Pekka Rinne shut out Toronto for the second time this NHL season and Brian Boyle, Wayne Simmonds and Filip Forsberg scored goals to give the Nashville Predators a 3-0 win over the slumping Maple Leafs.
Nashville won its third straight and Toronto lost for the fourth time in five games.
Rinne made 22 saves and Toronto goalie Frederik Andersen made 17 stops.
Nashville pulled within one point of first-place Winnipeg in the Central Division. But the Predators have played two more games.
Toronto fell six points behind second-place Boston in the Atlantic Division.