Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings

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

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Detroit Red Wings 4–1 on Friday, March 30, 2012 on the road.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Nashville Predators	4	48-26-8
at Detroit Red Wings	1	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	2	2	4
Detroit Red Wings	0	0	1	1

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	10	27
Detroit Red Wings	7	17	8	32

Three stars

P. Rinne, Nashville Predators (goaltender)
S. Kostitsyn, Nashville Predators
H. Zetterberg, Detroit Red Wings (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
2nd	13:05	Nashville Predators	Gabriel Bourque (1)	Jordin Tootoo (1), Hal Gill (1)	Even strength	NSH 1, DET 0
2nd	19:27	Nashville Predators	Francis Bouillon (1)	Alexander Radulov (1)	Even strength	NSH 2, DET 0
3rd	02:40	Nashville Predators	Alexander Radulov (1)	Andrei Kostitsyn (1), Pekka Rinne (1)	Even strength	NSH 3, DET 0
3rd	16:57	Detroit Red Wings	Jiri Hudler (1)	Henrik Zetterberg (1), Jonathan Ericsson (1)	Even strength	NSH 3, DET 1
3rd	19:20	Nashville Predators	Shea Weber (1)	David Legwand (1)	Even strength, Empty net	NSH 4, DET 1

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	27	32
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	4
Hits	16	14
Blocked shots	14	9
Giveaways	7	7
Takeaways	7	6
Faceoffs won	27/63 (42.9%)	36/63 (57.1%)

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	0	1	33.3%	16:18
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	0	33.3%	20:32
Number 12 M. Fisher	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	25%	18:39
Number 13 N. Spaling	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	66.7%	14:29
Number 22 J. Tootoo	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		07:32
Number 24 M. Halischuk	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1		12:57
Number 27 P. Hornqvist	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	3		15:08
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	+2	2	0	2	2	50%	11:10
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0		14:19
Number 47 A. Radulov	R	1	1	2	+1	0	3	1	0		20:13
Number 57 G. Bourque	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0		09:15
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		14:47
Number 6 S. Weber	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0		22:34
Number 8 K. Klein	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2		19:07
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1		24:01
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		15:33
Number 59 R. Josi	D	0	0	0	+3	0	4	0	1		17:30
Number 75 H. Gill	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	2	1		20:00

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	32	31	1	.969	60:00	Win

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	1	0	0	30%	12:45
Number 11 D. Cleary	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		13:43
Number 13 P. Datsyuk	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	71.4%	20:35
Number 14 G. Nyquist	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		08:50
Number 20 D. Miller	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		09:24
Number 26 J. Hudler	R	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0		18:56
Number 40 H. Zetterberg	C	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	50%	20:28
Number 44 T. Bertuzzi	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	1		15:37
Number 48 C. Emmerton	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	66.7%	06:03
Number 51 V. Filppula	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	20:33
Number 93 J. Franzen	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	100%	19:21
Number 96 T. Holmstrom	L	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0		10:18
Number 4 J. Kindl	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	1		17:09
Number 5 N. Lidstrom	D	0	0	0	-3	0	5	1	0		22:09
Number 18 I. White	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	2		20:59
Number 23 B. Stuart	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	3		21:17
Number 52 J. Ericsson	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		15:44
Number 55 N. Kronwall	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1		22:49

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 J. Howard	26	23	3	.885	59:20	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:43	Detroit Red Wings	Todd Bertuzzi	Tripping	2
2nd	05:42	Nashville Predators	Paul Gaustad	Tripping	2
2nd	14:04	Nashville Predators	Nick Spaling	Hooking	2
2nd	16:24	Nashville Predators	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	10:38	Detroit Red Wings	Jakub Kindl	Interference	2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Detroit Red Wings head coach: Mike Babcock
Referees: Wes McCauley, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Vaughan Rody
Nashville Predators scratches: Brian McGrattan, Brandon Yip, Jack Hillen, Colin Wilson, Ryan Ellis, Craig Smith, Jack Maclellan
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Joey MacDonald, Kyle Quincey, Darren Helm, Jan Mursak

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 Mar 30

Other NHL games on Friday, March 30, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final/OT	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Mar 30, 2012
Florida Panthers 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Mar 30, 2012
Montreal Canadiens 1 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers, Fri, Mar 30, 2012
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Mar 30, 2012
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames, Fri, Mar 30, 2012
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers, Fri, Mar 30, 2012
Dallas Stars 2 at Vancouver Canucks 5	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Mar 30, 2012

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