Predators 3, Blackhawks 1
CHICAGO -- Left winger Calle Jarnkrok scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:51 remaining in the third period, lifting the Nashville Predators to a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday.
Right winger Viktor Arvidsson and left winger Miikka Salomaki also scored. Nashville (30-21-11) won its third consecutive game and improved to 8-0-2 in its past 10 road games.
Defenseman Brent Seabrook scored for the Blackhawks (38-20-5), who lost their second consecutive game.
Nashville goaltender Pekka Rinne stopped 38 of 39 shots to improve to 23-18-9.
Chicago goaltender Corey Crawford turned aside 29 of 31 shots.
The score was 1-1 when Jarnkrok put Nashville on top late in the third period. Center Mike Fisher sent a backhand pass to Jarnkrok, who fired a one-timer from the left circle past Crawford's glove side.
Salomaki added an empty-net goal with 1:03 remaining.
Seabrook ripped a one-timer from the slot to open the scoring with 14:33 left in the second period. Right winger Jiri Sekac fed a pass to Seabrook, who beat Rinne with a low shot for his 12th goal.
Nashville evened the score at 1-1 on a goal by Arvidsson with 10:52 remaining in the second period. Fisher fired a shot wide right of the net. The puck caromed off the end boards to Arvidsson, who punched the puck past Crawford for his second goal in the past three games.
Rinne denied a pair of high-quality scoring opportunities by Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews during the first period. The 6-foot-5 netminder stopped Toews' one-timer during a two-on-one break with left winger Andrew Shaw about eight minutes after the opening faceoff. Late in the period, Rinne turned aside Toews' point-blank attempt from the slot.
NOTES: The Blackhawks acquired LW Andrew Ladd from the Winnipeg Jets several minutes before the start of Thursday's game. Chicago sent RW Marko Dano, a 2016 first-round draft pick and a 2018 conditional draft pick to Winnipeg in exchange for Ladd, RW Matt Fraser and D Jay Harrison. Ladd, 30, won a Stanley Cup championship with the Blackhawks in 2010. He has 17 goals and 17 assists in 59 games this season. ... Predators D Shea Weber missed his second consecutive game because of a lower-body injury. Weber participated in Thursday's morning skate but left the ice early. ... Blackhawks RW Marian Hossa missed his fourth consecutive game because of a lower-body injury. Coach Joel Quenneville said he hoped Hossa would be able to resume skating Friday or Saturday. ... Predators D Roman Josi joined D Ryan Ellis on the top defensive pairing with Weber out of the lineup.