Skjei's power-play goals cap Predators' 3-2 comeback win over Blackhawks

Brady Skjei’s scored a tiebreaking power-play extremity pinch 6:53 near successful nan the 3rd period, and nan Nashville Predators rallied to hit nan Chicago Blackhawks 3-2

CHICAGO -- Brady Skjei's scored a tiebreaking power-play extremity pinch 6:53 near successful nan the 3rd period, and nan Nashville Predators rallied to hit nan Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 connected Friday night.

Filip Forsberg divided Chicago’s defense for a item reel extremity pinch 6:19 near successful nan 2nd period, past Gustav Nyquist sewage a short-handed people 2:18 later for his 200th profession extremity that tied it astatine 2-2. Juuse Saros stopped 27 shots.

Connor Bedard and Craig Smith scored to springiness Chicago a 2-0 lead, but nan Blackhawks mislaid their 3rd straight. Alexandre Carrier had 2 assists and Petr Mrazek vanished pinch 31 saves.

In nan other period, Skjei connected connected a screened changeable from near circle, lifting Nashville to its 2nd consecutive triumph aft it started nan play pinch 5 consecutive losses.

Predators: The Predators collapsed done pinch their firepower aft failing to make chances against nan Blackhawks' unit and sum done nan first 30 minutes of nan game.

Blackhawks: Forward Phillip Kurashev returned connected a statement pinch Taylor Hall and Tyler Bertuzzi aft being a patient scratch connected Tuesday against Vancouver.

An evident extremity by Chicago's Teuvo Teravainen pinch 7:45 near successful nan 2nd play that would person fixed nan Blackhawks a 3-0 lead was disallowed aft a video reappraisal showed he was offside.

Nyquist has 25 points (12 goals, 13 assists) successful 28 profession games against nan Blackhawks, nan astir nan Swede has against immoderate opponent.

The Predators big Columbus connected Saturday, and nan Blackhawks sojourn Dallas to unfastened a five-game trip.

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