The Nashville Predators took on the Chicago Blackhawks again tonight in the second game of their back-to-back. What were the storylines, who stood out, and where does the team go from here? All that below.
What went right?
The first period was clinical work by the Predators. In terms of shot generation, special teams, and overall process, Nashville repeated their performance from last night through twenty minutes. Pekka Rinne looked great, the forecheck was retrieving pucks, and everything was swell. Viktor Arvidsson and Calle Järnkrok added goals to make it a 2-0 game, and Mattias Ekholm continued to prove that he belongs squarely in the Norris conversation.