The playoff picture is getting clearer.
The Nashville Predators, after a 2-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets in their final game, are locked into the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference, and will face the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round of the postseason.
It's #Blackhawks-Preds in the first round. The last two times the Hawks played Nashville in the first round, they won the Stanley Cup.
— Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) April 9, 2017
The most recent meeting between the two clubs in the playoffs was in 2015, with Chicago winning in six games.
Chicago will have home ice through three rounds as the No. 1 seed in the West.
The Blackhawks went 4-1 against the Predators this season, scoring five goals in three of the meetings.
Also confirmed Saturday night was another first-round tilt between the Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues.
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