In a bid to improve their chances of qualifying for the Stanley Cup Playoffs this season, the Nashville Predators (5th in Central Division) will be looking to bank their third straight victory while hosting the Detroit Red Wings (7th in Atlantic), who have triumphed in two of their past three contests.
The Detroit Red Wings (30-27-9) improved to a 2-1-0 total in their past three contests following a season-long matching six-game losing skid prior (0-5-1) after splitting their back-to-back, home-and-home series against the Boston Bruins throughout the weekend. The Wings followed up last Wednesday’s 4-3 home victory against the Chicago Blackhawks with a 3-2 setback versus Boston at TD Garden on Saturday before banking a 5-3 triumph against the B’s at Little Caesars Arena just 23-and-a-half hours later. Dylan Larkin (25 goals, 64 points this year) collected a team-high four points (1 goal, 3 assists) throughout the double-header.
Goalie Ville Husso, who stopped 30 shots on Sunday to improve to a 2-1-1 record in his past four starts, is likely to patrol Detroit’s crease in Nashville, having recorded a perfect 3-0 -0 previous tally against the Predators with a 2.33 GAA and a .927 save percentage. He is 25-16-6 for the ongoing campaign with a 2.93 GAA and a .903 save percentage. The Red Wings, meanwhile, are netting the 11th lowest amount of snipes per game this year (2.98), while allowing the 14th highest quantity defensively (3.24). They are 18th in power play (21.1%) and 19th in penalty kill (77.8%).
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