This game started physical on both ends of the ice, and the Blackhawks got the first three power plays of the night (two penalties; one call was a double-minor). But it was Nashville that got on the board first when a puck was misplayed and found Filip Forsberg point blank. The Blackhawks had a 21-14 shot attempt advantage and 12-7 scoring chance advantage after 20 minutes, but trailed by one.
The second period was more physical than the first, but the Blackhawks scored the only marker of the period. Number 98 in white was easily the best player in the period. Chicago got the next power play early in the third period and finally converted to take the lead. Unfortunately, Nashville got their first power play of the night and Matthew Wood just under four minutes after the Hawks took the lead. Ryan O’Reilly got a stick thru Sam Rinzel with 3:16 left in the third and gave Nashville a late lead.
Star 1: Connor Bedard
With all of the power play time in the opening period, Bedard skated a team-high 7:33 of the first 20 minutes (3:40 of which came on the advantage). He won two of a team-high four faceoffs in the first as well, a nice return to the dot. He then tied the game 4:13 into the second period with a nasty shot. He was electric in the second period; he was credited with four of Chicago’s 14 shots on net thru 40 minutes.
GOAL: Connor Bedard rips a shot past Annunen for his 24th goal of the season! pic.twitter.com/CsxYMgzXXJ
— BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) February 27, 2026Star 2: Ryan Greene
The Blackhawks were credited with 12 scoring chances in the first period, three of which came from Greene. Greene was on the ice for a team-high 11 Blackhawks shot attempts in the first period. He had the primary assist on Bedard’s goal off a won board battle. Watch the goal clip above again and pay attention to Greene’s play to set it up.
Star 3: Tyler Bertuzzi
Beruzzi must have sensed two things: Bedard was closing in on his team lead in goals, and the Blackhawks weren’t getting to the front of the net much in the first two periods. He tapped in his 26th of the year on the power play early in the third period.
GOAL: Tyler Bertuzzi with a power-play goal to give the Blackhawks the lead! pic.twitter.com/QmjVDkmAJO
— BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) February 27, 2026Key Takeaways
Spencer Knight was really good tonight — and he had to be. The Blackhawks struggled to get the puck out of their defensive zone for most of the first two periods.Great look for O'Reilly but Knight somehow keeps the puck out pic.twitter.com/WSldciIOTS
— BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) February 27, 2026 The Blackhawks spent six of the first ten minutes of the game on the power play and it was a mess. They were noticeably better getting the puck into the zone, but couldn’t generate anything consistently toward the net. Artyom Levshunov returned to the second unit, though. Levshunov turned the puck over in a bad spot on Nashville’s goal in the first period, but the play was a mess from the jump. The puck bounced over Knight’s stick behind the net and a scramble began. In an otherwise decent first period for Levshunov (6:49 TOI during which the Blackhawks had a 9-4 shot attempt advantage and he was credited with two shot attempts), that glaring mistake brought out the torches on social media (predictably). Levshunov had a rough second period, but he made a big play to keep the play tied late in the third period. Again: there are going to be ups and downs with young defensemen, and he’s still learning. We got the full Levshunov Experience tonight. Jason Dickinson played a very physical game. He was both the hammer and the nail on a number of occasions, especially in the second period. He only took two of the first 20 faceoffs (thru two periods), though. Bedard took nine (won four) in the opening 40 minutes. Dickinson was tied for the team lead with two hits thru two periods. Rinzel skated a team-high 15:02 thru two periods — 86 seconds more than any other Blackhawks skater (Alex Vlasic was at 13:36). Rinzel picked up the second assist on Bertuzzi’s power play goal in the third period. Later in the third, Rinzel caught a stick in the face from… Connor Murphy… and needed some repairs. He did return, though. The Hawks got another power play late in the third period — but Rinzel was in the box for an off-setting minor (I don’t know how?) — and it did not go well at all. Frank Nazar‘s line was getting a steady diet of Erik Haula, Jonathan Marchessault and Forsberg. Nazar had two shots on net and won one of three faceoffs thru two periods.Hence then, the article about blackhawks 2 predators 4 three stars key takeaways was published today ( ) and is available on Bleacher Nation ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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