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Nashville Predators vs. Detroit Red Wings Pick & Prediction APR 8TH 2021

FinishedTV: BSNLittle Caesars Arena Detroit

25Nashville Predators
26Detroit Red Wings

5.5

-1.5 +188

5.5o -105

375

210

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Nashville Predators vs. Detroit Red Wings Recap APR 8TH 2021

Matt Duchene scored twice during the Nashville's five-goal, second-period barrage and the Predators overpowered the floundering Red Wings 6-1 in Detroit on Monday.

Nick Bonino, Kyle Turris, Colton Sissons and Filip Forsberg also scored for Nashville while Pekka Rinne made 23 saves. Rinne had been winless in his previous nine appearances against the Wings.

Andreas Athanasiou scored his first goal of the season for host Detroit, which has lost 11 of its last 12 games. Jimmy Howard and Jonathan Bernier combined for 20 saves for the Red Wings.

Athanasiou scored the lone goal of the first period at 2:35. Filip Hronek slid a pass from the right point to the left circle, where Athanasiou wristed it over Rinne's right pad. Valtteri Filppula also picked up an assist.

Dylan Larkin nearly gave Detroit a two-goal lead during a power pay later in the period when he tipped a shot past Rinne but the puck struck the goalpost.

Nashville tied it two minutes into the second period. Bonino tipped a shot from the point by Dan Hamhuis past Howard for his eighth goal of the season.

The Predators took the lead at 5:32 of the period on Turris' goal. The Wings turned the puck over near the blue line and Turris flicked a knuckler that got past Howard on the glove side.

Little more than a minute later, Sissons scored his fifth goal. He fired a shot from the right side that deflected off Larkin's stick and got past Howard on his stick side. Ryan Ellis and Rinne collected the assists.

Howard was pulled after Duchene scored at the 7:36 mark. His shot from the left side deflected off a defenseman following another Detroit turnover in its end. Mattias Ekholm was credited with an assist.

Larkin and Ellis were given five-minute fighting penalties later in the period, with Larking getting an additional two-minute penalty. The Predators then scored again during the ensuing power play. Duchene scored his second goal of the night and fourth of the season on a rebound. Forsberg and Roman Josi had the assists.

Josi picked up his second assist on Forsberg's goal 6:52 into the third period.

--Field Level Media

Viktor Arvidsson capped his third career hat trick with a penalty-shot goal to lead the visiting Nashville Predators to a 7-1 shellacking of the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday.

Erik Haula and Nick Cousins both collected one goal and one assist, while Mikael Granlund and Yakov Trenin also scored for the Predators, who scored seven unanswered goals.

Goaltender Juuse Saros made 25 saves to backstop Nashville to its third consecutive win.

Thanks to a stretch in which they've collected wins in nine of 10 games and 11 of 13 outings, the Predators strengthened their hold on the fourth and final playoff spot in the Central Division.

Darren Helm scored for the Red Wings, who sit last in the division and have one win in their last six games (1-3-2). Jonathan Bernier, in his first game since suffering an injury March 18, stopped 25 shots in the loss.

Just 40 seconds after Helm put the hosts on the board thanks to a point shot that banked off his leg, Arvidsson evened the score with his first of the night. He fanned on his shot, but got enough that it went into the air and banked off defender Jon Merrill and into the cage at 2:28 of the second period.

Haula put the Predators ahead four minutes later when he lifted a backhand from the slot into the cage for his first goal in 13 games, and then Cousins completed a great shift by his line with a shot that snapped a 13-game slump late in the middle frame to make it a 3-1 game.

The Predators made it a rout with a four-goal third period. Granlund found the mark from the slot at 7:06 of the final frame, and Arvidsson potted his second of the game at the midpoint of the period with a shot from the left circle during an odd-man rush.

Arvidsson finished off his 28th birthday celebration by completing the hat trick 66 seconds later with a penalty shot that he finished with a nifty backhand deke, while Trenin collected his third goal of the season when he held off a check and hit the top corner with a backhand shot to round out the scoring for the Predators, who have won six of eight meetings with Detroit this season.

