The Chicago Blackhawks will face Central Division foe Nashville in the Western Conference quarterfinals of the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Dates and times have not yet been announced.
It’s the third time Chicago and Nashville will meet in the conference quarterfinals. Chicago won the previous two postseason series 4-2 in 2010 and 2015. Both years the Hawks went on to win the Stanley Cup. The Hawks have only dropped one home playoff game to Nashville — Game 1 of the 2010 series.
Chicago won the 2016-17 regular-season series against Nashville, 4-1. The Hawks dropped their season opener, 3-2, to Nashville before rattling off four straight against the Predators.