The Anaheim Ducks were routed by the Nashville Predators Saturday, 5-0, on a two-goal effort from James Neal and a 27-save performance from Pekka Rinne.
“It’s ups and downs, but my main goal is just to be consistent and be able to maintain a 
level where I feel like I’m playing my best game every single night,” Rinne said. “This home stretch has been really good for me and for my teammates. Hopefully we can keep it going. We haven’t been great on the road so far, but hopefully now we have a chance to improve our record and also our play, too.”
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Ryan Ellis, Colton Sissons and Filip Forsberg also scored for the Predators.
“[Rinne] did a good job, and their group did a good job in front of him of clearing those second opportunities,” Ryan Getzlaf said. “I thought we did a good job early of getting penetration, getting to the net, doing those things, but we just couldn’t get one by him.”
John Gibson got the start for the Ducks but was pulled in favor of Jonathan Bernier who yielded one goal in his time.
“I think something we said is just every guy work and do your job,” Neal said. “If to a man everyone [is] a little better, then our team will get going. That’s what’s happened, and a little puck luck, too. The bounces are starting to go our way a bit, and that comes with work.”
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