Pete Weber’s Postgame Report
Pekka Rinne
Pekka Rinne made 29 saves, Filip Forsberg had a goal and an assist and the Nashville Predators beat the Boston Bruins 2-0 on Thursday night.
Craig Smith had the other goal and Mike Ribeiro had two assists for Nashville, which has won of two of three.
The Bruins have lost two of three. Tuukka Rask made 22 saves.
Seeing his first action in nearly a week, Rinne was sharp throughout. He made his best save 8:39 into the second when he denied Brad Marchand’s deflection from just outside of the crease. The shutout was Rinne’s third of the season and 39th of his career.
Carter Hutton started Nashville’s previous two games and got a win and an overtime loss.
The Predators return to the ice on Saturday night when they welcome the Los Angeles Kings to the Bridgestone Arena for a 7 PM contest. Thunder Radio will bring you the action on the Fifth Third Bank/Nashville Predators Radio Network
