The Blackhawks finished with the top record in the Western Conference, earning the right to play the eighth-seeded Predators.
The Blackhawks will open on home ice at the United Center on Thursday at 7 p.m.
Game 1: Predators at Blackhawks at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 13. TV: NBCSN, CSN Chicago,
Game 2: Predators at Blackhawks at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 15. TV: NBC,
Game 3: Blackhawks at Predators at 8:30 p.m. on Monday, April 17. TV: CNBC, CSN Chicago,
Game 4: Blackhawks at Predators on Thursday, April 20. Game time TBD.
Game 5*: Predators at Blackhawks on Saturday, April 22. Game time TBD.
Game 6*: Blackhawks at Predators on Monday, April 24. Game time TBD.
Game 7*: Predators at Blackhawks on Wednesday, April 26. Game Time TBD.
*If necessary.
The Blackhawks previously played the Predators in the first round in 2015 and 2010. Both times the Hawks won and went on to win the Stanley Cup.