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| Western Conference Quarterfinals - Best of 7 - Game 2 - CHI Leads 1-0 | |
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| 21 | CHICAGO | -105 | Ov 5,-130 | +100 | Ov 5,-130 | | 22 | NASHVILLE | -115 | Un 5,+110 | -120 | Un 5,+110 |
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| All Games | 49-34-0 | -8.4 | 49-34 | -8.4 | 27-44 | 2.8 | 34.0 | 2.3 | 30.5 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 25-17-0 | +3 | 25-17 | +3 | 12-23 | 2.8 | 30.5 | 2.4 | 29.8 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4-0 | -4.1 | 1-4 | -4.1 | 1-3 | 1.8 | 33.2 | 2.4 | 33.2 | | Playoff Games | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0 | 4.0 | 42.0 | 3.0 | 54.0 | | vs. Division | 16-14-0 | -8.4 | 16-14 | -8.4 | 12-13 | 2.6 | 33.6 | 2.6 | 31.5 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 83 | 233 | 74 | 63 | 83 | 13 | 21 | 2819 | 8.3% | 266 | 48 | 18.0% | 388 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 42 | 116 | 39 | 31 | 40 | 6 | 13 | 1279 | 9.1% | 134 | 27 | 20.1% | 196 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166 | 5.4% | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | 17 | | Team Stats (Playoffs) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 9.5% | 6 | 2 | 33.3% | 8 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 30 | 79 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 1007 | 7.8% | 83 | 16 | 19.3% | 134 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 192 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 6 | 11 | 2531 | 7.6% | 217 | 36 | 16.6% | 317 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 99 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 1251 | 7.9% | 123 | 23 | 18.7% | 164 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 7.2% | 17 | 5 | 29.4% | 22 | | Stats Against (Playoffs) | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 5.6% | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | 4 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 78 | 31 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 944 | 8.3% | 86 | 18 | 20.9% | 134 |
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| CORY CRAWFORD (All Games) | 58 | 58 | 1673 | 1544 | 92.3% | 2 | 33-25 | -11.6 | 33-25-0 | -10 | 21-32 | | CORY CRAWFORD (Road Games) | 29 | 29 | 827 | 766 | 92.6% | 2 | 19-10 | +5.6 | 19-10-0 | +5 | 9-17 | | CORY CRAWFORD (vs. Division) | 24 | 24 | 702 | 642 | 91.5% | 2 | 13-11 | -7.9 | 13-11-0 | -6 | 11-12 | | CORY CRAWFORD (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 100 | 91 | 91.0% | 0 | 1-3 | -3 | 1-3-0 | -4 | 1-3 | | CORY CRAWFORD (Playoff Games) | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 75.0% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | | SCOTT DARLING (All Games) | 15 | 13 | 461 | 434 | 94.1% | 1 | 9-4 | +4.4 | 9-4-0 | +4 | 2-7 | | SCOTT DARLING (Road Games) | 10 | 9 | 322 | 300 | 93.2% | 1 | 6-3 | +2.9 | 6-3-0 | +3 | 2-5 | | SCOTT DARLING (vs. Division) | 3 | 2 | 99 | 95 | 96.0% | 0 | 1-1 | -0.1 | 1-1-0 | 0 | 0-1 | | SCOTT DARLING (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 136 | 129 | 94.9% | 0 | 2-1 | +0.9 | 2-1-0 | +1 | 1-0 | | SCOTT DARLING (Playoff Games) | 1 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 100.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | ANTTI RAANTA (All Games) | 14 | 12 | 389 | 364 | 93.6% | 3 | 7-5 | -1.2 | 7-5-0 | -1 | 4-5 | | ANTTI RAANTA (Road Games) | 4 | 4 | 98 | 87 | 88.8% | 1 | 0-4 | -5.6 | 0-4-0 | -5 | 1-1 | | ANTTI RAANTA (vs. Division) | 5 | 4 | 140 | 129 | 92.1% | 0 | 2-2 | -0.5 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 1-0 | | ANTTI RAANTA (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 100 | 94 | 94.0% | 1 | 1-2 | -2.6 | 1-2-0 | -3 | 1-2 | | ANTTI RAANTA (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
