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NHL: Chicago 4, Nashville 3

CHICAGO, April 6 (UPI) -- Rene Bourque had one goal and two assists Wednesday night as the Chicago Blackhawks beat Nashville, 4-3.

Duncan Keith, Patrick Sharp and Mark Bell each scored once; Matthew Barnaby had two assists; and goalie Nikolai Khabibulin made 26 saves for the Blackhawks (24-40-11). Chicago is only 3-7 in its last 10 games.

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Greg Johnson, Dan Hamhuis and Mark Eaton scored goals; Martin Erat, David Legwand, Greg Johnson, and Darcy Hordichuk had assists; and Chris Mason made 23 saves after replacing Pekka Rinne in net for the Predators (43-25-8).

Nashville has lost six of its last seven games, but and stayed two points ahead of Anaheim for the fourth spot in the Western Conference playoff race.

Nashville's Brendan Witt served his one-game suspension for an illegal hit on Columbus forward David Vyborny.

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