The Nashville Predators are down in their series against the Chicago Blackhawks 2-3 with Game 6 scheduled for a puck drop tonight at 7. It’s been a tough series to watch at times, with two heartbreaking overtime losses in overtime. There’s been some fighting, some flopping (looking at you Kris Versteeg), and some good old-fashioned hard-hitting.
What jumps out to me as the biggest difference between these two teams is experience. While the Blackhawks boast playoff veterans such as Marian Hossa, Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, Duncan Keith, et cetera and so on, the Predators have few that have ever made deep playoff runs.