On the Forecheck, a Nashville Predators community

The Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers kick off the Stanley Cup Finals tonight at 7:00 p.m. Central (NBC). Jump into the comments below with your series predictions and in-game...

The typical take on the Nashville Predators-Chicago Blackhawks series is that a pesky, rag-tag bunch from a small market is overachieving against a high-priced juggernaut from one of hockey's great cities.

The Nashville Predators took a 2-1 series lead by defeating the Chicago Blackhawks before an energetic crowd at the Bridgestone Arena tonight, led by 26 saves from Pekka Rinne and David Legwand's goal and two assists.

Today we've got some of the scoop from today's morning skate including the latest on Patric Hornqvist and Denis Grebeshkov, what Colin Wilson's dad told him leading into his first playoff run, and a report that the Preds have signed another Swedish goal-scoring winger.

An uncharacteristic parade to the penalty box doomed the Nashville Predators tonight in Chicago, as they dropped a 2-0 decision to even their Western Conference Quarterfinal at 1-1, as the series heads to Nashville for Game 3 & 4 Tuesday and Thursday.

The Nashville Predators won the first road game in their playoff history, and took home-ice advantage away from the heavily-favored Chicago Blackhawks with a 4-1 win at the United Center tonight.

Faceoff for Game One between Nashville and Chicago is just hours away, so to get you ready for tonight's game I'd like to offer a few key points that could lead to a Predators victory.