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| All Games | 47-36-0 | +3.4 | 47-36 | +3.4 | 33-37 | 2.8 | 32.1 | 2.6 | 28.4 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 28-14-0 | +6.8 | 28-14 | +6.8 | 18-15 | 3.0 | 33.3 | 2.5 | 27.8 | | Last 5 Games | 0-5-0 | -7.4 | 0-5 | -7.4 | 3-1 | 2.2 | 38.2 | 3.8 | 28.2 | | Playoff Games | 0-1-0 | -1.2 | 0-1 | -1.2 | 1-0 | 3.0 | 54.0 | 4.0 | 42.0 | | vs. Division | 15-15-0 | -3.6 | 15-15 | -3.6 | 11-14 | 2.7 | 32.1 | 2.7 | 28.6 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 83 | 235 | 68 | 71 | 82 | 14 | 11 | 2668 | 8.8% | 264 | 43 | 16.3% | 388 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 42 | 124 | 33 | 38 | 44 | 9 | 7 | 1399 | 8.9% | 131 | 20 | 15.3% | 200 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 5.8% | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | 18 | | Team Stats (Playoffs) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 5.6% | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | 4 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 30 | 80 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 962 | 8.3% | 95 | 12 | 12.6% | 133 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 212 | 55 | 72 | 74 | 11 | 20 | 2359 | 9.0% | 240 | 47 | 19.6% | 359 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 104 | 23 | 40 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 1167 | 8.9% | 116 | 22 | 19.0% | 175 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 19 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 141 | 13.5% | 13 | 5 | 38.5% | 30 | | Stats Against (Playoffs) | | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 9.5% | 6 | 2 | 33.3% | 8 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 80 | 22 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 858 | 9.3% | 84 | 13 | 15.5% | 129 |
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| CARTER HUTTON (All Games) | 18 | 17 | 450 | 406 | 90.2% | 0 | 6-11 | -5.5 | 6-11-0 | -5 | 8-8 | | CARTER HUTTON (Home Games) | 5 | 4 | 125 | 112 | 89.6% | 0 | 3-1 | +1.5 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 4-0 | | CARTER HUTTON (vs. Division) | 5 | 5 | 145 | 131 | 90.3% | 0 | 1-4 | -3 | 1-4-0 | -3 | 2-3 | | CARTER HUTTON (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 93 | 83 | 89.2% | 0 | 1-3 | -2.6 | 1-3-0 | -3 | 1-3 | | CARTER HUTTON (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | MAREK MAZANEC (All Games) | 2 | 1 | 47 | 43 | 91.5% | 1 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | | MAREK MAZANEC (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | MAREK MAZANEC (vs. Division) | 1 | 1 | 27 | 25 | 92.6% | 1 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | | MAREK MAZANEC (Last 4 Games) | 2 | 1 | 47 | 43 | 91.5% | 1 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | | MAREK MAZANEC (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | PEKKA RINNE (All Games) | 65 | 65 | 1849 | 1705 | 92.2% | 4 | 41-24 | +9.9 | 41-24-0 | +10 | 25-28 | | PEKKA RINNE (Home Games) | 38 | 38 | 1036 | 953 | 92.0% | 2 | 25-13 | +5.3 | 25-13-0 | +5 | 14-15 | | PEKKA RINNE (vs. Division) | 24 | 24 | 679 | 624 | 91.9% | 0 | 14-10 | +0.5 | 14-10-0 | 0 | 9-10 | | PEKKA RINNE (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 115 | 101 | 87.8% | 0 | 0-4 | -6.4 | 0-4-0 | -6 | 3-0 | | PEKKA RINNE (Playoff Games) | 1 | 1 | 42 | 38 | 90.5% | 0 | 0-1 | -1.2 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: CHICAGO 3.18, NASHVILLE 3.22 |
