Nashville 4, Detroit 3
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 15, 2011
Where: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
Referees:
Brad Watson, Wes McCauley
Linesmen:
Scott Driscoll, Darren Gibbs
Attendance:
17113
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Defenseman Shea Weber scored twice in the final 4:24 to lift the Nashville Predators to a 4-3 victory over the visiting Detroit Red Wings on Thursday.
Jordin Tootoo added a goal and an assist and Pekka Rinne stopped 37 shots for the Predators, who extended their season-high winning streak to four games.
Weber picked up his eighth tally and the game-winner with 1:36 left. After Jimmy Howard failed to clear a puck from behind the net, Weber took it from above the right point and fired a shot into traffic. Nick Spaling provided just enough of a distraction to sneak it past.
Nashville knotted it at 3-3 with 4:24 left in regulation. On the power play, the Predators worked it around to Weber above the left circle. The veteran defenseman sent a slap shot through traffic and past a screened Howard.
The Red Wings took a 3-1 lead with a pair of goals 1:27 apart in the second period but the Predators fought back, cutting it to 3-2 before the end of the second when Tootoo took a long rebound in the right slot and wristed it into the open net.
Detroit, which had its three-game winning streak come to an end, outshot the Predators 40-21.
Top Game Performances
Detroit |
|
Nashville |
Pavel Datsyuk 2 |
Points |
Shea Weber 2 |
Tomas Holmstrom 1 |
Goals |
Shea Weber 2 |
Pavel Datsyuk 2 |
Assists |
Martin Erat 2 |
Tomas Holmstrom 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Shea Weber 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Jimmy Howard .810 |
Save Percentage |
Pekka Rinne .925 |
Jimmy Howard 17 |
Saves |
Pekka Rinne 37 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Detroit
|
40 |
3 |
2-2 |
0-1 |
2 |
26 |
Nashville
|
21 |
4 |
1-1 |
0-2 |
4 |
20 |
Upcoming Games
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Nashville will play their next game at home against St. Louis. The Predators have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .533 after a loss.
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Detroit will play their next game at home against Los Angeles. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .800 after a win and .300 after a loss.