Game 1: Nashville Predators @ Chicago Blackhawks Game Thread

Get excited. Get pumped. The entire season has led up to this game, and we hope there's a lot more hockey to come. Here are your projected playoff line ups for tonight, via NHL.com:

Chicago Blackhawks

Brandon Saad - Jonathan Toews - Marian Hossa

Kris Versteeg - Brad Richards - Patrick Kane

Bryan Bickell - Andrew Shaw - Patrick Sharp

Joakim Nordstrom - Marcus Kruger - Teuvo Teravainen

Duncan Keith - Brent Seabrook

Johnny Oduya - Niklas Hjalmarsson

Kimmo Timonen - Michal Rozsival

Corey Crawford

Scott Darling

Scratched: Andrew Desjardins, David Rundblad, Kyle Cumiskey, Michael Paliotta, Antoine Vermette, Antti Raanta

Injured: Daniel Carcillo (upper body)

Nashville Predators

Filip Forsberg - Mike Ribeiro - Craig Smith

Colin Wilson - Mike Fisher - James Neal

Matt Cullen - Calle Jarnkrok - Viktor Stalberg

Gabriel Bourque - Paul Gaustad - Taylor Beck

Roman Josi - Shea Weber

Mattias Ekholm - Ryan Ellis

Anton Volchenkov - Seth Jones

Pekka Rinne

Carter Hutton

Scratched: Victor Bartley, Mike Santorelli, Kevin Fiala

Injured: Cody Franson (lower body), Eric Nystrom (lower body)