The Chicago Blackhawks almost had their first goal of this first round series with Nashville -- on a short-handed clearing attempt from their own end.
After being fired the length of the ice on a Chicago penalty kill, the puck took a crazy bounce off the glass as it entered the Nashville zone. It was heading straight for the open net, when Pekka Rinne -- who had gone behind his net to play the puck -- reached back in desperation to knock the puck just enough off course with his stick.
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The Blackhawks went into the first intermission of Game 3 in a scoreless tie with Nashville. That’s seven periods now in this series without a goal for Chicago.
END OF PERIOD 1: #Blackhawks and Preds tied 0-0. Preds up 17-9 in shots. Hawks haven't scored in their last 176:40 of postseason play.
— Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) April 18, 2017