Chicago held off the scoresheet for first time all season in Nashville
ByCarter Baum
Blackhawks.com
The Blackhawks nearly doubled the Predators in shots, but Juuse Saros stood tall in the Nashville crease as Chicago dropped a 3-0 game on the road on Saturday afternoon.
STAT OF THE AFTERNOON: For the first time this season, Chicago was held scoreless as Saros made 41 saves on the day. UP NEXT: The Blackhawks return home to open a two-game set against the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night at the United Center (7 p.m. - NBCSCH).
The Predators got on the board on the game's opening power play as Eeli Tolvanen took a pass at the point from Calle Jarnkrok, walked in to the top of the circle and blistered a slap shot top corner for a 1-0 lead.
CHI: 0, NSH: 2
2nd - 10:14 - Colton Sissons-- SH, PS
Nashville took a 2-0 advantage in the second as Colton Sissons was awarded a penalty shot on a shorthanded breakaway attempt when Adam Boqvist hooked the center from behind. Sissons beat Kevin Lankinen with a shot that rang off both posts and in to double the difference.
CHI: 0, NSH: 3
3rd - 9:54 - Luke Kunin (Jeremy Davies, Ben Harpur)
The home side made it a three-goal game in the third as Luke Kunin notched his third of the season. The center popped home a point-blank chance from the slot, beating Kevin Lankinen five-hole for a 3-0 scoreline to put the game away.
