NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:
ALL-TIME vs. CHICAGO
OVERALL (133 GP) 66-51-(4)-12
HOME (66 GP) 37-23-(3)-3
ROAD (67 GP) 29-28-(1)-9
LAST MEETING Nov. 18, 2023
at NSH (W, 4-2) PLAYOFFS (1-2)
Last: 2017 WCQ (W, 4-0)
− The Predators are 66-51-(4)-12 all-time against the Blackhawks, including a 29-28-(1)-9 record on the road. − This is the second of four matchups between Nashville and Chicago in 2023-24; it is the first of two at the United Center. − The Predators are 1-0-0 vs. the Blackhawks this season, claiming a 4-2 win at Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 18 that saw Cole Smith record his second career multi-goal game (2g). − Nashville went 2-1-0 against Chicago last season, with both of its victories coming at the United Center. The Predators earned a 4-2 win on Dec. 21, 2022, which saw Roman Josi pass David Legwand for the most points in franchise history. − The Predators have earned at least a point in 24 of their last 28 games against the Blackhawks (20-4-4), holding Chicago to two-or-fewer goals 24 times in that span. − Nashville recorded a 16-game point streak against Chicago from Jan. 9, 2020-March 4, 2023 (13-0-3), tied for its longest point streak against a single opponent in franchise history (16 GP vs. Columbus from Nov. 15, 2006-March 28, 2008). − The Predators went 7-0-1 vs. the Blackhawks in 2020-21, their most wins against Chicago in a single season in team history. Nashville outscored Chicago 25-14, allowing two-or-fewer goals in seven of those contests. The team’s seven wins against Chicago in 2020-21 were its most vs. a single opponent in a season since 2007-08 (seven vs. Columbus). − Former goaltender and current European Development Coach and Scout Pekka Rinne scored his first career NHL goal on Jan. 9, 2020 at Chicago. − This will be the 134th time the Predators and Blackhawks clash in the regular season, Nashville’s most games played against a single opponent.
NOTABLES vs. CHICAGO
− Juuse Saros is 10-3-2 with a 2.06 goals-against average, .932 save percentage and one shutout in 16 career appearances vs. the Blackhawks. − Kevin Lankinen played the first 69 games of his NHL career with Chicago from 2020-22. He went 25-29-11 and posted a 3.23 goals-against average and .901 save percentage for the Blackhawks. He faced Chicago for the first time on Nov. 18 and earned the win, stopping 29 of 31 shots. − Dante Fabbro (April 6, 2019) and Tommy Novak (Dec. 17, 2021) both scored their first career NHL goals against Chicago. − Spencer Stastney is a product of the Chicago Mission youth hockey program. − Predators prospect Ryan Ufko won the USHL’s Clark Cup with the Chicago Steel in 2020-21. − Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones was drafted fourth overall by the Predators in 2013; he skated in 199 games for Nashville from 2013-16, tallying 63 points (15g-48a). − Blackhawks defenseman Jarred Tinordi played in 35 games with the Predators from 2019-21.
LAST TIME OUT
− Nashville Predators 2, Buffalo Sabres 1 – Dec. 3 (KeyBank Center) –
NSH goals: Forsberg (13), Trenin – GWG (5) –
BUF goals: Olofsson – PS (3) –
Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (W, 34/35); BUF – Luukkonen (L, 27/29) –
Power plays: NSH 0-1; BUF 0-0 –
Notes: Nashville improved to 4-6-0 on the road in 2023-24… Nashville did not allow a power-play opportunity for the first time since March 2, 2023 at Florida… The Predators faced a penalty shot for the third time this season; all three attempts have been goals… Nashville scored both its goals in a 1:14 span in the first period… Juuse Saros made 34 saves, his most in a victory this season… Filip Forsberg scored his team-leading 13th goal of the season… Yakov Trenin tallied his second game-winning goal of 2023-24… Cole Smith assisted on Trenin’s goal and dished out a game-high six hits… Mark Jankowski had four shots on goal and a blocked shot in 12:35 of ice time in his season debut.
