GDT: Game 32 | Detroit Red Wings @ Nashville Predators | 8:00 PM EST | FS-D+ |

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Game Information 8:00 PM EST Sommet Center, Nashville (Tennessee) TV/Radio: FS-D+, FS-TN (HD) / NHL Game Radio: here Referees: Dean Morton and Tim Peel Linesmen: Derek Amell and Jay Sharrers Click here for the NHL.com preview Team Comparison: @ 31 Games Played 31 15 Wins 18 11 Losses 11 5 OT Losses 2 35 Points 38 0.565 P% 0.613 2.68 G/G 2.48 2.64 GA/G 2.71 20.6 PP% 16.8 80.0 PK% 77.6 34.2 S/G 30.8 27.7 SA/G 29.5 52.0 FO% 50.5

Columbus Blue Jackets @ Nashville Predators 3 - 4 SO
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Nashville Predators Team Statistics: Goals Scored Assist Points Jason Arnott (11) J.P. Dumont (14) Jason Arnott (20) Plus/Minus Goals Against Average Goalie Save Percentage Cody Franson (+5) Pekka Rinne (2.59) Pekka Rinne (.910) Wins Shut out wins Penalty Minutes Pekka Rinne (13) Pekka Rinne (2) Jerred Smithson (35) Game Day Stories: 11 Predators skate for new contracts Predators keep home streak vs. Columbus Winning NHL faceoff is mix of finesse, fury Preds benefit from Erat-Dumont switch Team Injuries: ____Position____ ____Player____ ____Injury____ ____Status____ --- --- --- --- Projected Lineup: _________Left Wing_________ _________Center_________ _________Right Wing_________ Steve Sullivan Jason Arnott Martin Erat Jerred Smithson David Legwand Joel Ward J-P Dumont Marcel Goc Jordin Tootoo Ryan Jones Dave Scatchard Patric Hornqvist _________Left Defenseman_________ _________Right Defenseman_________ Shea Weber Ryan Suter Dan Hamhuis Kevin Klein Francis Bouillon Alexander Sulzer _________Goaltender_________ Pekka Rinne In the spotlight: Left Wing Right Wing Defenseman (R) Roster: Forwards: Name POS NO DOB HT WT SH POB DRAFT Jason Arnott C 19 10/11/1974 6-4 220 R Collingwood, CAN Edmonton(1993)1,7 Marcel Goc C 9 8/24/1983 6-0 195 L Calv, GER San Jose(2001)1,20 David Legwand C 11 8/17/1980 6-2 190 L Detroit, USA Nashville(1998)1,2 Cal O'Reilly C 16 9/30/1986 5-11 180 L Toronto, CAN Nashville(2005)5,150 Michael Santorelli C 18 12/14/1985 5-11 195 R Vancouver, CAN Nashville(2004)6,178 Dave Scatchard C 38 2/20/1976 6-3 220 R Hinton, CAN Vancouver(1994)2,42 Colin Wilson C 33 10/20/1989 6-1 215 L Greenwich, USA Nashville(2008)1,7 Triston Grant L 21 2/2/1984 6-1 223 L Brandon, CAN Philadelphia(2004)9,286 Ryan Jones L 28 6/14/1984 6-1 200 L Chatham, CAN Minnesota(2004)4,111 Steve Sullivan L 26 7/6/1974 5-8 155 R Timmins, CAN New Jersey(1994)9,233 J-P Dumont R 71 4/1/1978 6-1 203 L Montreal, CAN Ny Islanders(1996)1,3 Martin Erat R 10 8/29/1981 5-11 195 L Trebic, CZE Nashville(1999)7,191 Patric Hornqvist R 27 1/1/1987 5-11 178 R Sollentuna, SWE Nashville(2005)7,230 Jerred Smithson R 25 2/4/1979 6-2 185 R Vernon, CAN Undrafted Andreas Thuresson R 12 11/18/1987 6-1 200 R Kristianstad, SWE Nashville(2007)5,144 Jordin Tootoo R 22 2/2/1983 5-8 198 R Churchill, CAN Nashville(2001)4,98 Joel Ward R 29 12/2/1980 6-2 208 R North York, CAN Undrafted Defense: Name POS NO DOB HT WT SH POB DRAFT Francis Bouillon D 51 10/17/1975 5-8 198 L Laval, CAN Undrafted Cody Franson D 32 8/8/1987 6-5 205 R Salmon Arm, CAN Nashville(2005)3,79 Dan Hamhuis D 2 12/13/1982 6-0 204 L Smithers, CAN Nashville(2001)1,12 Kevin Klein D 8 12/13/1984 6-1 187 R Kitchener, CAN Nashville(2003)2,37 Teemu Laakso D 4 8/27/1987 6-0 195 R Tuusula, FIN Nashville(2005)3,78 Alexander Sulzer D 52 5/30/1984 6-2 213 L Kaufbeuren, GER Nashville(2003)3,92 Ryan Suter D 20 1/21/1985 6-1 183 L Madison, USA Nashville(2003)1,7 Shea Weber D 6 8/14/1985 6-3 190 R Sicamous, CAN Nashville(2003)2,49 Goalies: Name POS NO DOB HT WT SH POB DRAFT Dan Ellis G 39 6/19/1980 6-0 180 L Saskatoon, CAN Dallas(2000)2,60 Pekka Rinne G 35 11/3/1982 6-3 191 L Kempele, FIN Nashville(2004)8,258 * * Starting Goaltender

