10/30 GDT: Predators 2 at Red Wings 5

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

Game 9 of 82

VS.

Red Wings 5, Predators 2 Final

Datsyuk's pair leads Wings over Preds

Joe Louis Arena - Detroit, MI

TV/Radio

Tonight's Stream

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Game Preview:

Perfect on road, Preds pay visit to Wings

Around the NHL

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Sharks reunite Big Three

Western Conference Standings

1. Los Angeles Kings..................10 GP, 7-3-0, 14 pts

2. Nashville Predators.................. 9 GP, 5-1-3, 13 pts

3. Calgary Flames.......................10 GP, 6-4-0, 12 pts

4. Chicago Blackhawks...............12 GP, 6-5-1, 13 pts

5. St. Louis Blues.........................8 GP, 5-1-2, 12 pts

6. Columbus Blue Jackets............9 GP, 6-3-0, 12 pts

7. Detroit Red Wings....................8 GP, 5-2-1, 11 pts

8. Colorado Avalanche...............10 GP, 5-4-1, 11 pts

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9. Minnesota Wild........................9 GP, 4-3-2, 10 pts

10. Vancouver Canucks...............9 GP, 4-3-2, 10 pts

11. Dallas Stars...........................9 GP, 5-4-0, 10 pts

12. San Jose Sharks.....................8 GP, 4-3-1, 9 pts

13. Phoenix Coyotes...................9 GP, 3-3-3, 9 pts

14. Anaheim Ducks...................11 GP, 4-6-1, 9 pts

15. Edmonton Oilers...................9 GP, 3-4-2, 8 pts

PREDATORS

9 GP, 5-1-3, 13 pts

Last Game: Lost to STL 3-0

RED WINGS

8 GP, 5-2-1, 11 pts

Last Game: Lost to PHX 4-2

Last DET-NSH Meeting: 4/3, NSH 4 at DET 3 (OT) Recap

Highlights

Goals

NSH Steve Sullivan: 4

DET Johan Franzen: 6

Assists

NSH Cal O'Reilly: 5

DET Henrik Zetterberg, Nicklas Lidstrom: 8

Plus/Minus

NSH J-P Dumont, Colin Wilson: +5

DET Henrik Zetterberg, Brad Stuart, Brian Rafalski: +5

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NSH Kevin Klein, Sergei Kostitsyn: -2

DET Mike Modano: -7

PIM

NSH Jordin Tootoo: 19

DET Tomas Holmstrom: 18

Zetterberg-Datsyuk-Holmstrom

Franzen-Filppula-Bertuzzi

Abdelkader-Hudler-Modano-Cleary (all rotating)

Miller-Helm-Eaves

Lidstrom-Stuart

Kronwall-Janik

Kindl-Salei

Projected NSH Lines

Sullivan-O'Reilly-Hornqvist

Dumont-Wilson-Erat

Ward-Legwand-Tootoo

Kostitsyn-Smithson-Spaling

Bouillon-Weber

O'Brien-Klein

Sulzer-Franson

Pekka Rinne

Record

2-1-2, 1.88, .946 SV%, 1 SO

versus.

Chris Osgood

Record

1-2-0, 3.02 GAA, .885 SV%, 0 SO

PREDATORS

Ryan Suter (lower body), Marcel Goc (separated shoulder) out,

Matthew Lombardi (concussion) out

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RED WINGS

Jimmy Howard (back spasms) will not play, Kris Draper (groin) out,

Jonathan Ericsson (back) won't play, Brian Rafalski (knee) out

On Deck

11/3, Red Wings at Flames; 9:30 PM

Edited October 31, 2010 by Hockeytown0001

[ilmickeyli 40]

Preds are playing well and are coming off a bad loss to the Blues.. Couple that with Ozzie's diminished confidence and performance - it can't be good.

2-5 Preds with the easy win .. (Hank, Lids)

LGW

[wingfanatic4alltime 32]

I think this is gonna be a high scoring game 6-5 wings win in ot. Ozzie gets the win but stuggles mightly

[Vladifan 680]

Preds are playing well and are coming off a bad loss to the Blues.. Couple that with Ozzie's diminished confidence and performance - it can't be good.

2-5 Preds with the easy win .. (Hank, Lids)

LGW

:nonono:

Pee on that. If the majority of the team shows up, we win. Simple as that.

[ilmickeyli 40]

:nonono:

Pee on that. If the majority of the team shows up, we win. Simple as that.

I'd love nothing more than to eat some crow tomorrow night. But we'll see.

[titanium2 867]

You'd think/hope that this is one of the games that the Wings get up for since Nashville is doing so well.

[ricky0034 89]

Preds are playing well and are coming off a bad loss to the Blues.. Couple that with Ozzie's diminished confidence and performance - it can't be good.

2-5 Preds with the easy win .. (Hank, Lids)

LGW

the Preds are coming off a "bad loss"?

huh? that goes both ways the Wings are too

Edited October 30, 2010 by ricky0034

[Z and D for the C 712]

How often do you play a game where if you lose, you're on the bottom of the division and if you win, you're on the top (potentially). The central is crazy strong. And in saying that, PLEASE WIN.

