The top seed in the West is on the brink of elimination. Kevin Fiala scored with 3:16 left in overtime to give the Predators a 3-2 win over the Blackhawks in Game Three of their first-round series in Nashville. Filip Forsberg scored twice in the third period to force OT for the Preds, who hold a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven set. Pekka Rinne stopped 34 shots in the win.
Dennis Rasmussen and Patrick Kane lit the lamp in the second for Chicago, which will try to avoid elimination on Thursday. Corey Crawford made 46 saves in defeat.
