Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks

Tuesday, April 21, 2015, 9:30 PM ET United Center, Chicago Playoffs Final/3OT

Final score

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Nashville Predators 3–2 in overtime on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at home.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Nashville Predators	2	47-25-10
at Chicago Blackhawks	3	48-28-6

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	2nd overtime	3rd overtime	Total
Nashville Predators	13	14	5	13	7	0	52
Chicago Blackhawks	11	7	12	10	6	2	48

Three stars

S. Darling, Chicago Blackhawks (goaltender)
J. Neal, Nashville Predators (1 goal)
B. Seabrook, Chicago Blackhawks (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:38	Nashville Predators	Colin Wilson (4)	Ryan Ellis (3), Seth Jones (2)	Power play	NSH 1, CHI 0
1st	13:05	Chicago Blackhawks	Antoine Vermette (1)	Michal Rozsival (1), Patrick Sharp (1)	Even strength	NSH 1, CHI 1
2nd	17:02	Nashville Predators	James Neal (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	NSH 2, CHI 1
3rd	11:03	Chicago Blackhawks	Brandon Saad (2)	Marian Hossa (5), Duncan Keith (3)	Even strength	NSH 2, CHI 2
3OT	01:00	Chicago Blackhawks	Brent Seabrook (2)	Patrick Kane (3), Bryan Bickell (1)	Even strength	NSH 2, CHI 3

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	52	48
Power play	1 of 3	0 of 4
Penalty minutes	10	8
Hits	66	50
Blocked shots	39	19
Giveaways	11	18
Takeaways	10	10
Faceoffs won	48/103 (46.6%)	55/103 (53.4%)

Box score

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	2	0	2	4	0	46.4%	25:56
Number 9 F. Forsberg	L	0	0	0	-2	4	2	2	0	0		29:10
Number 10 M. Santorelli	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	100%	19:21
Number 15 C. Smith	C	0	0	0	-1	0	8	5	0	0	44.4%	28:51
Number 18 J. Neal	L	1	0	1	+1	2	5	5	2	0		33:13
Number 19 C. Jarnkrok	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	3	1	0	58.3%	26:45
Number 25 V. Stalberg	L	0	0	0	-2	0	4	9	2	0		20:43
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	2	0	52%	19:20
Number 33 C. Wilson	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	1	1		27:50
Number 56 K. Fiala	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		11:05
Number 57 G. Bourque	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	7	4	0		19:13
Number 63 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	0	0	25%	31:56
Number 3 S. Jones	D	0	1	1	-1	0	4	4	4	0		43:40
Number 4 R. Ellis	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	6	6	0		42:07
Number 14 M. Ekholm	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	4	0		43:17
Number 44 C. Franson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	0		13:01
Number 59 R. Josi	D	0	0	0	-1	0	7	4	6	0		45:06
Number 64 V. Bartley	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		14:49

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	48	45	3	.938	100:37	Loss

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	0	1	1	+1	0	4	2	0	0	33.3%	25:03
Number 11 A. Desjardins	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	1	0	100%	19:38
Number 16 M. Kruger	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	50%	20:48
Number 19 J. Toews	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	5	0	0	55.3%	29:56
Number 20 B. Saad	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	3	0	0		29:31
Number 23 K. Versteeg	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0		19:18
Number 29 B. Bickell	L	0	1	1	+2	2	2	6	0	0		21:30
Number 65 A. Shaw	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	60%	19:50
Number 80 A. Vermette	C	1	0	1	+1	2	2	2	0	0	60%	19:20
Number 81 M. Hossa	R	0	1	1	0	0	4	2	0	0		33:56
Number 88 P. Kane	R	0	1	1	+1	0	4	2	0	0		34:55
Number 91 B. Richards	C	0	0	0	+2	0	4	3	3	0	44.4%	27:21
Number 2 D. Keith	D	0	1	1	+2	0	7	2	3	0		46:19
Number 4 N. Hjalmarsson	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	4	0		37:34
Number 7 B. Seabrook	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	6	1	0		33:30
Number 27 J. Oduya	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	0		37:01
Number 32 M. Rozsival	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0		30:04
Number 44 K. Timonen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		12:18

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 S. Darling	52	50	2	.962	100:59	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:29	Chicago Blackhawks	Bryan Bickell	Hooking	2
2nd	08:41	Chicago Blackhawks	Antoine Vermette	Cross checking	2
2nd	08:41	Nashville Predators	James Neal	Embellishment	2
3rd	04:32	Chicago Blackhawks	Niklas Hjalmarsson	Slashing	2
3rd	04:49	Nashville Predators	Filip Forsberg	Hooking	2
3rd	06:59	Nashville Predators	Gabriel Bourque	Interference	2
2OT	01:16	Nashville Predators	Matt Cullen	Tripping	2
2OT	15:21	Nashville Predators	Filip Forsberg	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2OT	16:37	Chicago Blackhawks	Andrew Shaw	Slashing	2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach: Peter Laviolette
Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Joel Quenneville
Referees: Wes McCauley, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Steve Miller
Nashville Predators scratches: Mike Fisher, Anton Volchenkov, Eric Nystrom, Shea Weber, Taylor Beck
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 21

Other NHL games on Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Apr 21, 2015
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Islanders 1	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Tue, Apr 21, 2015
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Calgary Flames 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames, Tue, Apr 21, 2015

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