Filppula had about a million chances last game to shoot but disappointingly didn't. He's due for a goal.

[Barrie 900]

I'm going to be in Windsor for the weekend seeing family, so I picked up tickets and will be at The Joe! Go Wings! I'll be wearing my new Holmstrom jersey.

I actually got 5 tickets together the night before the game, so it won't be a sell out!

I think Ozzie is due for a good game, we'll win 4-2. Goals scored by Zetterberg, Datsyuk, Franzen, and Helm. As usual, I don't care who scores for the Preds, they can go "suck it!"

[Echolalia 2,961]

All I'm gonna say is the Wings better come out of the gate inspired for this one.

[hooon 1,089]

All I'm gonna say is the Wings better come out of the gate inspired for this one.

Agreed.

For over a year now we've been doing the same thing. Only showing in the last 30 or 40 minutes, or sometimes the opposite where we blow a lead. Sick of it.

Gotta play the full 60. Sounds so cliche now because its said every week but its true.

[acidroach420 25]

game goes to a shoot out. pav and someone else score 2 goals in the first 3 shooters for the win

[hokeychik22 17]

hope justin does something, glad to see him back. wish jimmy was in net

Edited October 30, 2010 by hokeychik22

[Aussie_Wing 354]

I so wish the 3rd line was:

Ritola - Abdelkader - Mursak

Anyway, PUMPED to see Abby back!

Edited October 30, 2010 by Aussie_Wing

[wingfan1991 221]

here's hoping we score 5 cause we know nashville will score 4

[germanwing 154]

Oz will have a good game tonight!

4-1 Wings (Z, Dats, Mule and Abby)

:siren: :siren:

[achildr1 255]

"cause we know Nashville will score four"

Lol. Pretty much.

When Ozzie starts, I expect no less than a three goals against. I always tell people, if the opponent has five, you know who started.

And up until last game, he used to blame everybody but himself for his woes. Drove me nuts. It was always that Babcock doesn't believe in him, our won't play him for three weeks straight so he can get on a role. Our defence didn't help him or our offense didn't score. His audacity was infuriating. But, I listened to the post game interview with him after last game, and he was finally owning up to the fact that he might be to blame.

On to the game. I think whatever happens will depend on Rinne. Suter and Lombardi are out. Their line-up is pretty thin to begin with. With Nashville, if they beat us, its usually thier goaltending or they just flat out work us. I would venture to say, if they beat us with four or more goals, it will be another couple bad goals on Osgood that is to blame.

Prediction: 4-2 Wings.

Lidstrom, Franzen, Holmstrom, Helm (open net)

Only 2 on Ozzy because I just don't believe in Nashville offence. Otherwise, like I said, 3 is my floor with Chris.

[Guest mindfly]

Not got much hope for this one since Osgood is in the net, it will be a tight one though i think...

[motorcitykid 42]

Glad to see the Ozzie bashers are alive and well after only 8 games. SMFH!!

Nashville always plays us tough but they really can't afford any injuries to an already weak lineup.

Wings win 4-1.

[Guest mindfly]

the only significant injuries to nashville that are listed are Suter, Lombardi... Goc is a role-player and doesn't matter if Rinne is in the net or not they got a swedish monster 6'6 goalie Lindbäck, nashville will also dress swedish player Linus Klasen who has scored 7 goals in 10 games in the AHL

[55fan 5,133]

Ozzie's gonna show ya. All of ya. Yeah. My boy's in the house and coming through tonight.

Wings will win by a decisive margin. 14-3, baby. It's happening tonight.

Yo.

[cusimano_brothers 1,655]

Current Streaks

Regular Season Streaks

Overall: 1-game losing streak

Home: 1-game losing streak.

Historical Regular Season Streaks vs. Nashville

Overall: 1-game losing streak (overtime)

Home: 1-game losing streak (overtime).

Last Ten Games

Last Ten Games – Current Regular Season

Overall: 5W-2L-0OTL-1SOL

Home: 3W-1L-0OTL-1SOL.

Last Ten Games - Historical Regular Season vs. Nashville

Overall: 5W-3L-1OTL-1SOL

Home: 6W-2L-1OTL-1SOL.

Home Stand / Road Trip

This is the final game of a four-game home stand.

Record on this Date

October 30.

This is the 30th regular season game played on this date. The Club's record in the previous 29 games:

15W-12L-1T-1RT.

LGW.

[RedWingskiddo 3]

So abdelkader is in for someone on third like (praise jesus). Question is who? I say sit modano. :runs:

Edited October 30, 2010 by RedWingskiddo

[WizardOfOz30 1,886]

Wings win and Ozzie will have a great game.

[under_par_00 45]

So abdelkader is in for someone on third like (praise jesus). Question is who? I say sit modano. :runs:

I agree, sit Modano, I want to see Hudler - Abdelkader - Cleary

2 guys to grind it out and Hudler can float around waiting for another empty net to miss.