Chicago Blackhawks Versus Nashville Predators Live Streaming Predictions And More

The Chicago Blackhawks post All-Star game schedule starts tonight with our new rivals the Nashville Predators. This is where the rubber meets the road with the Hawks needing wins over the Central Division in their 2nd half quest to make the Stanley Cup playoffs.

The task won’t be easy tonight that’s for sure with a trip to Smashville. At the All-Star game Patrick Kane said he felt the Hawks need to go 23-10 or better to make it to the playoffs.

The Chicago Blackhawks are a respectable 12-9-4 on the road this season, but their real struggles have been playing teams from within the Central Division which is oh by the way the toughest division in the NHL.

Last year in the playoffs, the Chicago Blackhawks top line struggled all series long against the Predators top line. The new top line for the Chicago Blackhawks have come together nicely with Anthony Duclair giving them some real speed. For the Hawks to win tonight, the top line will have to be productive against Ryan Johansen and company.

Hopefully the Anton Forsberg we watched in Detroit last week shows up in Nashville tonight. He’s better technically than Jeff Glass and he doesn’t get all out of sorts like Glass does. When Forsberg is on he can be a solid goalie until the return of Corey Crawford happens.