PREVIEW: Blackhawks, Predators Meet in Saturday Matinee

TIME: 11:30 a.m. CT
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The Blackhawks and Predators close out their season series on Saturday morning with an 11:30 a.m. puck drop in Nashville.

TEAM RECORDS

• CHI: 25-38-11, 61 PTS
• NSH: 42-27-5, 89 PTS

HOW TO WATCH

Chris Vosters and Eddie Olczyk have the call from Bridgestone Arena on NBC Sports Chicago with pregame coverage beginning at 11 a.m. John Wiedeman and Nick Olczyk have the radio broadcast on WGN Radio.

VS. NASHVILLE

The Blackhawks and Predators close out their season series this morning with the fourth and final matchup. Nashville came out on top in the last meeting as Phil Kurashev scored the lone goal for Chicago.
Chicago and Nashville had played two consecutive games that were decided in overtime earlier this season. In Chicago's 3-2 loss on Dec. 17, Kirby Dach and Jonathan Toews scored in regulation. Toews also won 12 of his 18 (67 percent) faceoffs against Nashville.
The Blackhawks defeated the Predators 2-1 in overtime on Nov. 7 at the United Center. Alex DeBrincat notched the game-winner in Derek King's first game as interim head coach.
Seth Jones was originally drafted by Nashville in the first round (4th overall) of the 2013 NHL Draft. Nashville is one of four teams (CBJ, DAL and STL) Patrick Kane has more than 60 career points against.

LINEUP CHANGES

Before the morning start on Saturday, Derek King told reporters on Friday afternoon that Kevin Lankinen will start in goal in Nashville and Collin Delia will miss the contest due to a death in the family. Cale Morris was recalled from Rockford to backup Lankinen.
Dominik Kubalik, Erik Gustafsson and Tyler Johnson will all return to the lineup, Kubalik and Johnson after being scratched in the last three games and Gustafsson after sitting out the last two. Kirby Dach will miss the contest with a right shoulder sprain suffered in Thursday's win over San Jose, as will Philipp Kurashev and Calvin de Haan as healthy scratches.