Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks

Sunday, April 19, 2015, 3:00 PM ET United Center, Chicago Playoffs Final

Final score

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Nashville Predators 4–2 on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at home.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Nashville Predators	2	47-25-10
at Chicago Blackhawks	4	48-28-6

Goals by period

Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	1	1	0	2
Chicago Blackhawks	1	3	0	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	11	17	9	37
Chicago Blackhawks	14	10	6	30

Three stars

M. Hossa, Chicago Blackhawks (2 assists)
A. Desjardins, Chicago Blackhawks (1 goal)
J. Toews, Chicago Blackhawks (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	14:48	Chicago Blackhawks	Andrew Desjardins (1)	Marian Hossa (3), Johnny Oduya (1)	Even strength	NSH 0, CHI 1
1st	15:19	Nashville Predators	Mike Ribeiro (1)	Craig Smith (2)	Even strength	NSH 1, CHI 1
2nd	00:36	Chicago Blackhawks	Jonathan Toews (2)	Marian Hossa (4), Duncan Keith (2)	Even strength	NSH 1, CHI 2
2nd	00:58	Nashville Predators	Mattias Ekholm (1)	Ryan Ellis (2), Craig Smith (3)	Even strength	NSH 2, CHI 2
2nd	03:38	Chicago Blackhawks	Brandon Saad (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	NSH 2, CHI 3
2nd	12:41	Chicago Blackhawks	Brent Seabrook (1)	Jonathan Toews (3), Andrew Shaw (2)	Even strength	NSH 2, CHI 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks
Stat	Nashville Predators	Chicago Blackhawks
Shots on goal	37	30
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	6	6
Hits	53	37
Blocked shots	20	17
Giveaways	11	15
Takeaways	5	7
Faceoffs won	25/59 (42.4%)	34/59 (57.6%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	3	1	46.7%	14:27
Number 9 F. Forsberg	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0		17:36
Number 10 M. Santorelli	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1		09:20
Number 15 C. Smith	C	0	2	2	+1	0	6	6	1	100%	19:57
Number 18 J. Neal	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	0	50%	17:26
Number 19 C. Jarnkrok	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	40%	11:09
Number 25 V. Stalberg	L	0	0	0	0	0	7	5	0		13:18
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	4	1	2	0	40%	10:57
Number 33 C. Wilson	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0		19:11
Number 41 T. Beck	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	3		09:52
Number 57 G. Bourque	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	1		10:30
Number 63 M. Ribeiro	C	1	0	1	+1	2	3	1	1	40%	23:26
Number 3 S. Jones	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	5	1		26:11
Number 4 R. Ellis	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	4	5		22:16
Number 14 M. Ekholm	D	1	0	1	+2	0	1	1	1		21:09
Number 44 C. Franson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	5	0		12:18
Number 59 R. Josi	D	0	0	0	-3	0	4	1	4		28:32
Number 64 V. Bartley	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	5	1		09:34

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	30	26	4	.867	58:08	Loss

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 P. Sharp	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		15:45
Number 11 A. Desjardins	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0		11:47
Number 16 M. Kruger	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	50%	12:58
Number 19 J. Toews	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	3	1	65%	16:44
Number 20 B. Saad	L	1	0	1	+2	0	1	4	1		19:06
Number 23 K. Versteeg	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	100%	12:49
Number 29 B. Bickell	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	6	0		13:34
Number 65 A. Shaw	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	66.7%	10:18
Number 80 A. Vermette	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	4	2	44.4%	13:35
Number 81 M. Hossa	R	0	2	2	+2	2	6	2	0	100%	15:37
Number 88 P. Kane	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		15:29
Number 91 B. Richards	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	58.3%	16:11
Number 2 D. Keith	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	2	3		26:57
Number 4 N. Hjalmarsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	3		21:58
Number 7 B. Seabrook	D	1	0	1	+2	0	1	1	3		19:21
Number 27 J. Oduya	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	1		22:08
Number 32 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	4	0		19:37
Number 44 K. Timonen	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	3		10:06

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 S. Darling	37	35	2	.946	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:53	Chicago Blackhawks	Kimmo Timonen	Holding	2
1st	17:54	Chicago Blackhawks	Marian Hossa	Hooking	2
2nd	06:40	Nashville Predators	Paul Gaustad	Roughing	2
2nd	06:40	Chicago Blackhawks	Bryan Bickell	Roughing	2
3rd	06:36	Nashville Predators	Paul Gaustad	High sticking	2
3rd	19:17	Nashville Predators	Mike Ribeiro	Holding	2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach: Peter Laviolette
Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Joel Quenneville
Referees: Brad Watson, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Scott Driscoll
Nashville Predators scratches: Mike Fisher, Anton Volchenkov, Eric Nystrom, Shea Weber, Kevin Fiala
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Daniel Carcillo, Kyle Cumiskey, David Rundblad, Joakim Nordstrom, Michael Paliotta, Teuvo Teravainen, Antti Raanta

2014-2015 season series

Every Nashville Predators and Chicago Blackhawks 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 19

Other NHL games on Sunday, April 19, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 1 at New York Islanders 2	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Sun, Apr 19, 2015
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators, Sun, Apr 19, 2015
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Calgary Flames 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames, Sun, Apr 19, 2015

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