I know a majority of NHL players believe individual stats are secondary to team stats, and I’m sure hockey fans would agree. So we’ll start this post with this: the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 on Sunday night to move back into a tie for first place atop the Central Division and Western Conference.
The Blackhawks received some help from the Nashville Predators, who posted a 4-2 win over the Minnesota Wild. Now, the Wild have three games in hand on Chicago instead of the four or five we’ve become accustomed to.
(Also, the Preds are finally waking up and are suddenly in third in the Central.