Saturday night features plenty of action on the ice, as some of this season's NHL contenders will face off. Among them will be last season's runner-up team in the Stanley Cup Finals taking on this season's favorites to win it all. The Chicago Blackhawks will look to bounce back from a recent loss when they host the Nashville Predators. Here's the latest NHL game preview with matchup odds, start time, television channels, and how to watch the Predators vs. Blackhawks live streaming online.
Game preview
Despite an 0-2-0 start to their season, the Nashville Predators are now starting to surge.
The team has won two in a row and will look for a third-straight win on the road Saturday night. So far, Filip Forsberg is leading the way for his team with four goals and two assists in four games played. The Predators made it to the Nhl Stanley Cup Finals against the Penguins last season after defeating the No. 1 seed Blackhawks in the first round. Pekka Rinne will be tonight's starting goalie for the visiting team.
The Chicago Blackhawks once again find themselves among favorites to win the NHL Stanley Cup Finals. The team is listed atop the future odds as of this report with 9 to 1 odds as favorite. The team is coming off a regulation loss to the Minnesota Wild and despite starting the season 2-0-0, they've now lost two of their last three games.
Patrick Kane has seven points so far in the early NHL season while Joe Hartman has eight points to lead the team. The Blackhawks will have Corey Crawford starting as a goalie in tonight's matchup with Nashville.
The home team will be the favorites in tonight's matchup as the Chicago Blackhawks have a money line price of -135 at multiple sportsbooks.
The visiting Nashville Predators are +115 underdogs at various sportsbooks, while the over/under goals total is 5.5 goals for the complete game in Chicago. All games have the same goals total tonight, with the exception of Colorado at Dallas which is the only six-goal total listed.
How to watch it live
Saturday night's Nashville Predators vs.
Chicago Blackhawks game is scheduled for an 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time start. Live television coverage comes from several sources. In the Nashville viewing region, TV viewers can see the game on Fox Sports Tennessee channel. In the Chicago region, viewers can watch the game on their WGN channel.
For live streaming, anyone with FS-TN can log into the Fox Sports Go website or compatible apps to watch the NHL game. In the Chicago viewing region, WGN can be seen via multiple cable and satellite services that allow live streaming of channels. Additionally, hockey fans can sign up for NHL.TV to watch a variety of out-of-market games throughout the season live streaming online via multiple devices.