Chicago Blackhawks vs Nashville Predators. PlayOff NHL 2015

The Nashville Predators finished second in the Central Division, earning 104 points. The Chicago Blackhawks earned 102 points during the regular season to finish third in the Central Division. This was the second playoff meeting for these teams; their only previous meeting was in the 2010 Western Conference Quarterfinals, which Chicago won in six games. Chicago won three of the four games in this year's regular season series.

The Blackhawks defeated the Predators in six games. In Game 1, Nashville scored three-straight first period goals off of Chicago goaltender Corey Crawford, prompting Blackhawks Head Coach Joel Quenneville to put backup Scott Darling in net. Chicago then rallied, scoring three-straight second period goals to tie the game before Duncan Keith scored 7-49 into double overtime to give the Blackhawks a 4–3 victory. Crawford again started in Game 2, but the Predators scored four unanswered goals off of him, including two scores from Craig Smith, to tie the series with a 6–2 win. Darling was named the starter for Game 3 and then stopped 35 Nashville shots, while Chicago scored three second-period goals to grab a 4–2 win. Game 4 ended at 1-00 into triple overtime when Brent Seabrook's one-timer from the blue line went past Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne into the net, giving the Blackhawks a 3–2 victory. Filip Forsberg recorded his first NHL hat-trick, and Nashville scored three goals in a 2-27 span in the third period in Game 5 to win, 5–2. In Game 6, Quenneville pulled Darling after giving up three first period goals on 12 Nashville shots. Chicago then rallied behind Crawford, with Keith scoring the game-winning goal 16-12 into the third period to give the Blackhawks a 4–3 win and the series.

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