Corey Crawford of the Chicago Blackhawks rejects a shot by Daniel Winnik of the Colorado Avalanche at the United Center in Chicago Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
Chicago Blackhawks Vs. Nashville Predators: Preds Win In Shootout
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Chicago Blackhawks Vs. Nashville Predators: Preds Win In Shootout
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Blackhawks Blow 2-0 Lead, Lose To Predators In Nashville
Nashville, TN (Sports Network) – Marcel Goc supplied the lone goal in the first round of the shootout, as Nashville rallied to beat Chicago, 3-2, in the front end of a home-and-home set at Bridgestone Arena.
Goc slipped the puck underneath Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford after Nashville’s Pekka Rinne turned away Jonathan Toews to begin the extra segment. Rinne then stopped a Patrick Kane bid before Patrick Sharp, who was denied by Rinne on a breakaway late in overtime, missed the net with his attempt.
Jerred Smithson and Shea Weber scored 2:34 apart in the third period to erase a two-goal deficit for Nashville, which has won seven of its last eight games. Rinne made 31 saves.
Tomas Kopecky and Viktor Stalberg lit the lamp for the Blackhawks, while Crawford, coming off consecutive shutouts, stopped 24 shots.
Chicago was aiming for a fourth straight win.
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Chicago Blackhawks Vs. Nashville Predators: Corey Crawford Goes For Three In A Row
Corey Crawford has posted back-to-back shutouts, the second and third of his NHL career, and has not allowed a goal in 126:25, including not giving up a single goal in the shootout against Ottawa on Jan. 7. His season GAA is down to an outstanding 2.14.
It's in that context that the Blackhawks meet the Predators in Nashville tonight, the fourth meeting between the two teams this year. Nashville has taken two of the first three games from the team that beat them in the first round of last year's playoffs.
It's time for the Blackhawks to make a statement about what kind of team they're going to be this year. They are currently in the middle of nine Western Conference teams that are in a six-point range between Phoenix (fourth place) and San Jose (twelfth); a win tonight would put them in a tie with the Coyotes and ahead of Nashville into second place in the Central behind the Detroit Red Wings.
Both teams have won six of their last ten games and if the Hawks can win tonight, it would even up the all-time series with the Preds, which currently stands 33-32-5 in favor of Nashville.
Tonight's game begins at 7 p.m. CST and will be televised on CSN Chicago.
