"It's a 60-minute game," Alex Vlasic said. "I feel like we slept for five to 10 minutes of that game, and they took it away from us."

Connor Bedard ended his brief goal drought, but the Chicago Blackhawks let a two-goal lead slip away during a 3-2 loss to the Nashville Predators on Friday night at the United Center. The Hawks looked to bounce back from a 6-3 thrashing by the Vancouver Canucks three nights earlier and looked well on their way.