--Field Level Media

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GAMES

Last 10

W 80% L 20%

8 2

04/13/2021 Tampa Bay W 2 - 7
04/11/2021 Dallas W 2 - 3
04/10/2021 Tampa Bay L 3 - 0
04/08/2021 @Detroit W 7 - 1
04/06/2021 @Detroit W 3 - 2
04/03/2021 Chicago W 0 - 3
04/01/2021 Dallas L 4 - 1
03/30/2021 Dallas W 2 - 3
03/28/2021 @Chicago W 3 - 2
03/27/2021 @Chicago W 3 - 1

W 50% L 50%

5 5

04/12/2021 @Carolina W 3 - 1
04/10/2021 @Carolina W 5 - 4
04/08/2021 Nashville L 7 - 1
04/06/2021 Nashville L 3 - 2
04/04/2021 @Tampa Bay W 5 - 1
04/03/2021 @Tampa Bay L 1 - 2
04/01/2021 @Florida L 2 - 3
03/30/2021 @Florida L 1 - 4
03/28/2021 Columbus W 1 - 4
03/27/2021 Columbus W 1 - 3

Next Games

04-15-2021 @Carolina(03-11-21) L 1 - 5
04-17-2021 @Carolina(03-11-21) L 1 - 5
04-19-2021 Chicago(04-03-21) W 0 - 3
04-21-2021 @Chicago(03-28-21) W 3 - 2
04-23-2021 @Chicago(03-28-21) W 3 - 2

04-15-2021 Chicago(02-17-21) L 2 - 0
04-17-2021 Chicago(02-17-21) L 2 - 0
04-19-2021 @Dallas(01-28-21) L 3 - 7
04-20-2021 @Dallas(01-28-21) L 3 - 7
04-22-2021 Dallas(03-20-21) L 3 - 0

Last Meetings

04/08/2021 Predators @ Red Wings 7-1
04/06/2021 Predators @ Red Wings 3-2
03/25/2021 Red Wings @ Predators 1-7
03/23/2021 Red Wings @ Predators 0-2
02/25/2021 Predators @ Red Wings 2-5

02/23/2021 Predators @ Red Wings 2-0
02/13/2021 Red Wings @ Predators 4-2
02/11/2021 Red Wings @ Predators 2-3
11/04/2019 Predators @ Red Wings 6-1
10/05/2019 Red Wings @ Predators 5-3

Eastern Conference

Atlantic	W	L	OT	PTS	HOME	AWAY	GF	GA	ST	L10
Toronto Maple Leafs	28	11	4	60	14-0-6	14-0-5	143	112	L2	7-0-1
Tampa Bay Lightning	28	12	1	57	15-0-4	13-0-8	143	108	L1	4-0-6
Florida Panthers	27	12	2	56	14-0-4	13-0-8	136	117	L3	7-0-3
Boston Bruins	22	12	4	48	11-0-6	11-0-6	112	106	L2	5-0-4
Montreal Canadiens	18	13	6	42	9-0-9	9-0-4	123	114	L1	5-0-5
Detroit Red Wings	15	23	5	35	9-0-9	6-0-14	99	140	L2	5-0-3
Ottawa Senators	14	26	3	31	9-0-10	5-0-16	118	164	L1	3-0-6
Buffalo Sabres	10	25	4	24	4-0-13	6-0-12	100	147	L1	4-0-3

Western Conference

Central	W	L	OT	PTS	HOME	AWAY	GF	GA	ST	L10
Colorado Avalanche	30	9	3	63	18-0-4	12-0-5	154	101	L1	9-0-1
Winnipeg Jets	26	14	1	53	11-0-6	15-0-8	139	115	L1	6-0-3
Minnesota Wild	25	13	2	52	15-0-4	10-0-9	124	111	L2	5-0-3
Nashville Predators	24	19	1	49	13-0-9	11-0-10	119	123	L1	8-0-2
Chicago Blackhawks	20	18	3	43	11-0-8	9-0-10	122	135	L1	5-0-5
St. Louis Blues	19	17	4	42	7-0-10	12-0-7	122	132	L1	3-0-6
Dallas Stars	15	14	6	36	8-0-6	7-0-8	113	107	L2	4-0-3

