Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators 1/26/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Chicago comes to this game after picking up their second straight win. The win came over the Detroit Red Wings by a 6-2 score in the game and looked very impressive in the win. With the win Chicago moved up to a record of 2-3-1 on the year so far.

Scoring for the Blackhawks has shown decent improvement moving up to 3.17 goals per game. The power play for Chicago is converting at 42.1% on the year. The defense for Chicago has been problematic at times this year with 3.83 goals per game allowed. With the penalty kill the Blackhawks have killed off 72% of the opponents power plays.

The Predators are coming in with another loss piled on them. The loss this time was the second straight loss to Dallas by a score of 3-2. The Predators ended up dropping to a 2-3-0 record with the loss that was put on them by the surging Dallas Stars.

With the recent losses and lack of offense the Predators have dropped to 2.40 goals per game scored. The power play for the Predators have ended up converting on 10% of the power plays. Defensively the Nashville team has allowed 3.40 goals per game. The penalty kill for Nashville is horrible this year killing off only 55% of the power plays.