COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Rookie Marek Mazanec posted the second shutout of his brief career Wednesday, stopping 19 shots in carrying Nashville over Columbus 4-0.
It was the ninth game of Mazanec's first NHL season and his fifth victory.
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His teammates put 29 shots on goal against Sergei Bobrovsky and the Predators rode their young goalie to their fifth win in six games.
Matt Cullen opened the scoring with a slap shot midway through the first period and Mike Fisher scored with just 54 seconds having transpired the middle frame. Fisher's goal came on the power play.
David Legwand added a second-period goal and Nick Spaling tacked on another early in the third.
