Rinne's 15th NHL shutout lifts Preds over Stars

DALLAS (AP) — Pekka Rinne made 30 saves for his 15th NHL shutout, Cal O'Reilly scored in the game's first minute, and the Nashville Predators held on to beat the Dallas Stars 1-0 on Saturday night.

Nashville came out aggressively and built early momentum when O'Reilly tucked a rebound past Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen 42 seconds after the opening faceoff. Shea Weber and Steve Sullivan assisted.

Rinne did the rest for the Predators, especially in the second period when Dallas held a 13-5 shots advantage.

The Predators (4-0-3) won their first three games and then dropped three consecutive overtime decisions before getting back on track in their second road game of the …