Rinne slams door

CHICAGO— Pekka Rinne made 29 saves, Viktor Arvidsson scored in the first period and the Nashville Predators beat the Chicago Blackhawks 1-0 on Thursday night in the opener of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series.

Rinne’s second career post-season shutout sent Nashville to just its second playoff win in Chicago in seven tries. The Predators did not have a 1-0 victory during the regular season.

Game 2 goes Saturday night at the United Center.

Corey Crawford made 19 saves for Chicago, which got centre Artem Anisimov back from a leg injury that sidelined him for the last part of the season, but struggled to find many good looks against a sound defensive performance by Nashville.