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Preds Get By Blackhawks in Overtime

Roman Josi, the reigning Norris Trophy winner as the NHL's top defenseman, scored at 2:57 of overtime to give the Nashville Predators a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night.

 

Yakov Trenin and Mikael Granlund had the other goals for Nashville, which snapped a three-game losing streak.

 

Dylan Strome and Mattias Janmark scored for the Blackhawks, who won their previous two games.

In overtime, Josi took a pass from Granlund, carried the puck on the right side, cut to the slot and then slipped a shot under goalie Malcolm Subban.

 

Subban, who finished with 36 saves, played for the first time since a season-opening loss at Tampa Bay.

 

At 12:06 of the third period, Granlund scored his second in two games with a one-timer from the left faceoff dot to tie it at 2.

 

Strome scored the game's first goal at 2:59 of the opening period.

 

With the Blackhawks on a power play, Dominik Kubalik's shot from above the right circle was stopped by Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne, but Andrew Shaw tipped the puck to Strome in the slot, where he beat Rinne low to the stick side.

 

Rinne made 18 saves to earn his first victory of the season.

 

Nashville has allowed the first goal in each of its six games this season.

 

Trenin tied it 1-all at 4:47 of the second.

 

Chicago regained the lead at 11:43 of the second when Janmark stepped in front of Matt Duchene's pass attempt and went in on Rinne on a clear breakaway and beat him to the stick side with a wrist shot.

 

The Predators and Blackhawks play again Wednesday night in Nashville to complete the second half of the back-to-back series for the longtime Central Division rivals. It will be the first set of back-to-back games for both teams. Nashville was scheduled to play Carolina on Monday and Tuesday last week, but COVID-19 issues with the Hurricanes prevented the second game from taking place.

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