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| 3/21/2015 | at DALLAS | 0-4 | L | 0, -125 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 3/23/2015 | at CAROLINA | 3-1 | W | 0, -190 | W | 5 ov | U | | 3/25/2015 | at PHILADELPHIA | 1-4 | L | 0, -155 | L | 5 ev | P | | 3/27/2015 | COLUMBUS | 2-5 | L | 0, -235 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 3/29/2015 | at WINNIPEG | 4-3 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5 ov | O | | 3/30/2015 | LOS ANGELES | 4-1 | W | 0, +105 | W | 5 ov | P | | 4/2/2015 | VANCOUVER | 3-1 | W | 0, -165 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 4/3/2015 | at BUFFALO | 4-3 | W | 0, -300 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 4/5/2015 | ST LOUIS | 1-2 | L | 0, -155 | L | 5 ov | U | | 4/7/2015 | MINNESOTA | 1-2 | L | 0, -150 | L | 5 ev | U | | 4/9/2015 | at ST LOUIS | 1-2 | L | 0, +105 | L | 5 ov | U | | 4/11/2015 | at COLORADO | 2-3 | L | 0, -115 | L | 5 ov | P | | 4/15/2015 | at NASHVILLE | 4-3 | W | 0, +105 | W | 5 ov | O | | 4/17/2015 | at NASHVILLE | | | 4/19/2015 | NASHVILLE | | | 4/21/2015 | NASHVILLE | |
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| 3/21/2015 | BUFFALO | 3-0 | W | 0, -460 | W | 5 ev | U | | 3/24/2015 | MONTREAL | 3-2 | W | 0, -130 | W | 5 un | P | | 3/26/2015 | at TAMPA BAY | 3-2 | W | 0, +130 | W | 5 ov | P | | 3/28/2015 | at WASHINGTON | 4-3 | W | 0, +110 | W | 5 ov | O | | 3/29/2015 | CALGARY | 2-5 | L | 0, -150 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 3/31/2015 | VANCOUVER | 4-5 | L | 0, -150 | L | 5 ov | O | | 4/4/2015 | DALLAS | 3-4 | L | 0, -190 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 4/7/2015 | at COLORADO | 2-3 | L | 0, -145 | L | 5 ov | P | | 4/9/2015 | MINNESOTA | 2-4 | L | 0, -175 | L | 5 ev | O | | 4/11/2015 | at DALLAS | 1-4 | L | 0, +120 | L | 5.5 ev | U | | 4/15/2015 | CHICAGO | 3-4 | L | 0, -125 | L | 5 ov | O | | 4/17/2015 | CHICAGO | | | 4/19/2015 | at CHICAGO | | | 4/21/2015 | at CHICAGO | |
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| |  | CHICAGO: LAST SEASON: 46-21-15, 107 points. Finished third in Central Division, lost to Los Angeles Kings in Western Conference final.
COACH: Joel Quenneville, 7th season with the Blackhawks, 268-127-59; 18th in the NHL, 706-410-77-100.
ADDED: C Brad Richards, G Michael Leighton.
LOST: LW Brandon Bollig, D Sheldon Brookbank.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Brandon Saad. The talented winger was terrific in the final part of the playoff series against the Kings, collecting three goals and four assists in the last four games. Playing on a line with Patrick Kane and newcomer Brad Richards, he could do even better than his career highs of 19 goals and 28 assists from last season.
OUTLOOK: It's Stanley Cup or bust for the loaded Blackhawks, who have no glaring weaknesses. They should be among the league's highest-scoring teams again this season, and Norris Trophy winner Duncan Keith leads a solid group of defensemen. The Central could be hockey's toughest division, but the Blackhawks are a legitimate threat for their third NHL title in the last six seasons. | | NASHVILLE: LAST SEASON: 38-32-12, 88 points. Missed the playoffs by finishing 10th in the Western Conference.
COACH: Peter Laviolette, 1st season with Predators, 389-282-25-63 overall.
