Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings

Friday, February 17, 2012, 7:30 PM ET Joe Louis Arena, Detroit Regular Season Final

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Nashville Predators 2–1 on Friday, February 17, 2012 at home.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Nashville Predators	1	48-26-8
at Detroit Red Wings	2	48-28-6

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	9	8	4	21
Detroit Red Wings	14	7	10	31

Three stars

J. MacDonald, Detroit Red Wings (goaltender)
P. Rinne, Nashville Predators (goaltender)
P. Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:44	Detroit Red Wings	Johan Franzen (1)	Todd Bertuzzi (1), Pavel Datsyuk (1)	Even strength	NSH 0, DET 1
2nd	14:58	Nashville Predators	Nick Spaling (1)	Jordin Tootoo (1)	Even strength	NSH 1, DET 1
3rd	19:54	Detroit Red Wings	Pavel Datsyuk (1)	Henrik Zetterberg (1), Nicklas Lidstrom (1)	Even strength	NSH 1, DET 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings
Stat	Nashville Predators	Detroit Red Wings
Shots on goal	21	31
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	2	4
Hits	23	22
Blocked shots	9	7
Giveaways	2	8
Takeaways	5	8
Faceoffs won	33/63 (52.4%)	30/63 (47.6%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 M. Erat	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		17:06
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	50%	16:50
Number 12 M. Fisher	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	56.3%	19:14
Number 13 N. Spaling	C	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	46.2%	15:26
Number 15 C. Smith	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	60%	16:55
Number 18 B. Yip	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		12:56
Number 22 J. Tootoo	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0		13:49
Number 24 M. Halischuk	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		11:05
Number 25 J. Smithson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	69.2%	10:49
Number 33 C. Wilson	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0		12:11
Number 57 G. Bourque	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		16:55
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		14:41
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	2		28:36
Number 8 K. Klein	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		15:56
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	1		28:06
Number 49 R. Ellis	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		15:03
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	2		17:04
Number 59 R. Josi	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		15:24

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	31	29	2	.936	59:54	Loss

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 J. Abdelkader	L	0	0	0	-1	0	6	5	0	100%	15:42
Number 13 P. Datsyuk	C	1	1	2	+2	0	5	1	0	57.9%	17:29
Number 20 D. Miller	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1		16:58
Number 26 J. Hudler	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		16:50
Number 39 J. Mursak	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:06
Number 40 H. Zetterberg	C	0	1	1	+1	2	3	1	0	100%	18:50
Number 43 D. Helm	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	41.7%	14:40
Number 44 T. Bertuzzi	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		14:26
Number 48 C. Emmerton	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	09:35
Number 51 V. Filppula	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	44.4%	17:06
Number 93 J. Franzen	R	1	0	1	+2	0	3	0	1		13:55
Number 96 T. Holmstrom	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:18
Number 4 J. Kindl	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		16:18
Number 5 N. Lidstrom	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	1		21:06
Number 18 I. White	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		22:21
Number 23 B. Stuart	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1		20:54
Number 52 J. Ericsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1		18:04
Number 55 N. Kronwall	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		21:22

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 J. MacDonald	21	20	1	.952	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	16:37	Nashville Predators	Ryan Ellis	Hooking	2
1st	17:26	Detroit Red Wings	Henrik Zetterberg	Interference	2
2nd	01:19	Detroit Red Wings	Nicklas Lidstrom	Tripping	2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Detroit Red Wings head coach: Mike Babcock
Referees: Kevin Pollock, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Mike Cvik
Nashville Predators scratches: Hal Gill, Jack Hillen
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Mike Commodore, Jimmy Howard, Tomas Tatar

2011-2012 season series

Every Nashville Predators and Detroit Red Wings game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Nov 26, 2011
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Nashville Predators 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Thu, Dec 15, 2011
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Mon, Dec 26, 2011
Nashville Predators 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Feb 17, 2012
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 10, 2012
Nashville Predators 4 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Mar 30, 2012
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Wed, Apr 11, 2012
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Nashville Predators 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Fri, Apr 13, 2012
Nashville Predators 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Apr 15, 2012
Nashville Predators 3 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Apr 17, 2012
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Nashville Predators 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Fri, Apr 20, 2012

Other NHL games on Feb 17

Other NHL games on Friday, February 17, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final/SO	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Feb 17, 2012
San Jose Sharks 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Feb 17, 2012
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final/SO	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Feb 17, 2012
Washington Capitals 2 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Fri, Feb 17, 2012
Boston Bruins 2 at Winnipeg Jets 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Winnipeg Jets, Fri, Feb 17, 2012
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Fri, Feb 17, 2012

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