Hungry Predators feasting on Ducks

The Nashville Predators crowded around goaltender Pekka Rinne at the final horn and basked in the relative silence at Honda Center.

After a remarkable two-game start to the postseason, the Predators are halfway to a playoff series victory that almost nobody outside their dressing room expected.

Craig Smith had a goal and an assist, Pekka Rinne made 27 saves and the Predators confidently claimed their second straight road victory to open the series, 3-2 over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night.