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WINNIPEG - Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne says it just feels good to be back and in shape after a difficult year last season. Anton Stralman Jersey .The veteran shut out the Winnipeg Jets 2-0 Friday night for his third victory in four games this season.It spoiled the Jets home opener in front of a sold out MTS Centre but for Rinne, sidelined with a hip injury for most of last season, the teams 3-0-1 start is particularly satisfying.It was a tough season last year, battling with the injury, it took forever to get back, he said.Im just having fun, enjoying hockey. I had a really good summer. Im back to where I need to be physically and just trying to enjoy it and stay healthy.Mike Ribeiro scored the only goal the visitors needed in the first period and James Neal added another at 7:31 of the third.We came in here with a good mindset, said Neal, like Ribeiro an addition to the Predators lineup after the club missed the playoffs last season.We knew the Jets would be fired up.Jets coach Paul Maurice said it was a disappointing way to open the season at home and despite the shots-on-goal edge for the Jets (31-27) he didnt think they had enough. The Jets and Predators came out tied for shots at even strength and on the power play but the Jets had four while short-handed.Part of it was it was a tight, tight game, there wasnt a lot of offence to be had, said Maurice.Weve got to put more of the basic stuff to the net so we can bang some ugly ones in.Ondrej Pavelec was also strong in the Winnipeg net and it took a little help for Nashville to score.Ribeiro tipped a shot from Seth Jones high past Pavelec at 16:19 to get things started then Neal added the insurance through traffic with a puck that appeared to glance off a couple of Jets.The Predators had four power plays and the Jets three, but neither scored. Both teams have struggled with their power play this season and its not a new issue for Winnipeg, which ranked 25th in the NHL last season.But new Nashville Centre Olli Jokinen, who played the last couple of seasons in Winnipeg, says both teams are getting chances.I think we got a lot of good looks, he said. Its just a matter of time. The goals will come. Weve been working that a lot in practice.Both teams had good looks on the power play. Youve got to just stay the course. Its a long season and goals will come.The Jets (1-3-0) have now gone four games without scoring a power-play goal and the Predators are doing only slightly better with one.They did a good job keeping things to the outside but I still think we got a few chances and some good looks, said Jets captain Andrew Ladd.I think we have to have a sense of calm and confidence in here that we can fix a few things. We obviously know that we need to do some things better here and well move on tomorrow, work on them in practice and get better.This is the second game out of four the Jets have played that theyve been shut out. They lost 3-0 in San Jose Oct. 11.But centre Bryan Little says it isnt as though theyre not creating chances.Especially on the power play we had some great chances and their goalie came up and made big saves, said Little.We get a couple of goals next game and everyone gets that confidence back.Rinne showed why his absence from the Nashville net was so painful last season, frustrating the Jets best several times.Winnipeg put on lots of pressure but the veteran drafted by Nashville in 2004 seemed to anticipate every move.Rinne played only 24 games last season due to a hip injury as Nashville missed the playoffs for a second season a row and coach Barry Trotz was sacked.Winnipegs record for home openers fell to 1-3 with the loss.Notes: The Jets (not counting their Atlanta years) are now 2-3-1 in their meetings with the Predators. Nashvilles two seasons out of the playoffs were preceded by seven out of eight seasons in the playoffs, including two trips to the conference semis. 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Told that he would start, the 19-year-old Correa hit his first two home runs of spring training and led the Astros over the Toronto Blue Jays 7-5 Thursday. Manager Bo Porter told Correa, the overall No. 1 pick in the 2012 draft, on Wednesday night that he would be in the lineup. "A lot of time with young players, youll go up to them and tell them that, because you kind of want to see how theyre going to respond," Porter said. "And he responded the way you would want your player to respond." "The way he performed today was pretty impressive," he said. Correa and Jon Singleton connected off Blue Jays starter Esmil Rogers for back-to-back homers in the third inning. Correa connected again in the eighth, hitting a two-run drive to centre field off Neil Wagner. "I was just focused," Correa said. "He told me I was going to start today." "I came out here with the mentality to play hard, play the game the right way and do my best all the time on the field," the shortstop said. Porter said while Correa still has room for improvement, his work ethic has been outstanding. "Hes a focused individual," Porter said. "Hes one of the first ones to the ballpark, hes the last one to leave. His attention to detail is mature for his age, but thats why he plays the game at the speed he plays it -- because hes confident." Astros starter Dallas Keuchel yielded six hits and struck out two in four scoreless innings. The left-hander, who was 6-10 with a 5.15 ERA last season, has not allowed a run in three starts this spring. Anthony Gose finished 2 for 2 with a triple and double, and scored three runs for Toronto. Edwin Encarnacion, Adam Lind, Melky Cabrera and Dan Johnson also doubled for the Blue Jays. STARTING TIME Blue Jays: Rogers, a candidate for the fifth spot in Torontos rotation, allowed four earned runs, walked two and struck out six in three innings. Rogers struggled with command of his changeup, which led to Singletons home run. "The only way I can get better is when I pitch and throw the changeup," he said. "I just have to make my pitches and work a little bit more out of the stretch and try to get my command out of the stretch because Im a little quick when I have runners on base." Astros: Keuchel said throwing against high wind gusts was tough, but he was happy to keep solid command on all of his pitches. "Always got to be a little happy with throwing up some zeros, but that wind was kind of a challenge there in the first inning," he said. Mitchell Stephens Jersey. "You know, Im warming up in the bullpen and always getting loose and you never know how the wind is going to respond. But I think I had a little bit more movement on my two-seam and my changeup, so that was kind of nice," he said. TRAINERS ROOM Blue Jays: Manager John Gibbons said left-handed starter J.A. Happ (sore back) is scheduled to throw three innings in a minor league game on Friday in Dunedin. Astros: Top pitching prospect Mark Appel could make his first appearance of the spring next week. Appel, the first overall selection by Houston in last years amateur draft, underwent an appendectomy in January. Porter said reliever Jesse Crain (right biceps surgery) is continuing to make progress in the organizations training program and his arm strength is increasing. The right-hander had an 0.74 ERA in 36 2-3 innings with the Chicago White Sox last season. He was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in July, but did not pitch because of the injury. RIGHT ON Porter said L.J. Hoes is still in the mix for the starting spot in right field despite a hip injury early in camp. George Springer, Marc Krauss and J.D. Martinez also are in contention. Porter said Hoes, acquired from the Baltimore Orioles at the trade deadline last season for right-handed starter Bud Norris, played well enough down the stretch to get a look this spring. "Hes got about two weeks to get ready for opening day," Porter said. "L.J. is a guy thats always gotten on base (and) has great minor league numbers. He came here last year and was a great asset to our ballclub the second half of the season and we believe hes going to be able to help us a lot this year." Hoes started in left field against the Blue Jays. He began a relay in the first that nabbed Jose Bautista at the plate when the slugger attempted to score from first base on a double by Edwin Encarnacion. MELKMAN IN THE MIDDLE? Blue Jays outfielder Melky Cabrera could see time in centre field during the regular season now that he has fully recovered from complications stemming from a benign tumour, which was removed from his lower back last September. Gibbons said he will probably only use Cabrera there against a tough left-hander, or if Colby Rasmus needs a day off. "Thats where he played today and he played there in Lakeland the other day and did a nice job," Gibbons said. 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