Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators

Thursday, March 20, 2008, 8:00 PM ET Sommet Center, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Nashville Predators 6–3 on Thursday, March 20, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Detroit Red Wings	6	54-21-7
at Nashville Predators	3	41-32-9

Goals by period

Goals by period, Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Detroit Red Wings	0	3	3	6
Nashville Predators	1	0	2	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Detroit Red Wings	9	18	9	36
Nashville Predators	5	11	13	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	16:49	Nashville Predators	Alexander Radulov (25)	J-P Dumont (37)	Even strength	DET 0, NSH 1
2nd	00:55	Detroit Red Wings	Niklas Kronwall (7)	Johan Franzen (10)	Even strength	DET 1, NSH 1
2nd	04:15	Detroit Red Wings	Chris Chelios (3)	Jiri Hudler (28), Mikael Samuelsson (29)	Even strength	DET 2, NSH 1
2nd	07:24	Detroit Red Wings	Brian Rafalski (12)	Unassisted	Power play	DET 3, NSH 1
3rd	02:17	Nashville Predators	Alexander Radulov (26)	J-P Dumont (38)	Even strength	DET 3, NSH 2
3rd	04:35	Nashville Predators	Martin Erat (23)	Dan Hamhuis (23), Shea Weber (13)	Power play	DET 3, NSH 3
3rd	07:45	Detroit Red Wings	Johan Franzen (21)	Nicklas Lidstrom (57)	Even strength	DET 4, NSH 3
3rd	14:54	Detroit Red Wings	Pavel Datsyuk (29)	Henrik Zetterberg (45)	Even strength	DET 5, NSH 3
3rd	19:06	Detroit Red Wings	Pavel Datsyuk (30)	Kirk Maltby (4)	Even strength, Empty net	DET 6, NSH 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators
Stat	Detroit Red Wings	Nashville Predators
Shots on goal	36	29
Power play	1 of 6	1 of 5
Penalty minutes	14	16
Hits	18	33
Blocked shots	16	8
Giveaways	3	14
Takeaways	8	10
Faceoffs won	22/58 (37.9%)	36/58 (62.1%)

Box score

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 13 P. Datsyuk	C	2	0	2	+3	0	4	0	2	0	60%	23:47
Number 17 D. Drake	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	0	25%	13:32
Number 18 K. Maltby	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		14:17
Number 20 A. Downey	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		05:08
Number 26 J. Hudler	R	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0	0		13:05
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	1	1	+2	0	6	0	2	0		18:05
Number 40 H. Zetterberg	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	1	0	20%	22:57
Number 43 D. Helm	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		05:29
Number 44 M. Hartigan	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0	53.3%	11:18
Number 82 T. Kopecky	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		14:40
Number 93 J. Franzen	R	1	1	2	+2	2	4	0	0	0	44.4%	20:13
Number 3 A. Lilja	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	3	0		14:42
Number 5 N. Lidstrom	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1	0		28:50
Number 14 D. Meech	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		07:30
Number 22 B. Lebda	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		12:52
Number 24 C. Chelios	D	1	0	1	+3	0	2	2	2	0		16:05
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	1	0	1	+3	2	7	2	1	1		25:48
Number 55 N. Kronwall	D	1	0	1	0	2	1	3	3	0		19:46

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 D. Hasek	29	26	3	.897	60:00	Win

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 M. Erat	R	1	0	1	-1	0	1	2	0	1		16:28
Number 12 S. Nichol	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0	75%	14:57
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	88.9%	14:32
Number 17 J. Hlavac	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		15:42
Number 19 J. Arnott	C	0	0	0	-1	2	5	2	0	0	14.3%	18:42
Number 22 J. Tootoo	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	0	0		08:31
Number 24 B. Bochenski	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		09:22
Number 25 J. Smithson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	100%	10:51
Number 37 R. Peverley	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	90%	10:00
Number 38 V. Fiddler	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0	44.4%	12:47
Number 47 A. Radulov	R	2	0	2	-2	0	4	1	1	0		17:37
Number 71 J. Dumont	R	0	2	2	-2	0	2	1	0	0		17:31
Number 2 D. Hamhuis	D	0	1	1	-1	2	3	3	2	0		23:21
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	0		21:06
Number 5 G. Zanon	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1	0		18:52
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	1	1	+1	2	3	4	0	0		19:49
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		15:07
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	-4	2	1	0	1	0		22:28

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Mason	22	19	3	.864	35:05	Loss
Number 39 D. Ellis	13	11	2	.846	24:11

Penalties

Penalties, Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:12	Detroit Red Wings	Darren Helm	Tripping	2
1st	10:14	Detroit Red Wings	Aaron Downey	High sticking	2
1st	12:47	Detroit Red Wings	Andreas Lilja	Interference	2
1st	14:26	Nashville Predators	Radek Bonk	Interference	2
2nd	02:01	Nashville Predators	Vernon Fiddler	Slashing	2
2nd	06:23	Nashville Predators	Rich Peverley	High sticking	2
2nd	08:12	Detroit Red Wings	Johan Franzen	Roughing	2
2nd	08:12	Nashville Predators	Jason Arnott	Roughing	2
2nd	10:11	Detroit Red Wings	Niklas Kronwall	Slashing	2
2nd	19:47	Detroit Red Wings	Mark Hartigan	Roughing	2
2nd	19:47	Nashville Predators	Jordin Tootoo	Roughing	2
2nd	19:47	Nashville Predators	Shea Weber	Slashing	2
2nd	20:00	Nashville Predators	Dan Hamhuis	Roughing	2
3rd	02:39	Detroit Red Wings	Brian Rafalski	Hooking	2
3rd	15:50	Nashville Predators	Ryan Suter	Interference	2

Game information

Detroit Red Wings head coach: Mike Babcock
Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Rob Martell, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Mark Shewchyk
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Kris Draper, Darren McCarty, Tomas Holmstrom, Daniel Cleary, Brad Stuart, Valtteri Filppula, Jonathan Ericsson, Jimmy Howard, Kyle Quincey, Garrett Stafford, Mattias Ritola
Nashville Predators scratches: Martin Gelinas, Josh Langfeld, David Legwand, Darcy Hordichuk, Jed Ortmeyer, Kevin Klein, Ville Koistinen, Antti Pihlstrom

2007-2008 season series

Every Detroit Red Wings and Nashville Predators game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final/SO	Game page: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Nov 7, 2007
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Thu, Nov 22, 2007
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Mon, Dec 10, 2007
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Nashville Predators 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Tue, Feb 12, 2008
Nashville Predators 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Mar 9, 2008
Nashville Predators 3 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Mar 15, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 6 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Thu, Mar 20, 2008
Nashville Predators 0 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Mar 30, 2008
Nashville Predators 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Apr 10, 2008
Nashville Predators 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Apr 12, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Nashville Predators 5	Final Playoffs	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Mon, Apr 14, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Wed, Apr 16, 2008
Nashville Predators 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Apr 18, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Nashville Predators 0	Final Playoffs	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Sun, Apr 20, 2008

Other NHL games on Mar 20

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 20, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 20, 2008
St. Louis Blues 2 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Mar 20, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Mar 20, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Florida Panthers 1	Final/SO	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, Thu, Mar 20, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames, Thu, Mar 20, 2008
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Mar 20, 2008
Los Angeles Kings 6 at Phoenix Coyotes 5	Final/SO	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Mar 20, 2008