National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 3, Nashville 0
When: 7:30 PM ET, Sunday, April 14, 2013
Where: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Mike Cvik, Thor Nelson
Attendance: 17113


Red Wings 3, Predators 0: Jimmy Howard turned aside all 22 shots he faced and captain Henrik Zetterberg scored to snap a 10-game goalless drought as visiting Detroit moved into eighth place in the Western Conference.

Johan Franzen and Justin Abdelkader also netted their respective ninth goals and Pavel Datsyuk notched a pair of assists. Defenseman Danny DeKeyser had an assist for his first NHL point with the Red Wings, who snapped a three-game winless skid (0-1-2) to vault past idle Dallas and hand Nashville its ninth shutout loss.

Howard shook off a collision with Chris Mueller early in the first period to register his 14th career shutout - and third in 2013. Howard denied Matt Halischuk on a breakaway late in the second period and didn't have to make a save as Bobby Butler lost control of the puck during a penalty shot in the third.

Zetterberg gave Howard all the offense he would need at 6:23 of the second period. DeKeyser wired a shot wide of the net but Zetterberg beat Predators defenseman Kevin Klein to the carom to open the scoring. Franzen's backhander beat Pekka Rinne under the crossbar with 2:59 left in the third before Abdelkader's empty-net goal sealed the win.

Rinne finished with 29 saves for the Predators, who have dropped six in a row and nine of 10 (1-7-2) to fall nine points behind Detroit.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Nashville C Filip Forsberg, 18, made his NHL debut and recorded two shots on goal in 18:37 of ice time. The 11th overall pick of the 2012 draft, Forsberg played for Leksands IF in Sweden's second division. ... Datsyuk moved into sixth place on the franchise's all-time list for points (759). ... Zetterberg scored for the first time since tallying twice in Detroit's 5-2 win over Vancouver on March 16.

Top Game Performances
 
Detroit   Nashville
Henrik Zetterberg 2 Points N/A
Henrik Zetterberg 1 Goals N/A
Pavel Datsyuk 2 Assists N/A
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Jimmy Howard 1.000 Save Percentage Pekka Rinne .935
Jimmy Howard 22 Saves Pekka Rinne 29
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Detroit 32 3 0-2 2-2 4 27
Nashville 22 0 0-2 2-2 4 26
Upcoming Games
  • Nashville will play their next game at home against Vancouver. The Predators have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .333 after a loss.
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Calgary. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .421 after a win and .545 after a loss.