Rinne has been great, which has been probably the most important factor. (6 periods of shutout against the offensive machine that is the Hawks kind of proves that) The rest of the Preds have been doing well, but I'd say the Hawks are just not giving it their all.
Similar to the Flames first 2 games, Hawks seem to be playing as a different team than in the regular season, or operating at 80% capacity; something just feels off about them.
As the Hawks do in the playoffs, they'll snap out of it and turn back into their goal scoring factory and likely take it in 7. I hope Nashville can win the series, if only to give some excitement to Nashville hockey fans and success to PK.
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