{"id":472092,"date":"2026-02-26T00:56:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T00:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/472092\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T00:56:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T00:56:28","slug":"predators-vs-blackhawks-prediction-odds-picks-feb-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/472092\/","title":{"rendered":"Predators vs. Blackhawks Prediction, Odds, Picks &#8211; Feb. 26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Data Skrive<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d04fc069=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/filip-forsberg-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Filip Forsberg<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/tyler-bertuzzi-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tyler Bertuzzi<\/a> will be leading the way for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/nashville-predators-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nashville Predators<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/chicago-blackhawks-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Blackhawks<\/a>, respectively, when the two teams play on Thursday, Feb. 26 at Bridgestone Arena, starting at 8 p.m. ET. Take a look at everything you need to know to know about the Predators-Blackhawks game, from the puck lined, moneyline, total Over\/Under and expert picks, as well as TV channel and streaming information.<\/p>\n<p>Predators vs. Blackhawks Game Information and TV ChannelWhen: Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 8 p.m. ETWhere: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TennesseeTV: ESPN+Live Boxscore: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/chicago-blackhawks-vs-nashville-predators-feb-26-2026-game-boxscore-43995\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FOX Sports<\/a> Predators vs Blackhawks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/betting\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Betting<\/a> Information   Favorite Puck Line Favorite Puck Line Odds <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/stories\/betting\/underdog-promo-code\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Underdog<\/a> Puck Line Odds Total Over Total Odds Under Total Odds Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline     Predators <a href=\"https:\/\/mtairycasino.foxbet.com\/#\/basketball\/competitions\/9161954\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">-1.5<\/a> 136 -162 5.5 -135 114 <a href=\"https:\/\/mtairycasino.foxbet.com\/#\/basketball\/competitions\/9161954\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">-180<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mtairycasino.foxbet.com\/#\/basketball\/competitions\/9161954\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">+150<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d04fc069=\"\">This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/stories\/betting\/sports-betting-on-fox-sports\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sports Betting on FOX Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Predators vs. Blackhawks Prediction<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d04fc069=\"\">ATS Pick: Blackhawks (+ 1.5)<br \/>O\/U Pick: Over (5.5)<br \/>Score Prediction: Predators 4 &#8211; Blackhawks 3<\/p>\n<p>Predators vs. Blackhawks Betting InsightsNashville and its opponent have gone over 5.5 combined goals in 33 of 57 games this season.Chicago&#8217;s games this season have had over 5.5 goals 28 of 57 times.The teams average 5.6 goals per game combined, 0.1 more than this game&#8217;s total.These two teams allow a combined 6.6 goals per game, 1.1 more than this game&#8217;scontest&#8217;s total.The Predators are 21st in goals scored in the league, and the Blackhawks rank 26th.The Blackhawks are 21st in the league in goals allowed, and the Predators are 30th.Predators StatsThe Predators&#8217; 166 total goals (2.9 per game) rank 21st in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NHL<\/a>.Nashville has given up 198 total goals (3.5 per game), ranking 30th in league action in goals against.Their goal differential (-32) ranks 29th in the league.The 37 power-play goals Nashville has put up this season rank 14th in the NHL (on 170 chances).The Predators have the league&#8217;s 13th-ranked power-play conversion rate (21.76%).The four shorthanded goals Nashville has scored this season rank 15th among all NHL teams.Predators Leaders   Name Games Goals Assists Points Giveaways Takeaways Faceoff Win %      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/ryan-oreilly-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan O&#8217;Reilly<\/a> 57 20 36 56 37 38 55.4%    Filip Forsberg 57 24 23 47 74 37 39.3%    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/steven-stamkos-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Steven Stamkos<\/a> 57 28 16 44 46 21 55.4%    Luke Evangelista 56 8 34 42 44 19 0%    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/roman-josi-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Roman Josi<\/a> 45 11 28 39 54 18 &#8211;   Blackhawks StatsWith 151 goals (2.6 per game), the Blackhawks have the NHL&#8217;s 26th-ranked offense.Chicago concedes 3.2 goals per game (180 total), which ranks 21st in the NHL.Their -29 goal differential is 27th in the league.Chicago has 31 power-play goals (on 162 chances), 19th in the NHL.The Blackhawks score on 19.14% of their power plays, No. 19 in the NHL.Chicago has scored four shorthanded goals (15th in NHL).Blackhawks Leaders<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d04fc069=\"\">FOX Sports created this story using technology provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/dataskrive.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience      <\/p>\n<p>\n        recommended\n      <\/p>\n<p> Arrow pointing to the leftArrow pointing to the right <\/p>\n<p>Item 1 of 2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Data Skrive Filip Forsberg and Tyler Bertuzzi will be leading the way for the Nashville Predators and Chicago&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":472093,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5115],"tags":[183,521,37,96,5263,56683,551,5,231,285,4,57083],"class_list":{"0":"post-472092","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago-blackhawks","8":"tag-betting","9":"tag-blackhawks","10":"tag-chicago","11":"tag-chicago-blackhawks","12":"tag-chicagoblackhawks","13":"tag-event_preview","14":"tag-gambling","15":"tag-hockey","16":"tag-nashville-predators","17":"tag-national-hockey-league","18":"tag-nhl","19":"tag-nhl-chicago-blackhawks-vs-nashville-predators-02-26-2026"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116134214689925186","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=472092"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472092\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/472093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=472092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=472092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=472092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}