In the spirit of the holiday season, the Nashville Predators have given their fans a six-game winning streak marked by some of the best hockey played by the Boys in Gold since 2017. Even as COVID-19 unravels everything, Preds fans get the treat of watching their team go up against one of the league’s laughingstocks in the Chicago Blackhawks, a hated rival fallen from grace. When looking at this game, who are the players to watch, what do we predict will happen, and why does it matter? All of that and more below.
When: 8:30 ET
Where: Bridgestone Arena
TV: Bally Sports South, NBC Sports Chicago, ESPN+ (for out of market fans)
The Blackhawks
Since firing Jeremy Colliton, Chicago has gone from being one of the league’s worst analytical teams to being.