![]() You can really see the extra effort being put in on the backcheck.The pace of that first period was tremendous, it was finally good to see an extended sequence of 5-on-5, roll-the-lines hockey.UPDATE: While reading below, listen to post-game audio picked up by David Yampolsky, an intern with 102.5 The Game who was part of the locker-room media scrum:įollow after the jump for the video highlights and reaction.įollow the video (might take 30-45 minutes post-game to work): Now, the Preds can enjoy a few days of rest while waiting to see what the second round holds in store. The tandem of David Legwand and Alexander Radulov led the way with a goal and an assist each, and Pekka Rinne made 21 saves, to finish the series with a sterling. Josi has 11 assists in his last 11 games against Detroit.The Nashville Predators took a step forward as a franchise tonight, knocking off a Detroit Red Wings team which has, until now, always played King of the Hill against them. The Red Wings recalled forward Mathias Bromé and defenceman Danny DeKeyser from the taxi squad and reassigned goaltender Kaden Fulcher to the taxi squad.įorsberg’s power-play goal extended his point streak against Detroit to six games. The Predators recalled Tolvanen and defenceman Ben Harpur from the taxi squad and reassigned forward Sean Malone to the taxi squad. Detroit forward Vladislav Namestnikov returned to the lineup after missing two games with a lower-body injury. Nashville forward Ryan Johansen was activated from injured reserve after missing seven games with an upper-body injury. Today I thought we played solid defensively and whenever they got chances, especially a couple in the third there, he came up clutch and made some huge saves.” There’s been games where we haven’t showed up in front of him and kind of left him out to dry. “I think he’s been playing really well for us this season. “He played unbelievable again,” Forsberg said. “If we aren’t close to 100%, we’re not going to put ourselves in position to win hockey games.” “I thought our battle level was about 80%,” Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. The league’s worst power play hasn’t converted an opportunity since Jan. The Red Wings came up empty on their only power play in the second. I thought Peks held the fort well when they made a push later there in the third." “Special teams were a big difference in the game. “It was nice after the goal got called back, I thought we stayed with it, came out in the third period, played really well,” Predators coach John Hynes said. But the Red Wings challenged for goaltender interference because Mikael Granlund’s skate had hit Bernier’s left pad, and the goal was nullified. Detroit forward Adam Erne had run into Bernier, taking him out of position. It looked as if Nashville had jumped in front in the second when Forsberg put the puck into an open net. The Predators have scored 24 of their 41 goals in the third period this season. He’s really good at finding the seams and it was pretty much an empty net when I got it.” “We practiced that a couple days in practice. “Of course when Fil gets the puck he can make the plays,” Tolvanen said. Forsberg passed to an open Tolvanen, who beat Bernier from the left circle. The Predators added another power-play goal at 9:57. Forsberg’s shot from the right circle fluttered over Bernier’s glove. Nashville went ahead to stay on Forsberg’s team-leading ninth goal 4:36 into the third. We need to go out and grab two points when we have an opportunity like this and we didn’t do that.” “Our goaltending has been our backbone this season, without a question, and Bernie gave us a chance to win that game tonight. “He was unbelievable again tonight,” Wings captain Dylan Larkin said. Last-place Detroit lost for the fourth time in five games. But I think it’s important that we play the right way and we certainly did that tonight.” ![]() “It doesn’t matter who you play against, it’s not easy to win. DETROIT - Pekka Rinne made 24 saves in his first shutout of the season, leading the Nashville Predators to a 2-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night.įilip Forsberg and Eeli Tolvanen scored power-play goals in the third period as Nashville improved to 2-1 on its four-game trip.
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