ADDED: F James Neal, F Olli Jokinen, F Mike Ribeiro, F Derek Roy.
LOST: Coach Barry Trotz, goaltenders coach Mitch Korn, F Patric Hornqvist, F Nick Spaling.
PLAYER TO WATCH: G Pekka Rinne. Even with Ribeiro needing to prove his personal issues have been handled, Rinne is the two-time Vezina Trophy finalist who anchors Nashville's defense. He only played 24 games last season after an infection in his surgically-repaired hip needed more surgery, keeping him on crutches for weeks. Rinne went 3-0-1 in his final four games and was the MVP of the World Championships.
OUTLOOK: The Predators missed the playoffs by three points with Rinne missing much of last season. Laviolette is expected to boost the Predators' offense and take advantage of the experienced forwards added during the offseason, and general manager David Poile has made it clear they must reach the playoffs. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NHL PLAYOFF PREVIEW (CHICAGO-NASHVILLE) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Blackhawks-Predators Preview* ==============================
By JEFF BARTL STATS Senior Writer
Chicago At Nashville, Game Two, 9:30 p.m. EDT
Joel Quenneville seemingly had a tough decision to make.
Does he go with the backup goaltender who sparked a rally in Game 1? Or should he stick with the guy who has carried the load most of the season?
To the Chicago Blackhawks coach, though, it was "pretty much a no-brainer."
Corey Crawford - not Scott Darling - will be in net for Friday night's Game 2 against the host Nashville Predators.
After the Blackhawks fell behind 3-0 on Nashville's 12 first-period shots Wednesday, Darling played the final 67:44 and made 42 saves before Duncan Keith scored in the second overtime to give Chicago a 4-3 victory.
Darling's relief effort was the longest for any goaltender without allowing a goal in the history of the playoffs. But Crawford, who shared the Jennings Trophy with Montreal's Carey Price for the fewest team goals allowed during the season, had been the rock in net leading up to Game 1, and that made Quenneville's decision easy.
"He's our starting goalie," Quenneville said. "He's been our strength all year long. It was one period, and one collectively as a team - goaltending all the way out through the forwards - I thought our first period was ordinary at best. I look forward to him getting back in the net."
Darling, who was in Nashville's system in 2013 and a minor league roommate of Predators' standout rookie Filip Forsberg, was just part of the comeback. Jonathan Toews had a goal and two assists, and Patrick Kane added a pair of assists.
Kane's return was the story heading into Game 1 after he missed the final 21 of the season with a broken clavicle. He quickly shook off any rust and played more than 23 minutes.
"If anybody can come back and not look out of place, it's a guy like (Kane), whose skill level is so much higher than everybody else's," Keith said.
Kane's return left Antoine Vermette as the odd man out. Vermette, acquired from Arizona at the trade deadline, seems headed for a second straight healthy scratch after Quenneville said it's "not likely" any lineup changes would be made from Game 1.
The Predators, though, may have to shake things up depending on the availability of forward Mike Fisher, who left after suffering a lower-body injury early in the second period.
That left Nashville with 11 forwards for the remainder of the game, and he's questionable to play Friday.
"That was big," coach Peter Laviolette said. "It happened early enough in the game to where you have to juggle that position. You have to take a guy out that you could go down a checklist of things that you need from players on the ice, and you just keep checking the boxes when Mike comes out of the lineup. Those are some big shoes to fill."
The Predators have lost seven straight, but Laviolette said his club isn't panicking. He also defended Pekka Rinne, who has lost his last five starts with a 3.24 goals-against average and .871 save percentage.
Nashville now looks to put together a full performance rather than just a 20-minute explosion in which Colin Wilson scored twice and former Blackhawk Viktor Stalberg had a goal off a Crawford misplay.
"You'd rather be sitting in a different position that's for sure, but it's one game," Laviolette said. "We can pull a lot of positives from (Game 1), but we've got to win hockey games as well."
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| | Last Updated: 4/18/2024 9:29:12 PM EST. |
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