Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators

Friday, April 17, 2015, 9:30 PM ET Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Playoffs Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6–2 on Friday, April 17, 2015 at home.

Final score, Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Chicago Blackhawks	2	48-28-6
at Nashville Predators	6	47-25-10

Goals by period

Goals by period, Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Chicago Blackhawks	1	1	0	2
Nashville Predators	2	1	3	6

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Chicago Blackhawks	6	14	6	26
Nashville Predators	16	7	12	35

Three stars

C. Smith, Nashville Predators (2 goals, 1 assist)
M. Ribeiro, Nashville Predators (2 assists)
C. Wilson, Nashville Predators (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:47	Nashville Predators	Colin Wilson (3)	Craig Smith (1), Mike Ribeiro (1)	Power play	CHI 0, NSH 1
1st	16:13	Chicago Blackhawks	Patrick Sharp (2)	Niklas Hjalmarsson (1), Andrew Shaw (1)	Even strength	CHI 1, NSH 1
1st	19:56	Nashville Predators	Roman Josi (1)	Shea Weber (1)	Even strength	CHI 1, NSH 2
2nd	10:32	Chicago Blackhawks	Patrick Kane (1)	Brent Seabrook (1)	Even strength	CHI 2, NSH 2
2nd	14:54	Nashville Predators	Craig Smith (1)	Cody Franson (1), Mike Ribeiro (2)	Even strength	CHI 2, NSH 3
3rd	12:41	Nashville Predators	Filip Forsberg (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	CHI 2, NSH 4
3rd	14:28	Nashville Predators	Craig Smith (2)	Filip Forsberg (1), Pekka Rinne (1)	Even strength	CHI 2, NSH 5
3rd	15:00	Nashville Predators	Mike Santorelli (1)	Calle Jarnkrok (2), Viktor Stalberg (1)	Even strength	CHI 2, NSH 6

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators
Stat	Chicago Blackhawks	Nashville Predators
Shots on goal	26	35
Power play	0 of 3	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	22	10
Hits	25	19
Blocked shots	16	23
Giveaways	6	10
Takeaways	7	11
Faceoffs won	42/82 (51.2%)	40/82 (48.8%)

Box score

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 P. Sharp	L	1	0	1	-1	0	5	2	1	0		15:45
Number 16 M. Kruger	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1	0	47.8%	13:24
Number 19 J. Toews	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	0	65.2%	16:13
Number 20 B. Saad	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0		17:50
Number 23 K. Versteeg	R	0	0	0	+1	4	2	0	0	0		16:18
Number 29 B. Bickell	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	4	2	0		12:09
Number 42 J. Nordstrom	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	2	0	100%	12:46
Number 65 A. Shaw	R	0	1	1	-1	12	0	5	1	0	42.9%	15:13
Number 81 M. Hossa	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		17:03
Number 86 T. Teravainen	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0		10:57
Number 88 P. Kane	R	1	0	1	+1	0	6	0	0	0		17:06
Number 91 B. Richards	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0	0	50%	15:16
Number 2 D. Keith	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1	0		24:05
Number 4 N. Hjalmarsson	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	3	0		20:21
Number 7 B. Seabrook	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	3	1	0		23:44
Number 27 J. Oduya	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0		20:43
Number 32 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	2	0		14:18
Number 44 K. Timonen	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	1	0		10:50

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 50 C. Crawford	35	29	6	.829	60:00	Loss

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	56.5%	13:32
Number 9 F. Forsberg	L	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	1	0		18:24
Number 10 M. Santorelli	C	1	0	1	+2	0	1	1	0	0		12:09
Number 15 C. Smith	C	2	1	3	+2	0	4	2	0	0		18:34
Number 18 J. Neal	L	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	1	0		15:26
Number 19 C. Jarnkrok	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	1	0	42.1%	15:31
Number 25 V. Stalberg	L	0	1	1	+2	0	3	1	1	0		09:55
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	6	1	2	0	0	53.8%	12:20
Number 33 C. Wilson	C	1	0	1	-1	0	6	1	2	1		14:52
Number 41 T. Beck	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	2	0		10:48
Number 57 G. Bourque	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		13:14
Number 63 M. Ribeiro	C	0	2	2	+2	0	0	3	0	0	50%	19:10
Number 3 S. Jones	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	2	0		21:52
Number 4 R. Ellis	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0		20:29
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		13:25
Number 14 M. Ekholm	D	0	0	0	+3	0	0	0	2	0		23:17
Number 44 C. Franson	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	2	0		16:31
Number 59 R. Josi	D	1	0	1	+1	0	4	3	5	0		24:31

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	26	24	2	.923	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:31	Chicago Blackhawks	Kris Versteeg	Charging	2
1st	20:00	Chicago Blackhawks	Andrew Shaw	Roughing	2
1st	20:00	Nashville Predators	Paul Gaustad	Roughing	2
1st	20:00	Chicago Blackhawks	Bryan Bickell	Roughing	2
1st	20:00	Nashville Predators	Taylor Beck	Roughing	2
2nd	03:30	Nashville Predators	Paul Gaustad	High sticking double minor	4
2nd	15:18	Nashville Predators	Seth Jones	Slashing	2
3rd	05:13	Chicago Blackhawks	Jonathan Toews	Interference	2
3rd	17:56	Chicago Blackhawks	Kris Versteeg	Roughing	2
3rd	19:17	Chicago Blackhawks	Andrew Shaw	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	19:17	Chicago Blackhawks	Kimmo Timonen	Slashing	2

Game information

Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Joel Quenneville
Nashville Predators head coach: Peter Laviolette
Referees: Kevin Pollock, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Kiel Murchison
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Antoine Vermette, Daniel Carcillo, Kyle Cumiskey, Andrew Desjardins, David Rundblad, Michael Paliotta, Antti Raanta
Nashville Predators scratches: Mike Fisher, Anton Volchenkov, Eric Nystrom, Victor Bartley, Kevin Fiala

2014-2015 season series

Every Chicago Blackhawks and Nashville Predators game in the 2014-2015 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, Sat, Oct 18, 2014
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Thu, Oct 23, 2014
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 6, 2014
Nashville Predators 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 5	Final/SO	Game page: Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Nashville Predators 3	Final/2OT Playoffs	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Wed, Apr 15, 2015
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Nashville Predators 6	Final Playoffs	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Fri, Apr 17, 2015
Nashville Predators 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Apr 19, 2015
Nashville Predators 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final/3OT Playoffs	Game page: Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, Tue, Apr 21, 2015
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Nashville Predators 5	Final Playoffs	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Thu, Apr 23, 2015
Nashville Predators 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, Sat, Apr 25, 2015

Other NHL games on Apr 17

Other NHL games on Friday, April 17, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens, Fri, Apr 17, 2015
New York Islanders 3 at Washington Capitals 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Fri, Apr 17, 2015
Calgary Flames 1 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Apr 17, 2015

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