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Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators

Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4–2 on Thursday, February 26, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Chicago Blackhawks 2 29-39-14
at Nashville Predators 4 38-34-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Chicago Blackhawks 0 1 1 2
Nashville Predators 1 0 3 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Chicago Blackhawks 9 5 9 23
Nashville Predators 8 12 6 26

Three stars

  1. R. O'Reilly, Nashville Predators (1 goal)
  2. F. Forsberg, Nashville Predators (1 goal)
  3. M. Wood, Nashville Predators (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 13:50 Nashville Predators Filip Forsberg (25) Unassisted Even strength CHI 0, NSH 1
2nd 04:13 Chicago Blackhawks Connor Bedard (24) Ryan Greene (14) Even strength CHI 1, NSH 1
3rd 03:16 Chicago Blackhawks Tyler Bertuzzi (26) Teuvo Teravainen (14), Sam Rinzel (8) Power play CHI 2, NSH 1
3rd 07:12 Nashville Predators Matthew Wood (10) Erik Haula (21) Power play CHI 2, NSH 2
3rd 16:44 Nashville Predators Ryan O'Reilly (21) Roman Josi (29) Even strength CHI 2, NSH 3
3rd 19:12 Nashville Predators Steven Stamkos (29) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net CHI 2, NSH 4

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

Team stats

Stat Chicago Blackhawks Nashville Predators
Shots on goal 23 26
Power play 1 of 5 1 of 1
Penalty minutes 4 12
Hits 15 26
Blocked shots 6 12
Giveaways 15 13
Takeaways 2 6
Faceoffs won 25/44 (56.8%) 19/44 (43.2%)

Box score

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player
8 R. Donato C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11:55
11 O. Moore C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 12:54
16 J. Dickinson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 66.7% 13:44
17 N. Foligno L 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 0 0 71.4% 14:55
20 R. Greene C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 50% 16:44
28 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 17:08
59 T. Bertuzzi L 1 0 1 -2 0 3 0 0 1 17:56
84 L. Slaggert L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 09:58
86 T. Teravainen C 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 0 0 19:49
91 F. Nazar C 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 0 0 50% 18:13
95 I. Mikheyev R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:07
98 C. Bedard C 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 50% 21:29
5 C. Murphy D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 15:12
6 S. Rinzel D 0 1 1 -1 2 3 0 1 0 20:53
46 L. Crevier D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 17:11
48 M. Grzelcyk D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 2 0 16:16
55 A. Levshunov D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 17:47
72 A. Vlasic D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:39
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie
30 S. Knight 25 22 3 .880 59:15 Loss

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
9 F. Forsberg L 1 0 1 +1 0 4 2 0 0 17:40
17 T. Jost C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 13:20
36 C. Smith R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 1 0 16:20
47 M. McCarron C 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 50% 14:40
56 E. Haula L 0 1 1 +2 4 0 6 0 0 46.7% 15:56
58 M. Bunting L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11:28
68 Z. L'Heureux L 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 09:45
71 M. Wood R 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 33.3% 10:07
77 L. Evangelista R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 14:20
81 J. Marchessault R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 14:23
90 R. O'Reilly C 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 36.4% 18:40
91 S. Stamkos C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 0 0 100% 14:54
37 N. Blankenburg D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 4 1 0 19:52
41 N. Hague D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 22:03
48 N. Perbix D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 19:57
59 R. Josi D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 2 0 25:25
76 B. Skjei D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 2 3 0 17:17
83 A. Wilsby D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 14:02
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
29 J. Annunen 23 21 2 .913 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:26 Nashville Predators Nick Perbix High sticking 2
1st 06:00 Nashville Predators Erik Haula High sticking double minor 4
3rd 01:25 Nashville Predators Adam Wilsby Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 05:17 Chicago Blackhawks Nick Foligno Interference 2
3rd 12:58 Nashville Predators Michael McCarron Roughing 2
3rd 12:58 Chicago Blackhawks Sam Rinzel Roughing 2
3rd 12:58 Nashville Predators Michael McCarron Tripping 2

Game information

Chicago Blackhawks head coach
Jeff Blashill
Nashville Predators head coach
Andrew Brunette
Referees
Frederick L'Ecuyer, Beau Halkidis
Linesmen
Caleb Apperson, Kilian McNamara
Chicago Blackhawks scratches
Sam Lafferty, Colton Dach, Kevin Korchinski
Nashville Predators scratches
Ozzy Wiesblatt, Justin Barron

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Nashville Predators 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 3 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Nashville Predators 0 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 26

Matchup Status Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
New York Islanders 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final/OT Game page
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Ottawa Senators 1 Final/OT Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Florida Panthers 5 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at New York Rangers 2 Final/OT Game page
Seattle Kraken 1 at St. Louis Blues 5 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 5 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 4 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 8 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final Game page

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