"Tuesday morning, before the Predators game in Chicago, Nashville Coach Barry Trotz said his team had set a midseason goal of catching the Blackhawks in the standings.

After Tuesday night's 3-1 win over Chicago in front of an announced crowd of 21,279 at the United Center, consider that objective officially realized.

Playing in the second game of a back-to-back, the Preds jumped on the Blackhawks early with two first-period goals and held on the rest of the way for the victory."