Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators

Thursday, December 15, 2011, 8:00 PM ET Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Detroit Red Wings 4–3 on Thursday, December 15, 2011 at home.

Final score, Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Detroit Red Wings	3	48-28-6
at Nashville Predators	4	48-26-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Detroit Red Wings	1	2	0	3
Nashville Predators	1	1	2	4

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	12	15	13	40
Nashville Predators	8	5	8	21

Three stars

S. Weber, Nashville Predators (2 goals)
J. Tootoo, Nashville Predators (1 goal, 1 assist)
N. Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:15	Detroit Red Wings	Tomas Holmstrom (1)	Ian White (1), Pavel Datsyuk (1)	Power play	DET 1, NSH 0
1st	10:09	Nashville Predators	David Legwand (1)	Craig Smith (1), Martin Erat (1)	Even strength	DET 1, NSH 1
2nd	10:03	Detroit Red Wings	Henrik Zetterberg (1)	Jiri Hudler (1), Todd Bertuzzi (1)	Power play	DET 2, NSH 1
2nd	11:30	Detroit Red Wings	Nicklas Lidstrom (1)	Ian White (2), Pavel Datsyuk (2)	Even strength	DET 3, NSH 1
2nd	17:22	Nashville Predators	Jordin Tootoo (1)	Kevin Klein (1), Nick Spaling (1)	Even strength	DET 3, NSH 2
3rd	15:36	Nashville Predators	Shea Weber (1)	Ryan Suter (1), Martin Erat (2)	Power play	DET 3, NSH 3
3rd	18:24	Nashville Predators	Shea Weber (2)	Jordin Tootoo (1)	Even strength	DET 3, NSH 4

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	40	21
Power play	2 of 2	1 of 1
Penalty minutes	2	4
Hits	16	20
Blocked shots	9	17
Giveaways	4	10
Takeaways	4	5
Faceoffs won	26/46 (56.5%)	20/46 (43.5%)

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 8 J. Abdelkader	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	0	40%	09:43
Number 11 D. Cleary	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		15:15
Number 13 P. Datsyuk	C	0	2	2	+1	0	3	0	0	0	61.1%	19:45
Number 20 D. Miller	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		12:21
Number 26 J. Hudler	R	0	1	1	-1	0	2	2	0	0		16:46
Number 40 H. Zetterberg	C	1	0	1	-1	0	5	0	0	1	50%	18:43
Number 43 D. Helm	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0	0	50%	14:03
Number 44 T. Bertuzzi	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1	0		18:14
Number 48 C. Emmerton	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	100%	08:00
Number 51 V. Filppula	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	100%	18:25
Number 93 J. Franzen	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	0	100%	19:58
Number 96 T. Holmstrom	L	1	0	1	-2	0	2	0	0	1		10:20
Number 4 J. Kindl	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		14:00
Number 5 N. Lidstrom	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0		24:23
Number 18 I. White	D	0	2	2	+1	0	6	1	1	0		26:33
Number 23 B. Stuart	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	3	1	0		18:45
Number 52 J. Ericsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		15:17
Number 55 N. Kronwall	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	2	0		19:59

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 J. Howard	21	17	4	.810	59:08	Loss

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	0	2	2	+1	0	0	1	1	0		17:09
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	28.6%	16:19
Number 12 M. Fisher	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	42.9%	21:11
Number 13 N. Spaling	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	0	0	46.2%	17:09
Number 15 C. Smith	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0	33.3%	14:38
Number 22 J. Tootoo	R	1	1	2	+2	0	4	4	0	0		14:18
Number 24 M. Halischuk	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		08:41
Number 25 J. Smithson	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	55.6%	08:23
Number 27 P. Hornqvist	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		19:05
Number 28 K. Wilson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		07:06
Number 33 C. Wilson	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		15:29
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		17:52
Number 6 S. Weber	D	2	0	2	0	0	3	4	2	1		24:44
Number 8 K. Klein	D	0	1	1	+2	0	3	4	4	0		23:10
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	1	0		24:06
Number 38 J. Hillen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		13:37
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	3	0		22:43
Number 59 R. Josi	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		11:40

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	40	37	3	.925	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:27	Nashville Predators	Ryan Suter	Hooking	2
2nd	09:11	Nashville Predators	Jerred Smithson	Hooking	2
3rd	15:14	Detroit Red Wings	Jimmy Howard	Hooking	2

Game information

Detroit Red Wings head coach: Mike Babcock
Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Wes McCauley, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Scott Driscoll
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Mike Commodore, Tomas Tatar
Nashville Predators scratches: Brian McGrattan

2011-2012 season series

Every Detroit Red Wings and Nashville Predators 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 Dec 15

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 15, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Dallas Stars 3 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at New York Islanders, Thu, Dec 15, 2011
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Dec 15, 2011
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Dec 15, 2011
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Dec 15, 2011
Calgary Flames 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 15, 2011
New York Rangers 1 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Dec 15, 2011
Washington Capitals 1 at Winnipeg Jets 0	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Winnipeg Jets, Thu, Dec 15, 2011
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Dec 15, 2011
Colorado Avalanche 4 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Dec 15, 2011

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