NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Vancouver Canucks are looking forward to some rest and relaxation.

The Canucks defeated the Nashville Predators 2-1 in Game 6 on Monday night and have several days before they’ll face either the Detroit Red Wings or the San Jose Sharks in their first Western Conference finals appearance since 1994.

It’s a nice change from the less than 48-hour turnaround between their overtime victory against the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 7 of the first round and their 1-0 victory in the opening conference semifinal game against Nashville.

“A couple of days in between the series is going to be a good thing for us as far as getting our energy level really high,” Vancouver coach Alain Vigneault said. “We are going to meet a real strong opponent, so a few days off won’t hurt.”

The Canucks made themselves comfortable on Nashville’s ice, winning all three games there in the series while going 1-2 at home.

Mason Raymond gave Vancouver the lead against Nashville 7:45 into the game, and Daniel Sedin made it 2-0 just 1:43 later. Roberto Luongo did the rest by making 23 saves for the Canucks, who were outshot 24-19. The Canucks recorded only nine total shots in the first two periods.

David Legwand’s goal 3:31 into the second period cut Vancouver’s lead to 2-1. The goal — Legwand’s sixth of the postseason — stood up to a video review, but the Predators couldn’t avoid elimination again and force the Canucks into another Game 7.

Vancouver is 2-4 this year with the opportunity to advance on the line and 6-1 in its other playoff games. The Canucks blew a 3-0 series lead against defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago in the first round before finally eliminating the Blackhawks.

After grabbing the early lead against the Predators, the Canucks put the game away with defense. Nashville had 11 shots in the first period, but only 13 over the final 40 minutes. The Predators also failed to take advantage of four first-period penalty plays.

The Canucks got some help to get their offense rolling as Predators defenseman Ryan Suter turned over the puck to Ryan Kesler right next to the net. Kesler passed to Raymond, who backhanded a shot past the goalie.