Predators Start Strong With New Coach, Players

New scorers in James Neal and Mike Ribeiro. [...] Pekka Rinne is health and back to dominating form as one of the NHL's stingiest goaltenders. Add in the league's top rookie through the first 20 games, and the combination has the Predators atop the Central Division and third in the Western Conference after missing the playoffs the past two seasons. Defense always has been a Nashville hallmark, and the Predators are tied for second in the NHL in goals-against average allowing 2.10 goals per game. Rinne is off to the best start of his career with his 14 wins tying him for the most in the league, and he ranks second in goals-against average (1.97). Acquired from Washington in a trade for Martin Erat in April 2013, the rookie ranks 12th in the NHL with 22 points and also leads the league with a plus-18 rating, meaning he's been on the ice for 18 more even-strength and shorthanded goals his team has scored than allowed. Nashville has plenty of room to do that on special teams ranking 26th on the penalty kill and 24th on the power play — last on home ice scoring only one goal with the man advantage.

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