Pekka Rinne helped Nashville overcome some offensive lulls. He made 28 saves for his 40th win, and the Predators moved into first place in the Central Division Thursday night by beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2. ''You could tell both teams really needed these points and wanted these points.'' Mike Ribeiro, Paul Gaustad and Mike Santorelli scored for the Predators, who took a one-point lead over St. Louis. ''We didn't seem to have our best legs tonight,'' Nashville coach Peter Laviolette said after his team got just 19 shots.
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