Timely Goal from Bickell Gives Blackhawks Life

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Another sloppy start for the Blackhawks left them with another 3-0 deficit to overcome, this time on Vezina-worthy Pekka Rinne, who before this game had a GAA of 1.81. No easy feat. Seven minutes and ten seconds later, it was tied at 3-3, before a badly timed Too Much Man call gave the Predators the go-ahead goal with about a minute and a half left in the second period. Bryan Bickell's tying goal in Game Six in Boston two years ago came with seventy six seconds left on the clock. This one? With seventy three.

"Elite" play from Saad Gives Blackhawks the Win

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The Blackhawks moved into first place in the Central Division after last night's win over the Predators. They've won six in a row, and nine of their last ten, and they show no signs of slowing down.

Neal and Rinne shine in Blackhawks' First Regulation Loss

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The first twenty minutes of last night's game looked set to play out almost exactly like the last time Chicago played Nashville (a 2-1 OT win). It was a fast paced game at both ends, however, in a rare lapse for the Blackhawks, they came into the second period being outshot 14-6. They eventually evened the shots up near the end of the game (outshooting the Predators 17-6 in the third), but it seemed too little too late, as they couldn't score a third goal and force overtime.

Ugly Power Play Almost Topples Blackhawks

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Last night, the Blackhawks were 0-for-5 in their power play. They spent most of the game outplaying and outshooting the other team (37-20 in favour of Chicago), and they had one regulation goal to show for it.

Sound familiar?