Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks

· National Hockey League

Nashville Predators

2-5-0

Final
3 - 2

Chicago Blackhawks

2-5-1

Skjei's power-play goals cap Predators' 3-2 comeback win over Blackhawks

Filip Forsberg split Chicago’s defense for a highlight reel goal with 6:19 left in the second period, then Gustav Nyquist got a short-handed score 2:18 later for his 200th career goal that tied it at 2-2. Juuse Saros stopped 27 shots.

Connor Bedard and Craig Smith scored to give Chicago a 2-0 lead, but the Blackhawks lost their third straight. Alexandre Carrier had two assists and Petr Mrazek finished with 31 saves.

In the third period, Skjei connected on a screened shot from left circle, lifting Nashville to its second straight win after it started the season with five consecutive losses.

Takeaways Predators: The Predators broke through with their firepower after failing to generate chances against the Blackhawks' pressure and coverage through the first 30 minutes of the game.

Blackhawks: Forward Phillip Kurashev returned on a line with Taylor Hall and Tyler Bertuzzi after being a healthy scratch on Tuesday against Vancouver.

Key moment An apparent goal by Chicago's Teuvo Teravainen with 7:45 left in the second period that would have given the Blackhawks a 3-0 lead was disallowed after a video review showed he was offside.

Key stat Nyquist has 25 points (12 goals, 13 assists) in 28 career games against the Blackhawks, the most the Swede has against any opponent.

Up next The Predators host Columbus on Saturday, and the Blackhawks visit Dallas to open a five-game trip.

Regular Season Series

NSH leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 2:55	Craig Smith Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Lukas Reichel (3), Nolan Allan (1)
Goal	2nd Period 5:14	Connor Bedard Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Alex Vlasic (4), Connor Murphy (3)
Goal	2nd Period 13:41	Filip Forsberg Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Gustav Nyquist (2), Alexandre Carrier (2)
Goal	2nd Period 16:59	Gustav Nyquist Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Alexandre Carrier (3), Cole Smith (1)
Goal	3rd Period 13:07	Brady Skjei Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Tommy Novak (1), Luke Evangelista (4)

Statistics

NSH		CHI
16	Blocked Shots	16
21	Hits	10
7	Takeaways	8
34	Shots	29
1	Power Play Goals	0
5	Power Play Opportunities	5
20.0	Power Play Percentage	0.0
1	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
36	Faceoffs Won	26
58.1	Faceoff Win Percent	41.9
9	Giveaways	12
6	Total Penalties	6
15	Penalty Minutes	15