goal by Andrej Sekera saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 5:53 | Edmonton | Shot missed by Patrick Maroon |
| 5:54 | Edmonton | Shot on goal by Patrick Maroon saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 6:24 | Edmonton | Shot missed by Andrej Sekera |
| 6:47 | Edmonton | Shot missed by Patrick Maroon |
| 6:49 | Nashville | Penalty to Viktor Arvidsson 2 minutes for Slashing Connor McDavid |
| 6:49 | Stoppage - TV timeout | |
| 6:49 | Nashville | Shorthanded - Mike Fisher won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 6:53 | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd | |
| 6:53 | Edmonton | Power play - Leon Draisaitl won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 7:00 | Edmonton | Power play - Shot on goal by Connor McDavid saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 7:00 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 7:00 | Edmonton | Power play - Leon Draisaitl won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 7:26 | Edmonton | Power play - Shot on goal by Connor McDavid saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 7:30 | Edmonton | Power play - Leon Draisaitl credited with hit on P.K. Subban in offensive zone |
| 7:42 | Nashville | Shorthanded - Calle Jarnkrok shot blocked by Andrej Sekera |
| 8:19 | Edmonton | Power play - Shot missed by Milan Lucic |
| 8:33 | Edmonton | Power play - Shot on goal by Oscar Klefbom saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 8:34 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 8:34 | Nashville | Shorthanded - Mike Fisher won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 8:44 | Nashville | Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Mattias Ekholm saved by Cameron Talbot |
| 8:56 | Edmonton | Shot missed by Jordan Eberle |
| 9:15 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 9:15 | Nashville | Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 9:34 | Nashville | Takeaway by James Neal in neutral zone |
| 9:44 | Nashville | Calle Jarnkrok credited with hit on Adam Larsson in offensive zone |
| 10:22 | Edmonton | Patrick Maroon credited with hit on Harry Zolnierczyk in offensive zone |
| 10:49 | Edmonton | Leon Draisaitl shot blocked by P.K. Subban |
| 11:19 | Edmonton | Shot missed by Kris Russell |
| 11:40 | Nashville | Takeaway by Austin Watson in neutral zone |
| 11:52 | Edmonton | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins credited with hit on Craig Smith in defensive zone |
| 12:06 | Edmonton | Shot on goal by Zack Kassian saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 12:26 | Edmonton | Zack Kassian credited with hit on Anthony Bitetto in offensive zone |
| 12:38 | Edmonton | Drake Caggiula credited with hit on Harry Zolnierczyk in offensive zone |
| 13:00 | Edmonton | Drake Caggiula credited with hit on Anthony Bitetto in offensive zone |
| 13:08 | Nashville | Takeaway by Calle Jarnkrok in defensive zone |
| 13:16 | Nashville | Calle Jarnkrok shot blocked by Brandon Davidson |
| 13:35 | Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout | |
| 13:35 | Edmonton | Mark Letestu won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 14:21 | Edmonton | Shot missed by Patrick Maroon |
| 14:22 | Nashville | Giveaway by Austin Watson in defensive zone |
| 14:52 | Stoppage - Hand Pass - TV timeout | |
| 14:52 | Edmonton | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 15:09 | Edmonton | Shot on goal by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 15:10 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 15:10 | Edmonton | Mark Letestu won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 15:13 | Stoppage - Puck Frozen | |
| 15:13 | Edmonton | Mark Letestu won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 15:44 | Nashville | Takeaway by Ryan Ellis in neutral zone |
| 15:58 | Nashville | Shot missed by Calle Jarnkrok |
| 16:07 | Edmonton | Shot missed by Connor McDavid |
| 16:11 | Edmonton | Leon Draisaitl credited with hit on Calle Jarnkrok in offensive zone |
| 16:28 | Nashville | Colin Wilson credited with hit on Kris Russell in offensive zone |
| 18:15 | Nashville | Shot missed by Ryan Johansen |
| 18:39 | Nashville | Giveaway by Filip Forsberg in defensive zone |
| 18:42 | Edmonton | Oscar Klefbom shot blocked by P.K. Subban |
| 18:47 | Edmonton | Shot on goal by Milan Lucic saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 19:07 | Nashville | Viktor Arvidsson shot blocked by Oscar Klefbom |
| 19:26 | Stoppage - Icing - Visitor Timeout | |
| 19:26 | Nashville | Mike Fisher won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 19:43 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 19:43 | Edmonton | Leon Draisaitl won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 20:00 | End of 3rd period | |
| 20:00 | End of Game | |
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1st Period Summary | ||||
| Time | Team | Scoring Detail | EDM | NSH |
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| No scoring this period | 0 | 0 | ||
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail | ||
| 6:39 |  | Filip Forsberg: 2 Minutes for Interference | ||
| 8:13 |  | 2 Minute Bench Penalty for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Patrick Maroon) | ||
| 13:02 | | Drake Caggiula: 2 Minutes for Hooking | ||
| 17:54 | | Adam Larsson: 2 Minutes for Holding | ||
2nd Period Summary | ||||
| Time | Team | Scoring Detail | EDM | NSH |
| 1:26 | | Viktor Arvidsson (13) Assist: Ryan Johansen | 0 | 1 |
| 19:21 | | Ryan Johansen (9) Assists: Viktor Arvidsson, Filip Forsberg | 0 | 2 |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail | ||
| 5:00 | | Cody McLeod: 2 Minutes for Interference | ||
| 7:12 | | Patrick Maroon: 5 Minute Major for Fighting | ||
| 7:12 | | Cody McLeod: 5 Minute Major for Fighting | ||
3rd Period Summary | ||||
| Time | Team | Scoring Detail | EDM | NSH |
| No scoring this period | 0 | 2 | ||
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail | ||
| 6:49 | | Viktor Arvidsson: 2 Minutes for Slashing | ||
Player Summary
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Goaltending Summary
* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.
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