NASVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The Nashville Predators don’t have their top center, and their captain is day to day with an upper-body injury.
They still have Pekka Rinne in net.
And the Predators have a chance at history on their own ice, a win away from the first Stanley Cup Final berth in the franchise history.
As coach Peter Laviolette put it, the guys know what’s at stake.
Standing in their way? The Anaheim Ducks, the only team to beat them in their home rink in the playoffs over the past two postseasons.