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Preds Eliminate Blues

Ryan Johansen scored 3:15 into the third, and the Predators advanced to the conference finals in their fourth try by beating the St. Louis Blues 3-1 to take the series in six games.
 
The Predators won their ninth straight playoff game in Nashville going back to last postseason.
 
Goalie Pekka Rinne made 23 saves and had an assist. Josi had a goal and an assist, and Calle Jarnkrok added an empty-netter with 60 seconds left.
 
Nashville will play either Anaheim or Edmonton, who will play Game 7 on Wednesday night.
 
Paul Stastny scored for St. Louis, which fell short of a second straight conference final.
 
The Predators and Blues were tied through the first 40 minutes for a third straight game and fourth overall in this series when Johansen skated up the slot for a pass from Viktor Arvidsson and beat Allen with a backhand .
 
Allen kept the Blues close as he had all series, stopping Filip Forsberg on a breakaway with 13:31 left. But Jarnkrok scored with a minute to go to clinch it, amping up Nashville's celebration.

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