National Hockey League
Nashville 4, Chicago 3
When: 12:30 PM ET, Saturday, April 16, 2022
Where: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
Referees: Jean Hebert, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Ryan Daisy, Jonny Murray
Attendance: 17159

Mikael Granlund had a goal and an assist, including the game-winner early in the third period, and Filip Forsberg had two assists to boost the host Nashville Predators to a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday afternoon.

Nashville (43-27-5, 91 points) overcame a 2-1 deficit and improved to 6-3-1 in its last 10 games.

Chicago (25-39-11, 61 points) was outshot 34-31 and lost for the ninth time in 10 games (1-7-2).

Nashville goaltender Juuse Saaros outdueled Blackhawks counterpart Kevin Lankinen.

The Predators scored three consecutive goals after trailing 2-1 early in the second period. Granlund's goal at 3:14 of the third period made it 4-2 and stood up as the winner when Chicago's Riley Stillman accounted for the final margin with a goal at 14:31 of the period.

Patrick Kane had a goal and assist for Chicago while playing in his 1,100th career NHL game. Alex DeBrincat added two assists.

Aiming to win consecutive games for the first time since March 23-24, Chicago took a 2-1 lead at 5:15 of the second period as Dominik Kubalik beat Saaros after gathering a crisp pass to the back post from Jake McCabe.

Rookie Lukas Reichel notched the secondary assist for his first career NHL point. Kubalik returned to the lineup Saturday after being a healthy scratch for the past three games.

The tally kicked off an eventful stretch. Eighteen seconds later, the Blackhawks found themselves down a forward, as referees whistled Boris Katchouk for a 10-minute game misconduct following a scrum in front of the Predators' net.

The teams played 4-on-4 once the dust settled, and the Predators tied the game on a Roman Josi goal at 5:58.

Nashville grabbed the advantage for good with 26 seconds remaining in the period, when Matt Duchene buried a power-play chance in front of the net for his 39th goal.

Nashville won the season series against Chicago 3-0-1 to extend its run of dominance against its Central Division foe. The Predators improved to 11-0-3 in the past 14 meetings with the Blackhawks.

Chicago finished 0 for 4 on the power play.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Chicago   Nashville
Patrick Kane 2 Points Mikael Granlund 2
Patrick Kane 1 Goals Mikael Granlund 1
Alex DeBrincat 2 Assists Filip Forsberg 2
N/A Power Play Goals Matt Duchene 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Kevin Lankinen .882 Save Percentage Juuse Saros .903
Kevin Lankinen 30 Saves Juuse Saros 28
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Chicago 31 3 0-4 1-2 16 34
Nashville 34 4 1-2 4-4 10 30
Upcoming Games
  • Nashville will play their next game at home against St. Louis. The Predators have a W/L % of .558 after a win and .594 after a loss.
  • Chicago will play their next game at home against Calgary. The Blackhawks have a W/L % of .269 after a win and .367 after a loss.