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ST. LOUIS (AP) - Martin Erat had

a goal and two assists, Pekka Rinne stopped 31 shots and the Nashville

Predators broke out of a season-long scoring slump with three first-period

goals on the way to a 6-1 win over the St. Louis Blues last night.

Ryan Ellis, Rich Clune and Nick Spaling

scored in the opening period for Nashville, which won its third in a row. The

Predators entered with an NHL-low 12 regulation goals in their first eight

games.

St. Louis lost its second straight after

winning four in a row from Jan 24-31.

Nashville completed a 4-2-1 road trip,

tying the longest in franchise history. St. Louis beat the Predators 3-0 on

Jan. 24, the second leg of the trip.

Rinne improved to 3-2-3 this season. Colin

Wilson had three assists for the Predators.