GAME THREAD: NHL: NASHVILLE (7-7) at DETROIT (11-3)

NHL: NASHVILLE (7-7) at DETROIT (11-3)

<h3>Red Wings go for eighth straight victory, host Predators</h3>

<div class="pre">Nashville (7-7-0) at Detroit (11-2-1) 7:30 pm EST</div>

DETROIT (Ticker) -- Henrik Zetterberg and the Detroit Red Wingshost the Nashville Predators on Wednesday.


Zetterberg has registed a point in all 14 games, scoring a goalin 11 of those contests as Detroit has reeled off sevenconsecutive wins.


The 27-year-old left wing will look to add to his league-leadingpoint total of 24 against the Predators.


Detroit has not allowed more than two goals in any of the gamesduring the winning streak led by Chris Osgood.


Osgood is 7-0-1 this season and has won the last four games.After losing six games in a row, Nashville has won five of itslast six contests. The Predators are led by Jason Arnott andDavid Legwand, who each lead the team with six goals and 13points.


Goaltender Dan Ellis has won all four of his starts, posting a1.35 goals-against average, while starter Chris Mason has gonejust 3-7-0 with a 3.68 GAA.


The Red Wings have won the last four meetings between the twoteams, and have won five straight against Nashville at home.

Last season, Detroit won as many as nine games in a row fromOctober 25 - November 14.

 

NHL: NASHVILLE at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL AT DETROIT
STARTING GOALIES: NAS - CHRIS MASON
DET - CHRIS OSGOOD

OFFICIALS: REF - CHRIS ROONEY, STEVE KOZARI
LIN - STEVE MILLER, THOR NELSON</div>

 

NHL: NASHVILLE at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NASHVILLE VS DETROIT - SCRATCHES

NASHVILLE DETROIT

K KLEIN HEALTHY D DRAKE HEALTHY
T KOPECKY HEALTHY
N KRONWALL GROIN</div>

 

NHL: NASHVILLE at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL NASHVILLE 0
DETROIT 0 19:55 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NASHVILLE 0
DETROIT 0 16:14 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NASHVILLE 0
DETROIT 0 11:58 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NASHVILLE 0
DETROIT 1
1ST PRD: DET - (PP) DANIEL CLEARY 3 (VALTTERI FILPPULA, JIRI HUDLER)
8:40</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NASHVILLE 0
DETROIT 1 8:00 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NASHVILLE 0
DETROIT 1 4:04 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
NASHVILLE 0 0
DETROIT 1 1 END OF THE 1ST

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: DET - (PP) DANIEL CLEARY 3 (VALTTERI FILPPULA, JIRI HUDLER)
8:40

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
NAS 4 4
DET 16 16

GOALIES: NAS - CHRIS MASON
DET - CHRIS OSGOOD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">------------------------
Nashville 0 --0
Detroit 1 --1
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Detroit, Daniel Cleary 3 (power play)
(Valtteri Filppula, Jiri Hudler), 8:40. Penalties: D Cleary, Det
(holding), 1:55; M Zidlicky, Nas (high sticking), 6:53; A Downey, Det
(hooking), 10:05; J Arnott, Nas (goalie interference), 16:13; G De
Vries, Nas (boarding), 17:32.

Shots on goal:
-----------------------------
Nashville 4 --4
Detroit 16 --16
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Goalies : Nashville, Chris Mason (16 shots, 15 saves). Detroit, Chris
Osgood (4 shots, 4 saves). Referees: Chris Rooney, Steve Kozari.
Linesmen: Steve Miller, Thor Nelson.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NASHVILLE 0
DETROIT 1 19:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NASHVILLE 0
DETROIT 1 16:07 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NASHVILLE 0
DETROIT 1 12:06 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NASHVILLE 0
DETROIT 1 8:05 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NASHVILLE 0
DETROIT 1 3:24 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NASHVILLE 0
DETROIT 2
2ND PRD: DET - (PP) JIRI HUDLER 4 (TOMAS HOLMSTROM, HENRIK ZETTERBERG)
18:43</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
NASHVILLE 0 0 0
DETROIT 1 1 2 END OF THE 2ND

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: DET - (PP) DANIEL CLEARY 3 (VALTTERI FILPPULA, JIRI HUDLER)
8:40
2ND PRD: DET - (PP) JIRI HUDLER 4 (TOMAS HOLMSTROM, HENRIK
ZETTERBERG) 18:43

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
NAS 4 7 11
DET 16 14 30

GOALIES: NAS - CHRIS MASON
DET - CHRIS OSGOOD</div>

 

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Nashville 0 0 --0
Detroit 1 1 --2
------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Detroit, Daniel Cleary 3 (power play)
(Valtteri Filppula, Jiri Hudler), 8:40. Penalties: D Cleary, Det
(holding), 1:55; M Zidlicky, Nas (high sticking), 6:53; A Downey, Det
(hooking), 10:05; J Arnott, Nas (goalie interference), 16:13; G De
Vries, Nas (boarding), 17:32.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Detroit, Jiri Hudler 4 (power play) (Tomas
Holmstrom, Henrik Zetterberg), 18:43. Penalties: M Ellis, Det
(slashing), 9:32; H Zetterberg, Det (holding stick), 12:34; M Erat,
Nas (unsportsmanlike cond), 17:01; S Nichol, Nas (tripping), 17:40.

Shots on goal:
----------------------------------
Nashville 4 7 --11
Detroit 16 14 --30
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Goalies : Nashville, Chris Mason (30 shots, 28 saves). Detroit, Chris
Osgood (11 shots, 11 saves). Referees: Chris Rooney, Steve Kozari.
Linesmen: Steve Miller, Thor Nelson.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NASHVILLE 0
DETROIT 2 19:55 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>