SIX IN A ROW
− Nashville recorded a six-game win streak from Nov. 18-28. It was Nashville’s first six-game win streak since claiming seven in a row from Dec. 4-17, 2021. The franchise record is 10 games, set from Feb. 19-March 8, 2018; the Predators also won eight in a row from Oct. 5-25, 2005. − Since Nov. 18, the Predators shared the NHL lead in points with 14 (7-2-0). They have scored the second-most goals in the NHL (32); the eighth-most goals per game (3.56); and are 10th in goals-against per game (2.78).
QUICK HITS
− The Predators are 10th in the NHL in expected goal percentage (5-on-5) at 52.5 percent and expected goal differential (5- on-5) at 4.97 per MoneyPuck.com. Nashville is also second in the NHL in high-danger shots for at 5-on-5 (59). − Nashville’s forward line of Forsberg-O’Reilly-Nyquist is sixth in the NHL in expected goal percentage (at least 160 minutes together at 5-on-5) at 57.9 percent per MoneyPuck.com. − The Predators have two defensive pairs (who have spent at least 130 minutes together at 5-on-5) in the top-nine in expected goals percentage, per MoneyPuck.com: McDonagh-Carrier (second, 64.8 percent) and Josi-Fabbro (ninth, 60.1 percent). − The Predators are tied for 10th in the NHL in power-play goals with 18. Nashville has scored multiple power-play goals in the same game four times this season; the Predators did so nine times in 2022-23. The Predators have also scored a power-play goal in seven of their last 11 games. − A total of nine players 25-years-old or younger have played in a game for Nashville in 2023-24: Marc Del Gaizo, Luke Evangelista, Dante Fabbro, Samuel Fagemo, Liam Foudy, Cody Glass, Juuso Parssinen, Spencer Stastney and Philip Tomasino. − Nashville leads the NHL in hits per 60 minutes (21.5) and hits (517).
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 2 – Activated Jarred Tinordi from injured reserve, recalled Louis Crevier from Rockford and assigned Isaak Phillips and Wyatt Kaiser to Rockford
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – NASHVILLE PREDATORS
The Blackhawks face off against the Nashville Predators in the second of four games this season … Chicago fell to the club 4-2 in their first matchup of the year on Nov. 18 in Nashville … Philipp Kurashev, skating in his 200th career game, and Tyler Johnson scored for the Blackhawks … Seth Jones registered an assist and has two points (1G, 1A) over his last three games against his former team … He was originally selected by Nashville in the first round (4th overall) of the 2013 NHL Draft … Jones recorded 63 points (15G, 48A) in 199 career regular-season games in a Predators jersey … Chicago posted a 1-2-0 record against the Predators in 2022-23 … Goaltender Petr Mrazek enters Tuesday’s matchup having posted a 10-4-0 record with a .920 SV%, a 2.44 GAA and one shutout in 14 career appearances against Nashville.
2023-24 Schedule/Results: HOME: Dec. 5, April 12 | AWAY: Nov. 18 (2-4), Jan. 2
All-Time Record: 63-54-16 | Home: 37-25-5 | Road: 26-29-11
Last Home Win: Nov. 7, 2021 (2-1 OT) |
Last Road Win: March 16, 2023 (2-1) |
Last Home Loss: March 4, 2023 (1-3) |
Last Road Loss: Nov. 18, 2023 (2-4)
ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. NSH
ALL-TIME GOALS: Tyler Johnson, 7; Nick Foligno, 5; Philipp Kurashev, 2
ASSISTS: Seth Jones, 10; Nick Foligno, 9; Jason Dickinson/Anthony Beauvillier, 7
POINTS: Nick Foligno, 14; Tyler Johnson, 11; Seth Jones, 11
BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 3-4-0
Two-Days Rest: 1-6-0
Three+ Days Rest: 1-1-0
First Game of a B2B: 2-1-0
Second Game of a B2B: 0-4-0
BLACKHAWKS RECORD BY DAY
Tuesday: 2-1-0
