ANAHEIM -- Justus Annunen made 43 saves for the Nashville Predators in a 5-0 win against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on Tuesday.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Justus Annunen stopped 43 shots — one shy of his career high — for his third career shutout, and the Nashville Predators sent the Anaheim Ducks to their sixth consecutive loss,

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The Ducks have a healthy Roger McQueen and a couple of strong D prospects coming behind their already-young NHL group.

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Welcome to another edition of NHL Predictions. Each day, our writers here at Last Word On Hockey look at the slate of games and give in-depth analysis.