The Chicago Blackhawks rallied from a 1-0 deficit in the first period with two goals in the second, but they lost 3-2 in a shootout. Connor Bedard scored for the second straight game.

The Chicago Blackhawks lost to the Nashville Predators in a shootout. In the loss, Connor Bedard's new line dazzled.

If the Predators want to make an intermediate-term addition, their former top draft pick, Seth Jones, is out there for the taking.

And these losses are hard for star forward Connor Bedard to take ... This is in spite of the fact that they have more wins than the San Jose Sharks and Nashville Predators. The Blackhawks are heading in the wrong direction. And if they don't figure ...

Chicago Blackhawks forward Tyler Bertuzzi voiced a sincere statement on playing alongside Connor Bedard on team's first line.

Connor Bedard and Alec Martinez each scored for ... Steven Stamkos scores on the power play; Nashville Predators up 1-0 on Chicago Blackhawks The Predators opened the scoring on a Steven Stamkos ...

Nashville Predators (14-22-7, in the Central Division ... Ryan O’Reilly has six goals and two assists over the last 10 games. Connor Bedard has 12 goals and 27 assists for the Blackhawks. Tyler Bertuzzi has scored four goals with one assist over the ...

(AP) — Steven Stamkos scored in regulation and had Nashville's third straight shootout goal in the Predators' 3-2 victory ... continues below this ad Connor Bedard and Alec Martinez scored ...

As the losses pile up, frustration continues to consume the Chicago Blackhawks. Meanwhile, the Nashville Predators still are trying to find ways to win games consistently.

Steven Stamkos, Gustav Nyquist, and Ryan O'Reilly went 3-for-3 in the shootout to lift the Nashville Predators 3-2 over the Chicago Blackhawks.

The game ended with Sebastian Aho potting the game-winner 59 seconds into the extra session and prevented the Blackhawks from their first two-game winning streak since a three-game stretch in mid-December. Chicago does have points in three straight games (1-0-2), but Sorensen said the focus lately has been on protecting leads with better defense.

But while the season has been painful, with the Sharks now riding a four-game losing skid and coming off multiple losses where they blew a lead, the team is still slowly heading in the right direction.