The Preds hit the road and hope to build off their win tonight. They’ll be in Chicago facing the rebuilding Blackhawks, who look pretty much nothing like the team we all remember from multiple playoff clashes. Then again, Hawks fans could say the same.
There are some familiar faces in the form of Seth Jones and Craig Smith on the Chicago roster. Jones, Teuvo Teräväinen, and recent draftee Connor Bedard are the scoring leaders with seven points each, and Teräväinen and Nick Foligno lead the team in goals with three apiece. Petr Mrázek has had a rough time in net as the starter, while 25-year-old Arvid Söderblom has had one great game (a hard-fought overtime loss) and one bad game, which makes it hard to say what kind of season he’s having so far.