Schedule and 2016-17 Results
Regular Season Records: Chicago 50-23-9=109pts, Nashville 41-29-12=94pts
Game 1 on Thursday, 13 April: Nashville wins at Chicago, 1-goal-nil
Game 2 on Saturday, 15 April: Nashville wins at Chicago, 5-goals-nil
Game 3 on Monday, 17 April: Chicago loses at Nashville, 3-goals-2 (OT)
Game 4 on Thursday, 20 April: Chicago loses at Nashville, 4-goals-1

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 4: The Nashville Predators hosted and defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-goals-1 to complete a 4-games-nil best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1324 victory. With the series 1324 win, the Nashville Predators improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 4-9 overall and 4-6 in the Preliminary round. With the series 1324 loss, the Chicago Blackhawks see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 42-43 overall and 10-11 in the Preliminary round. The win order for the victorious Nashville Predators in series 1324 was WWWW: Series 1324 thus becomes the 30th NHL Preliminary-round series, the 115th NHL series (all rounds), and the 217th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. The Chicago Blackhawks scored no goals on home ice during series 1324, and thus become only the eighth team in best-of-7 NHL playoff series history (and the first since the New York Islanders in series 906, in the 2004 NHL Preliminary round) to score no home-ice goals during a series. Twice before had the Blackhawks been shut out on Chicago ice in best-of-7 NHL playoff series (in series 131 in the 1960 NHL Semifinals by the Montreal Canadiens; in series 855 in the 2002 NHL Preliminary round by the St. Louis Blues). The three total goals tallied by the Chicago Blackhawks in series 1324 are the fewest in a best-of-7 NHL playoff series since series 1200, in which the Pittsburgh Penguins scored only twice in their 2013 NHL Semifinals series against the Boston Bruins.

After Game 3: The Nashville Predators hosted and bested the Chicago Blackhawks 3-goals-2 in overtime to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1324 lead of 3-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-nil, the Nashville Predators have a series record of 0-0 and a Game 4 record of 0-0; i.e., Nashville leads a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-games-nil for the first time in series 1324. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-nil, the Chicago Blackhawks have a series record of 0-16 and a Game 4 record of 3-13. The Predators trailed Chicago in Nashville by two goals as late as 4:23 into the third period of series 1324 Game 3. In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2016, inclusive, home teams trailing by two goals as late as 4:23 into the third period had a game record of only 21-342 (.058).

After Game 2: The Nashville Predators visited and shut out the Chicago Blackhawks 5-goals-nil to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1324 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Nashville Predators have a series record of 1-0 and a Game 3 record of 0-1. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Chicago Blackhawks have a series record of 5-27 and a Game 3 record of 16-16. For the second consecutive best-of-7 NHL Preliminary round, Nashville opens the series with road victories in Games 1-2. Nashville also becomes only the fifth NHL team to pitch a shutout in both Games 1-2 on the road in a best-of-7 NHL playoff series, and the first to do so since the Anaheim Mighty Ducks did so in Minnesota against the Wild in series 886, in the 2003 NHL Semifinals.

After Game 1: The Nashville Predators visited and shut out the Chicago Blackhawks 1-goal-nil to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1324 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Nashville Predators have a series record of 3-2 and a Game 2 record of 1-4. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Chicago Blackhawks have a series record of 16-33 and a Game 2 record of 17-32.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2016-17 NHL regular season, the Chicago Blackhawks finished 15 points ahead of the Nashville Predators. From 1939 through the 2016 NHL Finals round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by 15 regular-season points, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 21-7 (.750) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1324 is the 85th best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the Chicago Blackhawks, and the 13th for the Nashville Predators. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Chicago Blackhawks have an all-rounds series record of 42-42, a Preliminary-round series record of 10-10, and a Game 1 record of 35-49, while the Nashville Predators have an all-rounds series record of 3-9, a Preliminary-round series record of 3-6, and a Game 1 record of 5-7. Series 1324 is the third best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Nashville Predators. Chicago defeated Nashville in the previous two best-of-7 NHL playoff series meetings between the two teams.