For the second game in a row, the Nashville Predators were fighting for their playoff lives. After demolishing the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 5, the series returned to United Center where the Preds had yet to pick up a win.
The Preds roared out to a two-goal lead before half of the United Center fans were back from the beer lines, thanks to Mr. James Neal. Patrick Sharp put the Hawks on the board, before Matt Cullen restored the lead. Scourges of the Earth Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane erased that lead, and the first period ended even.