Nashville was 17-20-4 (38 points) on the road while Anaheim was 17-15-9 (43 points). It’s a troubling statistic for a No. 8 seed that will not have home-ice advantage in any playoff series.

Carolina, who made it all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals, struggled against Nashville. In their first meeting on ...

The Predators are now 12-2 in their last 14 and have beaten the Blackhawks twice in the last four days. Rinne has played a major role in the run, going 12-1-0 since Dec. 28.