ANAHEIM, CALIF. - When does rest turn into rust?
That might have been the question after Pekka Rinne waved at a fluttering puck that Jakob Silfverberg somehow snuck into the top corner five minutes into Game 1 of the Western Conference final. It was the kind of shot that Rinne almost always saves. Then again, it had been some time since he had seen that — or any — shot.
While the Anaheim Ducks were back on the ice less than 48 hours after they had advanced out of the second round, the Nashville Predators had not played since last Sunday.