The Nashville Predators opened up the unofficial second half of the season with a grueling 2-1 loss to the rival Chicago Blackhawks.
Despite signs pointing toward a Filip Forsberg return, the first-line winger did not make it off of the IR for tonight’s game. Anton Forsberg, however, started in net for the Blackhawks opposite Juuse Saros.
The game started with the Predators nearly taking advantage of an early Blackhawks turnover, but the next few minutes saw numerous sloppy plays by Nashville leading to David Kampf of the Blackhawks scoring the game’s first goal.