Anaheim Ducks @ Detroit Red Wings 2 - 3 OT
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Detroit Red Wings Team Statistics: Goals Scored Assist Points Tomas Holmstrom (12) Henrik Zetterberg (22) Henrik Zetterberg (32) Plus/Minus Goals Against Average Goalie Save Percentage Nicklas Lidstrom (+6) Jimmy Howard (2.42) Jimmy Howard (.914) Wins Shut out wins Penalty Minutes Jimmy Howard (9) Chris Osgood (1) Brad May (36) Game Day Stories: Todd Bertuzzi's OT goal completes comeback win As injuries and adversity mount, coach Mike Babcock wants Red Wings to keep battling Red Wings not pushing the 'panic button' yet when it comes to playoff standings Red Wings show improvement on the penalty-kill Red Wings' Jason Williams gets cast removed, hopes to resume light skating soon Team Injuries: ____Position____ ____Player____ Injury ____Status____ D Andreas Lilja Post-concussion symptoms Out LW Johan Franzen ACL Out C Valtteri Filppula Broken right wrist Out RW/C Jason Williams Broken right fibula Out D Niklas Kronwall MCL sprain Out LW/RW Daniel Cleary Separated shoulder Out Projected Lineup: _________Left Wing_________ _________Center_________ _________Right Wing_________ Pavel Datsyuk Henrik Zetterberg Tomas Holmstrom Ville Leino Justin Abdelkader Todd Bertuzzi Kris Draper Darren Helm Patrick Eaves Brad May Drew Miller Kirk Maltby _________Left Defenseman_________ _________Right Defenseman_________ Nicklas Lidstrom Brian Rafalski Brad Stuart Brett Lebda Jonathan Ericsson Derek Meech _________Goaltender_________ Chris Osgood In the spotlight: Goaltender Center Defenseman (R) Roster: Forwards: NAME POS NO DOB HT WT SH POB DRAFT Pavel Datsyuk C 13 7/20/1978 5-11 197 L Sverdlovsk, RUS Detroit(1998)6,171 Kris Draper C 33 5/24/1971 5-10 192 L Toronto, CAN Winnipeg(1989)3,62 Darren Helm C 43 1/21/1987 5-11 172 L Winnipeg, CAN Detroit(2005)5,132 Justin Abdelkader L 8 2/25/1987 6-1 210 L Muskegon, USA Detroit(2005)2,42 Tomas Holmstrom L 96 1/23/1973 6-0 202 L Pitea, SWE Detroit(1994)10,257 Ville Leino L 21 10/6/1983 6-0 182 L Savonlinna, FIN Undrafted Kirk Maltby L 18 12/22/1972 6-0 200 R Guelph, CAN Edmonton(1992)3,65 Drew Miller L 16 2/17/1984 6-2 185 L Dover, USA Anaheim(2003)6,186 Brad May L 20 11/29/1971 6-1 213 L Toronto, CAN Buffalo(1990)1,14 Henrik Zetterberg L 40 10/9/1980 5-11 195 L Sundsvall, SWE Detroit(1999)7,210 Todd Bertuzzi R 7 2/2/1975 6-3 227 L Sudbury, CAN Ny Islanders(1993)1,23 Patrick Eaves R 44 5/1/1984 5-11 190 R Calgary, CAN Ottawa(2003)1,29 Defense: NAME POS NO DOB HT WT SH POB DRAFT Jonathan Ericsson D 52 3/2/1984 6-5 201 L Karlskrona, SWE Detroit(2002)9,291 Brett Lebda D 22 1/15/1982 5-9 194 L Buffalo Grove, USA Undrafted Nicklas Lidstrom D 5 4/28/1970 6-1 193 L Vasteras, SWE Detroit(1989)3,53 Derek Meech D 14 4/21/1984 5-11 182 L Winnipeg, CAN Detroit(2002)7,229 Brian Rafalski D 28 9/28/1973 5-10 195 R Dearborn, USA Undrafted Brad Stuart D 23 11/6/1979 6-2 213 L Rocky Mountain House, CAN San Jose(1998)1,3 Goalies: NAME POS NO DOB HT WT SH POB DRAFT James Howard G 35 3/26/1984 6-0 218 L Syracuse, USA Detroit(2003)2,64 Chris Osgood G 30 11/26/1972 5-10 176 L Peace River, CAN Detroit(1991)3,54 * * Starting Goaltender

