Leafs Nip Nashville In Shootout
By Steve Bell
The Maple Leafs skate past the Predators 32 at Air Canada Centre
James van Riemsdyk scored in the seventh round of the shootout and once in regulation time as theeMaple Leafs defeated the Nashville Predators 3-2 at Air Canada Centre.
Kasperi Kapanen also scored for the Maple Leafs (32-19-5), who picked up their sixth win in their last seven games.
Colton Sissons and Viktor Arvidsson scored for the Predators (32-12-8), who failed to move into a tie with Winnipeg (73 points) for first place in the Central Division. Nashville sits a point behind the Jets.
Frederik Andersen made 44 saves to improve to 7-1-0 all-time against Nashville. Pekka Rinne made 30 saves in defeat.