The Nashville Predators staved off elimination Thursday night with a 5-2 victory at home over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game Five. Tonight, they’ll try to force a decisive Game Seven when they take on the Blackhawks back in Chicago. It is perhaps the most important games in franchise history. There are a lot of reasons to be optimistic, and a lot of reasons to worry about this game. Here are a few reasons why the Predators will, and won’t, force a Game Seven:
Pekka Rinne is Back to Form
Following some late-season struggles, Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne has looked like the world-class goaltender he should be over the past few games.