DALLAS - Juuse Saros shut out the Dallas Stars for the second time in three days, and Ryan Ellis gained a measure of revenge with a power-play goal as the Nashville Predators won 1-0 on Saturday afternoon.
Saros made 37 saves after stopping 33 in a 2-0 victory Thursday night in Nashville. He has four shutouts this season and 11 overall and is 6-0-1 against the Stars in his NHL career.
"The thing that has separated him a lot is his rebound control has been exceptional," Predators coach John Hynes said. "He's calm and in position and then he's really firm."
Saros credited his teammates.
"It's a pretty similar game to Thursday," the 24-year-old from Finland said. "We played really solid defense, blocked a lot of shots and everyone was really committed to this game."
Six of his saves came on shots by Tyler Seguin.
"The chances were there," Seguin said, "but we've got to find a way to beat that goalie."
Ellis scored midway through the second period. Matt Duchene's shot from the left point went over the net and bounded to Ellis for a wrist shot between goalie Ben Bishop and the left goalpost.
"It's a big goal for where we're at in the season," Ellis said.
Nashville is in position for the postseason's second wild card from the Western Conference and moved within six points of third-place Dallas in the Central Division.
"Never saw it," Bishop said. "You don't really expect him to shoot from there, and it kind of surprised us a little bit."
Ellis missed 20 games after the Stars' Corey Perry elbowed him in the face the last time the Predators played in Dallas, in the NHL Winter Classic on Jan. 1. Perry received a five-game suspension, and on Saturday two of Ellis's teammates took on Perry and received roughing penalties.
"We missed (Ellis) for a long time there," Roman Josi said. "He's such a big part, so we want to stick up for him.
Bishop, playing for the first time since Feb. 27 because of a lower body injury, made 22 saves. Dallas has allowed seven goals in 16 penalty kills in the past four games. The Stars are 0-3-2 in their past five games. They have not scored in 134 minutes, 26 seconds.
The Predators have scored four power-play goals in their past three games.