In their first excursion away from home, Nashville had the great fortune of not having to play against one of the better goaltenders in the league. Corey Schneider came down with a sudden case of becoming a father.
The Devils started the game winless in two tries, while the Predators wanted to pla... You know. 60 minutes. Consistency. Blah blah blah. Boy, three games in and it's already grating to say.
That didn't really happen. The Predators had some surprising struggles maintaining the flow of play against New Jersey, and leaned on Rinne to bail them out of another game.