Pekka Rinne stopped all 29 shots he faced and Viktor Arvidsson scored to give the Predators a 1-0 Game 1 win against the Blackhawks.
Pekka Rinne notched his second straight shutout and Ryan Johansen collected three points to propel the Predators past the Blackhawks in Game 2.
Pekka Rinne stopped 32 shots while James Neal and Ryan Ellis scored, as the Predators topped the Blues in Game 4, 2-1, for a 3-1 series lead.
Four different Predators scored and Pekka Rinne was strong in net on 23 saves, helping Nashville tie the series at 2 with a 4-1 win in Game 4.