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The Toronto Maple Leafs hope they find more comfort at home than they did during their one-game road trip. They open a three-game stretch at Air Canada Centre against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night looking to erase the memory of a humbling 6-2 loss at Buffalo over the weekend. You can watch all the action LIVE on TSN4. Coverage begins at 7:30pm et. The Sabres entered Saturdays contest averaging 1.22 goals and 22.9 shots - both of which rank last in the NHL - and proceeded to torch the Maple Leafs for season highs in goals and shots with 35. We didnt play very well, coach Randy Carlyle told the Leafs official website. Im very disappointed in the way we played. Very frustrated the way we played. Toronto (9-7-2) has lost two in a row, totaling three goals after scoring 16 during the three-game win streak that preceded the defeats. Weve been playing some very good hockey and I think for our team the bottom line is we have to move forward, defenseman Dion Phaneuf said. Its no reason to sit in there and panic about it. We didnt play well enough, hold our head high for next week. Tonights over, theres nothing we can do about it, we move forward. The Leafs will try to do so against a typically stingy Predators team thats succeeding through its defensive play. Nashville (11-4-2) has allowed fewer than 30 shots on goal in the last four games and 11 of 17 times this season. The Predators 2.0 goals allowed per game is tied for second in the league. I was happy to see the way we came out and played defensively, coach Peter Laviolette said following a 2-1 victory over Winnipeg on Saturday - the 400th of his career. We kept pushing, and even when the game was tied, we were throwing shots at the net. James Neal scored his ninth goal of the season. Rookie Filip Forsberg will be looking to get back on track after having his six-game goal streak snapped. The Predators also play at Ottawa on Thursday before returning home. Itll be nice to have a break and go up north and east to play some Canadian teams, center Mike Ribeiro said. Its always nice to play teams like the Leafs ... Well take it one game at a time, but we know we have to play better against those teams if we want to win. Pekka Rinne will likely start for Nashville. Hes posted a 1.92 goals against average in 15 games this season, but allowed four goals on 26 shots in a 4-0 loss in his last matchup with Toronto on Oct. 10, 2013. Rinnes counterpart is again expected to be Jonathan Bernier, who made 36 saves in that contest and is 8-2-0 with a 1.91 GAA in 10 career starts against Nashville. The Predators have won two of the past three meetings with the Leafs. Dejan Lovren Jersey . - The Detroit Lions have 13 takeaways this season — three less than all of last season — and the defence isnt the only unit pleased with the performance. 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"If flopping is the way to go, then we have to maybe play that game," Kidd said. "But Joe is a strong individual and unfortunately, he doesnt flop. He plays and he doesnt complain. But thats why we have officials, for them to make calls." Johnsons only free-throw attempt came on a three-point play late in the fourth quarter that was part of an 8-0 run. Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan got to the free throw line a combined 23 times on Wednesday night. Kidd even called out official Tom Washingtons non-call in the final seconds of Wednesdays loss, when Shaun Livingston and DeRozan collided going for a rebound. No foul was calledd on the play.dddddddddddd "I thought Shaun made a heck of a play to come up with the rebound and get fouled right in front of (referee) Tom Washington, but no call was made," Kidd said. "And Dray (Andray Blatche) came up with the ball and his intention was to get the ball to Deron (Williams), who was wide open, and it just didnt work out." Asked what the Nets could do better defensively against the hot hand of Lowry as they head home for Game 6, Kidd said they needed to slow him down. "Hes knocking down shots, hes getting into the paint, hes finding open guys and hes playing at a very high level,” said Kidd. “We have to make it a little bit tougher on him." Lowry poured in 36 points in Wednesdays victory that gave the Raptors a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven playoff series. Game 6 goes Friday night in Brooklyn. Watch the action unfold live on TSN at 7pm et/4pm pt. Wholesale Hoodies NFL Shirts Outlet Jerseys NFL Wholesale Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping Wholesale Jerseys Cheap Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '