Match Info

NHL

Date: 26 February 2026, Thursday

Location: Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN)

Where to Watch on TV:


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Italy	DAZN Italia
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	Nashville Predators		Chicago Blackhawks

	1	X	2
	1.87	4.25	3.4	Watch
	1.98	4.3	3.25
	1.95	4.4	3.25
	1.92	4.42	3.27	Watch
	1.85	4	3.1
	1.94	4.42	3.27
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.92 ↓ (2.06)	4.3 ↑ (4.18)	3.26 ↑ (2.99)

The most likely Over/Under: 6.00

The best margin for this event is 4.5%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Nashville Predators
49.1%

Draw
21.9%

Chicago Blackhawks
28.9%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

45.8%

22.6%

31.6%

Our Initial ML Estimation

45.5%

22.7%

31.8%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Nashville Predators has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+3.3%)

Chicago Blackhawks has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-2.7%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Nashville Predators than the current prediction. (-3.6%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Chicago Blackhawks than the current prediction. (+2.9%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
60%	0%	40%

Nashville Predators - Chicago Blackhawks Predictions

Users Predictions: 5 users predict this event. Nashville will win (votes: 3 - 60%). Chicago will win (votes: 2 - 40%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

AH -0.5, 1st Period - Nashville (2.37) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 1 Selected Experts predict this event. Nashville (votes: 1 - 100%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 4:3

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Lineups

Line 1
29. Annunen J. (G)	30. Knight S. (G)
59. Josi R. (C)	46. Crevier L.
20. Barron J.	72. Vlasic A.
91. Stamkos S. (A)	28. Burakovsky A.
90. O'Reilly R. (A)	98. Bedard C.
77. Evangelista L.	20. Greene R.
Line 2
83. Wilsby A.	6. Rinzel S.
76. Skjei B.	5. Murphy C. (A)
81. Marchessault J.	59. Bertuzzi T.
56. Haula E.	91. Nazar F.
9. Forsberg F.	11. Moore O.
Line 3
48. Perbix N.	55. Levshunov A.
41. Hague N.	24. Grzelcyk M.
71. Wood M.	95. Mikheyev I.
47. McCarron M.	16. Dickinson J. (A)
58. Bunting M.	8. Donato R.
Line 4
89. Wiesblatt O.	84. Slaggert L.
17. Jost T.	17. Foligno N. (C)
36. Smith C.	86. Teravainen T.
Substitutes
74. Saros J. (G)	40. Soderblom A. (G)
Coaches
. Brunette A.	. Blashill J.

Key Events of the Match

1st Period (1 - 0)
03:26, Perbix N. (2 min),
06:00, Haula E. (2 min),
13:50, 1 - 0, Forsberg F. (G),
2nd Period (0 - 1)
04:13, 1 - 1, Bedard C. (G), Greene R. (A),
3rd Period (3 - 1)
01:25, Wilsby A. (2 min),
03:16, 1 - 2, Bertuzzi T. (G), Teravainen T. (A), Rinzel S. (A2)
05:17, Foligno N. (2 min),
07:12, 2 - 2, Wood M. (G), Haula E. (A), Evangelista L. (A2)
12:58, McCarron M. (2 min),
12:58, McCarron M. (2 min),
12:58, Rinzel S. (2 min),
16:44, 3 - 2, O'Reilly R. (G), Josi R. (A),
19:12, 4 - 2, Stamkos S. (G),

Preview

A mid-table team will face off against the outsider in this match (ranked 10 and 13).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Nashville won 3.

Nashville has had mixed results lately (last 5 games: 2 wins).

Chicago has been struggling lately (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).

Nashville could have a small edge in this match.

There will not play in Chicago: Ellis R. (Back Injury) Kaiser W. (Lower-Body Injury) Weber S. (Ankle Injury)

There are questionable in Chicago: Dach C. (Injury) Dickinson J. (Illness)

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Nashville won 15 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 65:45. (average 3.3:2.3).

Including home matches between the teams, Nashville won 7 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 29:17. (average 3.2:1.9).

Outrights of NHL for now

Nashville Predators: 0.54% Chicago Blackhawks: 0.33%

Last Results with these Odds

Nashville Predators - the odds 2.06 are the expected chance of winning is 45.83%, but this team recently wins 63% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Nashville Predators
NHL
05.02.26	Washington Capitals - Nashville Predators	4:2 ✺
04.02.26	Nashville Predators - Minnesota Wild	5:6 OT ✺
02.02.26	Nashville Predators - St. Louis Blues	6:5 ✺
31.01.26	New York Islanders - Nashville Predators	3:4 ✺
29.01.26	New Jersey Devils - Nashville Predators	3:2 OT ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 7.7 LLWWL
- Chicago Blackhawks
NHL
04.02.26	Columbus Blue Jackets - Chicago Blackhawks	4:0 ✺
02.02.26	Chicago Blackhawks - San Jose Sharks	6:3 ✺
30.01.26	Chicago Blackhawks - Columbus Blue Jackets	2:4 ✺
29.01.26	Pittsburgh Penguins - Chicago Blackhawks	6:2 ✺
27.01.26	Minnesota Wild - Chicago Blackhawks	4:3 penalties ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 3.6 LWLLL

Latest Head to Head

NHL
10.01.26	Nashville Predators - Chicago Blackhawks	0:3
28.11.25	Chicago Blackhawks - Nashville Predators	3:4
08.03.25	Nashville Predators - Chicago Blackhawks	3:2 OT
07.02.25	Chicago Blackhawks - Nashville Predators	6:2
16.01.25	Nashville Predators - Chicago Blackhawks	3:2 penalties
25.10.24	Chicago Blackhawks - Nashville Predators	2:3
12.04.24	Chicago Blackhawks - Nashville Predators	1:5

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