Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings

Joe Louis Arena, Detroit Playoffs Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Detroit Red Wings 3–2 on Sunday, April 15, 2012 on the road.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings
Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Nashville Predators 3 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 1 1 1 3
Detroit Red Wings 0 1 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 9 4 22
Detroit Red Wings 11 13 19 43

Three stars

  1. S. Weber, Nashville Predators (1 goal)
  2. P. Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. P. Rinne, Nashville Predators (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:48 Nashville Predators Shea Weber (1) Andrei Kostitsyn (1), Alexander Radulov (1) Power play NSH 1, DET 0
2nd 03:50 Nashville Predators Kevin Klein (1) Martin Erat (1) Even strength NSH 2, DET 0
2nd 15:03 Detroit Red Wings Pavel Datsyuk (1) Unassisted Even strength NSH 2, DET 1
3rd 16:30 Nashville Predators Sergei Kostitsyn (1) Mike Fisher (1), Kevin Klein (1) Even strength NSH 3, DET 1
3rd 19:06 Detroit Red Wings Henrik Zetterberg (1) Pavel Datsyuk (1), Niklas Kronwall (1) Power play NSH 3, 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 22 43
Power play 1 of 4 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 12 12
Hits 28 34
Blocked shots 19 9
Giveaways 6 7
Takeaways 4 7
Faceoffs won 32/58 (55.2%) 26/58 (44.8%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 M. Erat R 0 1 1 +2 0 0 1 3 0 17:53
Number 11 D. Legwand C 0 0 0 +1 6 3 0 0 0 60% 19:45
Number 12 M. Fisher C 0 1 1 0 2 2 5 1 0 40% 19:51
Number 13 N. Spaling C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75% 15:18
Number 18 B. Yip R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05:09
Number 22 J. Tootoo R 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 06:04
Number 27 P. Hornqvist R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 09:39
Number 28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63.2% 15:10
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn L 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 14:20
Number 47 A. Radulov R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 18:23
Number 57 G. Bourque L 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 11:04
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn L 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 16:41
Number 6 S. Weber D 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 3 1 27:06
Number 8 K. Klein D 1 1 2 +1 0 2 1 2 0 22:58
Number 20 R. Suter D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 25:13
Number 49 R. Ellis D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 07:50
Number 51 F. Bouillon D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 3 1 0 15:16
Number 59 R. Josi D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 3 0 21:37
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 P. Rinne 43 41 2 .954 60:00 Win

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 J. Abdelkader L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 50% 13:06
Number 11 D. Cleary R 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 13:38
Number 13 P. Datsyuk C 1 1 2 +1 0 1 1 2 0 47.6% 22:27
Number 14 G. Nyquist R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 09:17
Number 20 D. Miller L 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 1 0 08:08
Number 26 J. Hudler R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 16:59
Number 40 H. Zetterberg C 1 0 1 -1 0 9 1 0 1 43.8% 23:56
Number 44 T. Bertuzzi R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 0 0 11:38
Number 48 C. Emmerton C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33.3% 04:42
Number 51 V. Filppula C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 25% 19:25
Number 93 J. Franzen R 0 0 0 0 4 3 5 1 0 100% 17:16
Number 96 T. Holmstrom L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 09:05
Number 5 N. Lidstrom D 0 0 0 +1 0 4 1 0 0 24:31
Number 18 I. White D 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 21:38
Number 23 B. Stuart D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 6 1 0 17:22
Number 27 K. Quincey D 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 15:42
Number 52 J. Ericsson D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 0 0 19:27
Number 55 N. Kronwall D 0 1 1 0 2 4 1 1 0 21:56
Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 J. Howard 22 19 3 .864 58:34 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:35 Detroit Red Wings Drew Miller Interference goalkeeper 2
1st 08:56 Detroit Red Wings Niklas Kronwall Hooking 2
1st 12:53 Nashville Predators David Legwand Tripping 2
2nd 01:21 Nashville Predators Jordin Tootoo Roughing 2
2nd 08:06 Detroit Red Wings Johan Franzen Slashing 2
2nd 09:43 Detroit Red Wings Kyle Quincey Cross checking 2
2nd 14:33 Nashville Predators David Legwand Interference 2
2nd 14:33 Detroit Red Wings Johan Franzen Slashing 2
2nd 17:46 Nashville Predators Mike Fisher Roughing 2
2nd 17:46 Detroit Red Wings Todd Bertuzzi Roughing 2
2nd 19:49 Nashville Predators Sergei Kostitsyn High sticking 2
3rd 18:23 Nashville Predators David Legwand Holding 2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach
Barry Trotz
Detroit Red Wings head coach
Mike Babcock
Referees
Tim Peel, Steve Kozari
Linesmen
Brad Lazarowich, Jonny Murray
Nashville Predators scratches
Hal Gill, Brian McGrattan, Matt Halischuk, Jack Hillen, Colin Wilson, Chet Pickard, Craig Smith
Detroit Red Wings scratches
Joey MacDonald, Jakub Kindl, Darren Helm, Chris Conner, Jan Mursak, Riley Sheahan

2011-2012 season series

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Sources and further reading

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