National Hockey League

FINAL
Nashville Predators 2
–
Detroit Red Wings 5
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NSH1012
DET1135
Little Caesars Arena

Match Report

Gagner's hat trick leads Red Wings past Predators 5-2

— Sam Gagner scored three goals, ending a 17-game drought that lasted nearly a year, and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Nashville Predators 5-2 on Thursday night.

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Team Stats

NSH DET
13
Blocked Shots
9
13
Hits
15
0
Takeaways
4
39
Shots
32
1
Power Play Goals
0
3
Power Play Opportunities
3
33.3
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
24
Faceoffs Won
33
42.1
Faceoff Win Percent
57.9
2
Giveaways
9
4
Total Penalties
4
8
Penalty Minutes
8

Top Performers

NSH

  • Pekka Rinne G GA 4 · SA 31 · SOS 0
  • Calle Jarnkrok C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Erik Haula LW BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Matt Duchene C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0

DET

  • Jonathan Bernier G GA 2 · SA 39 · SOS 0
  • Luke Glendening C BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 1
  • Adam Erne LW BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Dylan Larkin C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 1

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2

Injuries

Detroit Red Wings

  • Albert Johansson Out
  • Daniil Tarasov Day-To-Day
  • Simon Edvinsson Injured Reserve
  • Mason Appleton Injured Reserve
  • Marco Kasper Injured Reserve

Nashville Predators

Play by Play

  1. Goal 16:56 2-5
    Sam Gagner 3rd
  2. Goal 16:22 2-4
    Adam Erne 3rd
  3. Missed 13:56 2-3
    Patrik Nemeth 3rd
  4. Penalty 13:36 2-3
    Mikael Granlund 3rd
  5. Penalty 13:36 2-3
    Vladislav Namestnikov 3rd
  6. Missed 12:58 2-3
    Vladislav Namestnikov 3rd
  7. Missed 12:21 2-3
    Adam Erne 3rd
  8. Goal 9:58 2-3
    Sam Gagner 3rd
  9. Missed 8:05 2-2
    Filip Forsberg 3rd
  10. Missed 7:50 2-2
    Filip Forsberg 3rd
  11. Missed 7:43 2-2
    Ryan Ellis 3rd
  12. Missed 5:28 2-2
    Christian Djoos 3rd
  13. Penalty 5:11 2-2
    Ben Harpur 3rd
  14. Missed 3:09 2-2
    Mikael Granlund 3rd
  15. Goal 2:55 2-2
    Erik Haula 3rd
  16. Missed 1:34 1-2
    Darren Helm 3rd
  17. Missed 9:44 1-2
    Valtteri Filppula 2nd
  18. Penalty 8:46 1-2
    Luke Glendening 2nd
  19. Goal 8:38 1-2
    Sam Gagner 2nd
  20. Missed 8:26 1-1
    Luke Kunin 2nd
  21. Missed 6:31 1-1
    Filip Zadina 2nd
  22. Penalty 6:23 1-1
    Mikael Granlund 2nd
  23. Missed 4:24 1-1
    Viktor Arvidsson 2nd
  24. Missed 3:48 1-1
    Roman Josi 2nd
  25. Missed 3:27 1-1
    Roman Josi 2nd
  26. Penalty 2:43 1-1
    Marc Staal 2nd
  27. Missed 18:56 1-1
    Filip Forsberg 1st
  28. Missed 18:43 1-1
    Dylan Larkin 1st
  29. Goal 14:15 1-1
    Mikael Granlund 1st
  30. Penalty 13:29 0-1
    Jon Merrill 1st
  31. Missed 13:00 0-1
    Dylan Larkin 1st
  32. Missed 12:11 0-1
    Patrik Nemeth 1st
  33. Missed 11:54 0-1
    Bobby Ryan 1st
  34. Missed 11:03 0-1
    Viktor Arvidsson 1st
  35. Penalty 7:47 0-1
    Colton Sissons 1st
  36. Missed 5:52 0-1
    Ryan Ellis 1st
  37. Goal 4:55 0-1
    Luke Glendening 1st
  38. Missed 3:51 0-0
    Anthony Mantha 1st
  39. Missed 3:02 0-0
    Colton Sissons 1st
  40. Missed 1:18 0-0
    Viktor Arvidsson 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 2-5
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 2-5
    3rd
  3. Face Off 19:53 2-5
    Adam Erne 3rd
  4. Stoppage 19:53 2-5
    3rd
  5. Shot 19:51 2-5
    Matt Benning 3rd
  6. Giveaway 19:11 2-5
    Bobby Ryan 3rd
  7. Blocked 19:01 2-5
    Marc Staal 3rd
  8. Shot 18:55 2-5
    Filip Zadina 3rd
  9. Face Off 17:47 2-5
    Valtteri Filppula 3rd
  10. Stoppage 17:47 2-5
    3rd
  11. Face Off 17:39 2-5
    Valtteri Filppula 3rd
  12. Stoppage 17:39 2-5
    3rd
  13. Shot 17:39 2-5
    Erik Haula 3rd
  14. Hit 17:38 2-5
    Ben Harpur 3rd
  15. Shot 17:38 2-5
    Erik Haula 3rd
  16. Shot 17:22 2-5
    Luke Kunin 3rd
  17. Face Off 16:56 2-5
    Luke Glendening 3rd
  18. Goal 16:56 2-5
    Sam Gagner 3rd
  19. Face Off 16:22 2-4
    Matt Duchene 3rd
  20. Goal 16:22 2-4
    Adam Erne 3rd
  21. Shot 16:19 2-3
    Darren Helm 3rd
  22. Face Off 15:44 2-3
    Luke Glendening 3rd
  23. Stoppage 15:44 2-3
    3rd
  24. Shot 15:08 2-3
    Marc Staal 3rd
  25. Shot 15:06 2-3
    Marc Staal 3rd
  26. Shot 14:06 2-3
    Dylan Larkin 3rd
  27. Giveaway 13:59 2-3
    Filip Forsberg 3rd
  28. Missed 13:56 2-3
    Patrik Nemeth 3rd
  29. Face Off 13:36 2-3
    Dylan Larkin 3rd
  30. Stoppage 13:36 2-3
    3rd
  31. Penalty 13:36 2-3
    Mikael Granlund 3rd
  32. Penalty 13:36 2-3
    Vladislav Namestnikov 3rd
  33. Shot 13:18 2-3
    Matt Benning 3rd
  34. Hit 13:15 2-3
    Bobby Ryan 3rd
  35. Shot 12:59 2-3
    Vladislav Namestnikov 3rd
  36. Missed 12:58 2-3
    Vladislav Namestnikov 3rd
  37. Hit 12:36 2-3
    Luke Glendening 3rd
  38. Missed 12:21 2-3
    Adam Erne 3rd
  39. Hit 12:09 2-3
    Luke Glendening 3rd
  40. Shot 11:51 2-3
    Roman Josi 3rd

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