The Nashville Predators took on the Chicago Blackhawks in a morning game today, with the Preds fighting for playoff positioning and the Blackhawks fighting to ruin their day.
Jeremy Lauzon was injured almost as soon as the game started, as a check from Alex Vlasic sent him down to the ice awkwardly. He had to get some help off the ice, and play resumed with the Preds short a defender. Only a moment or so later, Eeli Tolvanen got the scoring off to an excellent start with a laser past Kevin Lankinen—a classic Tolvanen kind of goal, the kind of thing we’ve missed seeing lately.