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Nashville Predators vs Chicago Blackhawks

Regular season · Thursday, April 8, 2027 · United Center

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CHSN · SCRIPPS

Game preview

The Nashville Predators visit the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Thursday, April 8, 2027, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on CHSN and SCRIPPS.

This is the fourth of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Predators

First game of a road trip.

  1. 292027-03-29: no game
  2. 302027-03-30: vs BUF
  3. 312027-03-31: no game
  4. 12027-04-01: vs CHI
  5. 22027-04-02: no game
  6. 32027-04-03: vs CGY
  7. 42027-04-04: no game
  8. 52027-04-05: no game
  9. 62027-04-06: vs SEA
  10. 72027-04-07: no game
  11. 82027-04-08: at CHI
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~398 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~398 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Blackhawks

First home game after a 4-game road trip (Washington, Nashville, Dallas and Minnesota).

  1. 292027-03-29: no game
  2. 302027-03-30: at WSH
  3. 312027-03-31: no game
  4. 12027-04-01: at NSH
  5. 22027-04-02: no game
  6. 32027-04-03: at DAL
  7. 42027-04-04: no game
  8. 52027-04-05: no game
  9. 62027-04-06: at MIN
  10. 72027-04-07: no game
  11. 82027-04-08: vs NSH
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~345 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,988 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Nashville PredatorsPredatorsTue, Oct 13 vs VGK
  1. L1Forsberg#9Hoglander#21Wood#71
    7:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewColton#79Drury#18Edstrom#84
    6:39 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewStamkos#91O'Reilly#90Kerfoot#14
    4:39 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewJosi#59Wilsby#2
    10:48 together at 5v5
  2. D2Skjei#76Perbix#48
    10:28 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHague#41Struble#3
    7:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Forsberg LStamkos CO'Reilly CMarchessault CJosi D4:22
  2. 2Kerfoot CColton CPinchuk CWood RAhcan D0:25

Penalty kill

  1. 1Kerfoot CDrury CSkjei DPerbix D2:16
  2. 2O'Reilly CEdstrom CJosi DWilsby D0:35
Chicago BlackhawksBlackhawksTue, Oct 13 vs PIT
  1. L1NewBedard#98Kane#88Kantserov#80
    14:40 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewBertuzzi#59Teravainen#86Frondell#16
    9:13 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewToninato#25Donato#8Moore#11
    8:03 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewGreenway#12Greene#20Smith#22
    6:49 together at 5v5
  1. D1Byram#24Levshunov#55
    17:47 together at 5v5
  2. D2Cole#28Vlasic#72
    12:41 together at 5v5
  3. D3Kaiser#44Rinzel#6
    11:31 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Bertuzzi LBedard CKane RKantserov RByram D2:48

Penalty kill

  1. 1Teravainen CFrondell CCole DVlasic D1:29
  2. 2Greene CSmith RCole DVlasic D1:05

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NSHCHI

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

NSH 43% (most shuffled)CHI 70% (14th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

NSH 1:56 left (11th earliest · 16 pulls)CHI 1:23 left (2nd latest · 19 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NSH 48.7s (14th longest)CHI 48.6s (15th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

NSH 30% (15th most often)CHI 33% (10th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series