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Stamkos finishes 14th career hat trick in OT to give Predators 3-2 win over Blackhawks

Steven Stamkos completes hat trick with OT winner for Preds

Justus Annunen finished with 17 saves as the Predators got their third straight win.

Ilya Mikheyev and Alex Vlasic scored for the Blackhawks, who were 3-0-1 in their last four games. Arvid Soderblom had 38 saves.

Vlasic gave the Blackhawks a 1-0 lead 1:56 into the second period.

Chicago's Alec Martinez was sent off for high-sticking 25 seconds later, and Stamkos tied the score just 15 seconds into the power play.

Stamkos put the Predators ahead nearly 10 minutes later.

Mikheyev tied it with 7:38 left in regulation.

Takeaways Predators: Nashville has won six of its last 10.

Blackhawks: Chicago played its third straight overtime game and lost for the seventh time in its last10 games (3-4-3).

Key moment Stamkos ended the game with a one-timer from the bottom of the left circle off a no-look pass from Fedor Svechkov midway through overtime. It was his first hat trick since signing with the Predators in the offseason.

Key stat

The Predators outshot the Blackhawks 41-19.

Up Next Blackhawks visit Colorado on Monday, and Predators play at San Jose on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

NSH wins series 3-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 1:56 Alex Vlasic Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Connor Bedard (35), Colton Dach (5)
Goal 2nd Period 2:36 Steven Stamkos Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Jonathan Marchessault (29), Nick Blankenburg (6)
Goal 2nd Period 12:20 Steven Stamkos Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan O'Reilly (25)
Goal 3rd Period 12:22 Ilya Mikheyev Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Donato (25), Connor Murphy (16)
Goal 4th Period 2:39 Steven Stamkos Goal (21) Slap Shot, assists: Fedor Svechkov (4), Spencer Stastney (2)

Statistics

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13 Blocked Shots 9
21 Hits 24
8 Takeaways 4
19 Shots 41
0 Power Play Goals 1
3 Power Play Opportunities 4
0.0 Power Play Percentage 25.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
23 Faceoffs Won 38
37.7 Faceoff Win Percent 62.3
18 Giveaways 12
4 Total Penalties 4
13 Penalty Minutes 11
Nashville Predators Nashville Predators Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Colton Sissons, C Out Apr 16
Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Colton Dach, C Out Apr 15

Game Information

Bridgestone Arena

Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 17,159 | Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 56 22 116 4
Dallas 50 26 106 6
Colorado 49 29 102 4
Minnesota 45 30 97 7
St. Louis 44 30 96 8
Utah 38 31 89 13
Nashville 30 44 68 8
Chicago 25 46 61 11
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