Nashville (11-3-12, 45 points) is now 17 points behind East leaders New England, who is the first team to clinch one of seven conference playoff spots. Chicago goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina made four saves against a short-handed Nashville SC side, but the host Fire struggled to generate chances and settled for a 0-0 draw on Sunday afternoon. Chicago led Nashville 8-5 in shots, but that was a deceptive stat given most were from unlikely scoring positions. With Nashville tackling a stretch of five games in 16 days, manager Gary Smith rested Hany Mukhtar, who entered Sunday leading Nashville with 12 goals and nine assists. It was a familiar result for Beric, who led Chicago in 2020 with 12 goals but has only three in 27 appearances this season.

Source: National Post September 26, 2021 19:18 UTC