Eastern Conference

Metropolitan	W	L	OT	PTS	HOME	AWAY	GF	GA	ST	L10
Washington Capitals	28	11	2	58	14-0-5	14-0-6	152	127	L2	6-0-4
Carolina Hurricanes	27	10	2	56	14-0-3	13-0-7	133	102	L2	6-0-3
New York Islanders	27	11	3	57	18-0-2	9-0-9	125	98	L1	7-0-3
Pittsburgh Penguins	27	13	2	56	16-0-3	11-0-10	146	118	L2	8-0-2
New York Rangers	20	16	4	44	9-0-7	11-0-9	136	112	L1	5-0-3
Philadelphia Flyers	19	17	2	40	9-0-9	10-0-8	123	154	L2	4-0-4
Columbus Blue Jackets	15	20	6	36	8-0-8	7-0-12	112	145	L3	2-0-7
New Jersey Devils	14	21	2	30	4-0-16	10-0-5	103	135	L3	2-0-6

Western Conference

Pacific	W	L	OT	PTS	HOME	AWAY	GF	GA	ST	L10
Vegas Golden Knights	29	11	0	58	16-0-4	13-0-7	138	96	L1	6-0-3
Edmonton Oilers	25	15	2	52	13-0-8	12-0-7	134	120	L1	6-0-2
Arizona Coyotes	19	20	3	41	10-0-8	9-0-12	118	139	L5	4-0-6
Calgary Flames	19	21	2	40	10-0-9	9-0-12	115	127	L4	4-0-6
San Jose Sharks	18	20	2	38	8-0-10	10-0-10	114	141	L3	5-0-5
Vancouver Canucks	16	18	2	34	9-0-9	7-0-9	100	120	L3	6-0-3
Los Angeles Kings	16	20	5	37	7-0-9	9-0-11	114	127	L2	3-0-7
Anaheim Ducks	14	23	5	33	5-0-14	9-0-9	101	138	L2	5-0-4

Last Injuries

Detroit Red Wings

April 15th 2021
Jon Merrill

Illness

Out indefinitely | I-R

Merrill has been added to the COVID-19 Protocol list, and team officials have yet to provide an exact return date.
April 15th 2021
Tyler Bertuzzi

Upper Body

Late April | I-R

Bertuzzi has ended up on the injured reserve list with an upper-body injury, and he is expected to be sidelined until the latter part of April.
April 15th 2021
Robby Fabbri

Undisclosed

Out indefinitely | I-R

Fabbri has been posted to the injured reserve list with an undetermined injury, and team officials have yet to provide an exact return date.
April 15th 2021
Patrik Nemeth

Undisclosed

Ques Fri | questionable

Nemeth has missed the previous two games with an undefined injury, and it has yet to be established if he will play against the Kings on Friday.
April 15th 2021
Bobby Ryan

Upper Body

out for season | I-R

Ryan has been shifted to the injured reserve list with an upper-body injury, and it is projected that he will miss the remainder of the season.
April 15th 2021
Sam Gagner

Undisclosed

Out indefinitely | I-R

Gagner has been placed on the injured reserve list due to an undisclosed injury, and it has yet to be determined when he will return.
April 15th 2021
Patrik Nemeth

Undisclosed

Out Sat | out

Nemeth missed the last contest with an undisclosed injury, and he will not be available for Saturday's game versus the Hurricanes.
April 15th 2021
Jonathan Bernier

Lower Body

Out indefinitely | I-R

Bernier has been designated for the injured reserve list with a lower-body injury, and he will miss an undetermined length of time.