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Division + Conference Standings Central Division: Western Conference:

Overview

Extra Information Just keep shooting. That's the mind-set of Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom, who has not scored a goal in his past 28 games, including Friday's 3-2 overtime win against the Ducks. Lidstrom hit two posts in a 1-0 loss to the Blues on Wednesday, so he has come close to breaking his slump. "You have to just continue to shoot the puck," Lidstrom said. "Eventually it's going to go in. When we are creating traffic, we're going to create some good bounces, too. You just have to continue to shoot the puck." Lidstrom couldn't remember the last time he had gone through such a drought, but he hasn't panicked. "When you've been in the league a long time, you know you can't give up on shooting the puck," he said. "Whether it's a tip-in or a guy being there for rebounds, you gotta continue to shoot that puck. "You hope you can help a team out offensively, getting some goals. That's why you can't shy away from shooting it." Lidstrom has one goal and 10 assists in 31 games and is plus-six. He hasn't scored fewer than seven goals in a season and has hit double-digits in goals scored in 15 of his previous 17 seasons. Coach Mike Babcock isn't worried about Lidstrom's lack of scoring: "Nick's a pretty good player, and good players normally find their way." A POSITIVE LINE: The line of Kris Draper, Darren Helm and Patrick Eaves has been a positive one this season. Eaves has a plus-six rating, tops on the team. He also has chipped in two goals and six assists in 21 games. Draper, a minus-13 last season, is plus-five, and Helm plus-one. "Draper, Helm and Eaves have given us a real good line, and a line with energy," said Babcock. "Eaves kind of looks after those guys. Draper and Helmer are flying all over the place. Eaves is just a guy who seems to finish checks, be in the right spots. "He's a concussion guy, too. At one time, he was a 20-goal scorer. We're just comfortable with the process he's in right now and getting better. And who knows? Maybe he'll score again in his career, but right now he's doing a real good job for us." INJURY UPDATE: Jason Williams, recovering from a broken right fibula, had his cast removed Monday. He's hoping to be off crutches in a few days and into a walking boot soon. Chris Osgood is starting in goal.

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Our best defenseman so far! Brad Stuart of the Detroit Red Wings lays a huge hit on Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins during Game 4 of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Mellon Arena on May 31, 2008 in Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania.

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[zetterberg40]

Good. Play ozzie tonight then play Howard against Phoenix when I go to the game monday!!!!


I expect Bert to have a good game tonight, 2 pts. Im calling it.

