Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks

Monday, December 29, 2014, 8:30 PM ET United Center, Chicago Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Nashville Predators 5–4 in a shootout on Monday, December 29, 2014 at home.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Nashville Predators	4	47-25-10
at Chicago Blackhawks	5	48-28-6

Goals by period

Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Nashville Predators	2	2	0	0	0	4
Chicago Blackhawks	0	3	1	0	1	5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Nashville Predators	18	11	8	3	0	40
Chicago Blackhawks	12	16	9	5	0	42

Three stars

B. Bickell, Chicago Blackhawks (1 goal, 1 assist)
J. Neal, Nashville Predators (2 goals)
D. Keith, Chicago Blackhawks (3 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:50	Nashville Predators	Roman Josi (5)	Paul Gaustad (6)	Even strength	NSH 1, CHI 0
1st	17:12	Nashville Predators	Craig Smith (11)	Colin Wilson (9), Mike Ribeiro (21)	Even strength	NSH 2, CHI 0
2nd	07:28	Nashville Predators	James Neal (12)	Colin Wilson (10), Pekka Rinne (1)	Even strength	NSH 3, CHI 0
2nd	10:33	Chicago Blackhawks	Brad Richards (7)	Kris Versteeg (18), Duncan Keith (15)	Even strength	NSH 3, CHI 1
2nd	15:48	Chicago Blackhawks	Andrew Shaw (6)	Patrick Sharp (11), Bryan Bickell (8)	Even strength	NSH 3, CHI 2
2nd	17:43	Chicago Blackhawks	Marian Hossa (8)	Patrick Kane (22), Duncan Keith (16)	Power play	NSH 3, CHI 3
2nd	19:04	Nashville Predators	James Neal (13)	Mike Fisher (6), Filip Forsberg (21)	Power play	NSH 4, CHI 3
3rd	18:47	Chicago Blackhawks	Bryan Bickell (5)	David Rundblad (5), Duncan Keith (17)	Even strength	NSH 4, CHI 4

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Nashville Predators	Ryan Ellis	Saved
1	Chicago Blackhawks	Jonathan Toews	Goal (winner)
2	Nashville Predators	Craig Smith	Saved
2	Chicago Blackhawks	Patrick Kane	Saved
3	Nashville Predators	Filip Forsberg	Saved

Team stats

Team stats, Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks
Stat	Nashville Predators	Chicago Blackhawks
Shots on goal	40	42
Power play	1 of 5	1 of 5
Penalty minutes	12	12
Hits	15	14
Blocked shots	24	14
Giveaways	4	12
Takeaways	8	11
Faceoffs won	33/62 (53.2%)	29/62 (46.8%)

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 9 F. Forsberg	L	0	1	1	-1	0	5	0	1	0		16:51
Number 12 M. Fisher	C	0	1	1	-1	0	5	2	0	0	55%	19:48
Number 13 O. Jokinen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	20%	12:13
Number 15 C. Smith	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	1	0		16:19
Number 18 J. Neal	L	2	0	2	0	0	4	1	4	1		17:09
Number 19 C. Jarnkrok	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	33.3%	12:35
Number 24 E. Nystrom	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	100%	13:32
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	64.3%	13:25
Number 33 C. Wilson	C	0	2	2	+3	2	5	1	1	0		18:48
Number 41 T. Beck	L	0	0	0	-2	2	2	0	1	0		09:03
Number 57 G. Bourque	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		12:18
Number 63 M. Ribeiro	C	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	0	0	58.8%	17:22
Number 3 S. Jones	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0		16:49
Number 4 R. Ellis	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	3	0		23:44
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	4	0		31:56
Number 14 M. Ekholm	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	0		18:47
Number 59 R. Josi	D	1	0	1	0	4	8	0	1	0		27:26
Number 64 V. Bartley	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:59

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	42	38	4	.905	65:00	OT 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	0	2	4	0	0	0		15:38
Number 13 D. Carcillo	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		05:03
Number 16 M. Kruger	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	50%	13:13
Number 19 J. Toews	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	39.1%	22:17
Number 20 B. Saad	L	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	2	0	100%	16:45
Number 23 K. Versteeg	R	0	1	1	0	0	4	3	0	0	100%	16:46
Number 28 B. Smith	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	44.4%	12:54
Number 29 B. Bickell	L	1	1	2	+1	0	1	1	0	0		09:42
Number 65 A. Shaw	R	1	0	1	+1	0	5	1	0	0	50%	15:17
Number 81 M. Hossa	R	1	0	1	-1	0	3	1	0	1		21:05
Number 88 P. Kane	R	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1	0	0		23:34
Number 91 B. Richards	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	55.6%	15:49
Number 2 D. Keith	D	0	3	3	+3	0	2	0	2	0		32:56
Number 4 N. Hjalmarsson	D	0	0	0	-1	4	1	0	0	0		18:45
Number 5 D. Rundblad	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0		12:39
Number 7 B. Seabrook	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		27:48
Number 27 J. Oduya	D	0	0	0	-2	2	2	1	3	0		21:41
Number 34 T. Erixon	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		08:09

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 50 C. Crawford	40	36	4	.900	64:53	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:45	Nashville Predators	Colin Wilson	Hooking	2
1st	15:05	Chicago Blackhawks	Brandon Saad	Interference	2
2nd	00:45	Nashville Predators	Taylor Beck	Slashing	2
2nd	02:56	Chicago Blackhawks	Johnny Oduya	Hooking	2
2nd	08:26	Nashville Predators	Shea Weber	High sticking	2
2nd	15:59	Chicago Blackhawks	Patrick Sharp	Slashing	2
2nd	15:59	Nashville Predators	Roman Josi	Roughing	2
2nd	16:47	Nashville Predators	Mattias Ekholm	Holding	2
2nd	18:58	Chicago Blackhawks	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	03:37	Chicago Blackhawks	Niklas Hjalmarsson	Tripping	2
3rd	08:45	Nashville Predators	Roman Josi	Cross checking	2
3rd	14:20	Chicago Blackhawks	Niklas Hjalmarsson	High sticking	2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach: Peter Laviolette
Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Joel Quenneville
Referees: Justin St. Pierre, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, Ryan Galloway
Nashville Predators scratches: Matt Cullen, Anton Volchenkov
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Michal Rozsival, Joakim Nordstrom

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 Dec 29

Other NHL games on Monday, December 29, 2014
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
Washington Capitals 3 at New York Islanders 4	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
Colorado Avalanche 0 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
Minnesota Wild 3 at Winnipeg Jets 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Winnipeg Jets, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
New York Rangers 2 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Dallas Stars, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Calgary Flames, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Arizona Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Arizona Coyotes, Mon, Dec 29, 2014