Stamkos finishes 14th career hat trick in OT to give Predators 3-2 win over Blackhawks
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored at 2:39 of overtime to complete his 14th career hat trick and the Nashville Predators beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Saturday night.
Justus Annunen finished with 17 saves as the Predators got their third straight win.
Ilya Mikheyev and Alex Vlasic scored for the Blackhawks, who were 3-0-1 in their last four games. Arvid Soderblom had 38 saves.
Vlasic gave the Blackhawks a 1-0 lead 1:56 into the second period.
Chicago’s Alec Martinez was sent off for high-sticking 25 seconds later, and Stamkos tied the score just 15 seconds into the power play.
Stamkos put the Predators ahead nearly 10 minutes later.
Mikheyev tied it with 7:38 left in regulation.
Takeaways
Predators: Nashville has won six of its last 10.
Blackhawks: Chicago played its third straight overtime game and lost for the seventh time in its last10 games (3-4-3).
Key moment
Stamkos ended the game with a one-timer from the bottom of the left circle off a no-look pass from Fedor Svechkov midway through overtime. It was his first hat trick since signing with the Predators in the offseason.
Key stat
The Predators outshot the Blackhawks 41-19.
Up Next
Blackhawks visit Colorado on Monday, and Predators play at San Jose on Tuesday.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.