Nashville 3, Chicago 2
When: 8:30 PM ET, Friday, October 25, 2024
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Referees:
Jean Hebert, Furman South
Linesmen:
CJ Murray, Ben O'Quinn
Attendance:
17787
By Field Level Media
Brady Skjei scored the go-ahead goal at 13:07 of the third period and the visiting Nashville Predators rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Friday night.
Skjei took a return pass from Tommy Novak at the point and scored a power-play goal on a wrist shot through traffic from the top of the left circle.
Gustav Nyquist had a goal and an assist for the Predators, who have won two straight after opening with five losses. Filip Forsberg also scored, Alexandre Carrier had two assists, and Juuse Saros made 27 saves for the victory.
Craig Smith and Connor Bedard scored for the Blackhawks, who have lost three straight, all at home. Petr Mrazek stopped 31 shots.
Nashville went 1-for-5 on the power play. Chicago was 0-for-5.
Smith gave the Blackhawks a 1-0 lead at 2:55 of the first period. Lukas Reichel entered the zone two-on-one with Smith and held the puck until he was deep in the attacking end before sliding it across the slot for the tip-in by Smith.
Bedard made it 2-0 at 5:14 of the second period when he redirected a centering pass from Alex Vlasic past Saros from the slot.
Teuvo Teravainen appeared to increase the lead to 3-0 with a power-play goal off the rush at 12:15 of the second. Nashville challenged the goal, and after a video review, the play was ruled offside.
That call shifted the momentum, and Nashville soon tied the score.
Forsberg pulled the Predators within 2-1 at 13:41 of the middle period. Nyquist entered the zone and made a short pass to the charging Forsberg, who split two defensemen and beat Mrazek.
Nyquist tied the score 2-2 with a short-handed goal at 16:59 of the second. Following a save by Saros, Nyquist entered the offensive zone two-on-one with Jeremy Lauzon, kept the puck and scored on a wrist shot from the right circle.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Nashville |
|
Chicago |
|
Gustav Nyquist 2 |
Points |
Connor Bedard 1 |
|
Gustav Nyquist 1 |
Goals |
Connor Bedard 1 |
|
Alexandre Carrier 2 |
Assists |
Nolan Allan 1 |
|
Brady Skjei 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
Gustav Nyquist 1 |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Juuse Saros .931 |
Save Percentage |
Petr Mrazek .912 |
|
Juuse Saros 27 |
Saves |
Petr Mrazek 31 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Nashville
|
34 |
3 |
1-5 |
5-5 |
15 |
36 |
| Chicago
|
29 |
2 |
0-5 |
4-5 |
15 |
26 |
Upcoming Games
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Chicago will play their next game on the road against Dallas. The Blackhawks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .400 after a loss.
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Nashville will play their next game at home against Columbus. The Predators have a W/L % of 1.000 after a win and .167 after a loss.
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