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Top of the food chain no more as Preds sweep Hawks

It was a historic night in Tennessee’s capital as the Nashville Predators completed the sweep of the Chicago Blackhawks Thursday night in front of a standing room only crowd of 17,326. Winning by a score of 4-1, the Predators move on to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and slay the dragon that were the Blackhawks, the top seed in the Western Conference.

Depth scoring played a role again for Nashville as Colton Sissons notched the game-winning goal in the third period. Roman Josi added two goals and Viktor Arvidsson tallied an empty netter.

This is the first time in franchise history that the Predators have swept an opponent in the playoffs.

Above, hear from Roman Josi, Ryan Ellis, Pekka Rinne, Austin Watson and Colton Sissons.

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Justin is the author of "The Making of Smashville." An award-winning reporter, in 2013, he received the Silver Medal in the Best Sports Reporter Category for The Tennessean's Toast of Music City reader's poll. In 2014 & 2015, Justin was voted as the Best Sports Reporter in Nashville. In 2014, PenaltyBoxRadio.com received the silver medal as Best Blog in Nashville. In 2015, the website received the award for Best Sports Blog in Music City. In 2016, the site was awarded 2nd place as Best Blog in Nashville. He has been a featured guest on "NHL Tonight" on NHL Network, "Inside Sports Sunday on WSMV-TV, "All Things Considered" on NPR, "Road to the Cup" on WKRN-TV, "Sportsline" on NewsC hannel 5+, "Predators Playoffs Today" on ESPN 102.5 The Game, TSN 1290 Winnipeg, Sportsnet 590 The Fan - Toronto, TSN 1260 Edmonton, WGR Sports Radio 550 - Buffalo, and featured in The Ringer, Saturday Down South and The Tennessean. Credentialed by the Nashville Predators, the NHL (Stanley Cup Final, Draft, All Star Game), WCHA and CHL.

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