Blackhawks at Predators 4/6/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

By: Zack |

Last Updated: 08/20/2019 at 9:20 AM ET

The Blackhawks made a late-season surge. The downside is the Blackhawks made the surge too late and it really is a shame because the team really started to look good. The one thing that the Blackhawks do need to work on in the offseason is finding a way to protect than that. The defense was absolutely horrid for the Blackhawks this season and they're going to finish as one of the worst defensive teams in the NHL this year.

In testament to how horrible the Blackhawks defense is this year, they allowed 3.56 goals-per-game to be scored. The Blackhawks offense actually played decent and was ranked in the top 10 of the NHL as they scored 3.24 goals-per-game. When it comes to the power play the Blackhawks converted on 20.6% of their power plays. But they had the league-worst penalty-kill at 73.1%.
Nashville is the second place team in the Central division and is looking to hold on to that position if they're able to win this game. The downside is they are tied with the St Louis Blues and that means the Nashville Predators will have to push hard in the game to bring home a win and potentially the second place finish.

When it comes to go offense the Predators are actually a little bit on the weak side as they are only scoring 2.85 goals a game. The defense of the Nashville Predators is one of the best in the league allowing only 2.59 goals-per-game. The Nashville Predators are horrible on the power play as they are only converting on 12.7% of the power plays they get, there penalty kill is in the top 10 by killing off 81.9% of the opponent's power plays.

Chicago Blackhawks have struggled most of the Season offensively. Thankfully the Nashville Predators are not that good of an offensive team and there are more of a defensive-minded team than anything. That being said though looked for the Predators to be able to take advantage of the weak Blackhawks defense and bring home a win. Final Score Prediction, Nashville Predators win in under game 3-2.

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