[Matt714*]

4-3 Nashville.

Osgood.

[ESunlin]

I'm hoping the roads keep improving- I get out of work at 8 and have to hobble to my car and drive home as fast as the roads allow!

Crossing my fingers for Oz!

[Hensta]

5-1 Preds.

Erat 4 goals, Arnott 1+4.

[GT500x]

I think the Wings are gonna get it together tonight and pull out a win. Ozzie needs this for confidence.

Players I'm looking for to step up...

Abdelkader
Ericsson (as usuall)
Helm

The young guys need to start taking the reigns during this transition.

[Zetsyuk]

Can we get a glimmer of hope from Ossie today please?

[VeGor]

Wins against the Preds are usually hard earned, so let's hope for an exciting win and let's go Red Wings!

[Nordic]

Nick with 1.4 shooting percentage...

[GT500x]

Originally Posted by Nordic

Nick with 1.4 shooting percentage...

He's loosing it due to age.

Unlike alot of people, I am coming to terms with this.

edit: Thats not to say he's over the hill, but he sure aint at the top no more.

[f1seb]

I've come to terms with another fact. That this team will not be and can't be a powerhouse forever. It's funny to read some of those posts here. 18 years is a good run is all I'm saying.

But back on topic. Hope this team will show us some better play than they did last night.

[mottjm7]

I will never forget that hit on Umberger... Wowza

[DarkReign]

Originally Posted by GT500x

I think the Wings are gonna get it together tonight and pull out a win. Ozzie needs this for confidence.

Players I'm looking for to step up...

Pavel f-ing Datsyuk

and

Henrik f-ing Zetterberg

Everyone can fall down on the ice for all I care, this team goes only as far as those two take it, period.

[sarcastro]

Fun facts that pretty much sum up the Wings' situation thus far:

The Wings have blocked the fewest shots in the league.

The Wings have missed the net with the most shots in the league.

The Wings have the 4th most giveaways in the league.

Tells you everything you need to know. They're not forcing the opposition to the outside. They're settling for bad shots where they don't have any net to look at, and instead of putting those pucks on the goalie's pads where they could pick up rebounds, they're trying for the top shelf and missing badly. And they're just not taking care of the puck, making sloppy neutral zone and outlet passes.

They'll find that more pucks are going in for them when they actually force the goalie to stop the puck, and they'll find that they take fewer penalties and give up fewer odd man rushes if they stop turning the puck over and block more shots.

Gotta be better on faceoffs too. -8 and -6 their last 2 games. If they're going to stay afloat with these lineups they'll need every advantage they can get, and that means winning faceoffs.

[Yemack]

I dont have a good feeling about tonight's game.

[theYman]

Ozzie's in? Great, way to go with the hot hand Babs Who stunk it up last time in Nashville? take a guess

[sarcastro]

Originally Posted by Yemack

I dont have a good feeling about tonight's game.

When was the last time you DID have a good feeling going into a Wings game? It's been a while for me. Sometimes they win, sometimes they lose, but you don't have that feeling like they're supposed to win anymore.

[theYman]

Maybe we'll score first for a change, since oh I can't even remember anymore.

[theYman]

ha! dumbass fans! I love how they boo obvious penalties in that ****hole city!

[Filppula]

"The Predators.....are on.....the POWERPLAY".

Drives me insane. Stay out of the box please.

[Yemack]

Originally Posted by sarcastro

When was the last time you DID have a good feeling going into a Wings game? It's been a while for me. Sometimes they win, sometimes they lose, but you don't have that feeling like they're supposed to win anymore.

i dunno .. im usually thinkin win.

maybe i put too much faith in wings

[theYman]

Why can't Pavs score??!! What is with him. How can you miss twice in one play. Also last night he missed a GW toward the end of the 3rd.

[GT500x]

Originally Posted by theYman

Why can't Pavs score??!! What is with him. How can you miss twice in one play. Also last night he missed a GW toward the end of the 3rd.

Yeah, its been like this for a while now.

[theYman]

How aren't we up 2-0??? BS!!!!!

[theYman]

another pp!! we can score I know we can.