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1. PREDATORS VS RED WINGS FULL
2. PREDATORS VS RED WINGS SERIES

While Vokoun has been the Predators' best player, Wings goalie Manny Legace Out Detroit fans chanting "Let's go Red Wings" with "Chelios is a sissy" on On Predators fans, as the energetic Gaylord Entertainment Center crowd drowned Vokoun's fearless attitude appears to have rubbed off It's not the way we would have wanted it to go, but it's the way it's gone.ĭetroit needs to do something to shake Nashville's confidence, which has Good thing is we're going back to the Joe for Game 5. "We just have to find a way to win a hockey game," said Detroit forwardĭarren McCarty, who admitted the Red Wings might be a little frustrated. Running into a pair of hot goalies (Los Angeles' Felix Potvin in '01 andĪnaheim's Jean-Sebastien Giguere in '03). The Red Wings were upset in the first round in 2001 and last year after

PREDATORS VS RED WINGS SERIES

"I think he's got some kind of plexiglass behind him no one can see,"įor Detroit, this series seems to be taking a familiar - and unwelcome. That wouldn't have been possible without Vokoun. Steve Sullivan, Vladimir Orszagh and Greg Johnson scored for Nashville, andĭan Hamhuis had two assists as the Predators ensured a return visit to Music Game 7 and we won and you could enjoy it more. "It's 2-2, and I wish that was a 40 (save) shutout in and you want to stay down to earth," he saidĪfter Tuesday's win. The 27-year-old Vokoun seems intensely focused on proving his point. Vokoun stopped 41 shots in a 3-1 victory Sunday and called the WingsĪrrogant whiners afterward, and implied that Detroit wasn't a better team than Nashville even in the series, as he made 41 saves to defeat Detroit 3-0. Predators within one win of eliminating the top-seeded Red Wings when theįirst-round series moves back to Joe Louis Arena for Game 5.Ī second consecutive stellar performance by Vokoun on Tuesday night pulled Now, he's taking extra satisfaction in backing up his words.Ĭoming off his first career postseason shutout, Vokoun tries to lead the Unimpressed and not intimidated by the Detroit Red Wings. Nashville Predators goaltender Tomas Vokoun has made it clear that he's PLAYOFF SERIES: Western Conference quarterfinals tied 2-2. "You have to execute and we lost the special teams game within the game.GAME: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings. "A lot of opportunities on the power play, we had some good chances, and their goalie made some good saves," Staal said. But the Wings mustered little threat despite the man advantage, and gave away any momentum they had. The Wings had a four-minute power play on a Duchene high-sticking call on Filip Hronek at 17:15 in the first period. Goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 22 shots for the Wings, while Saros made 28 saves.Ĭousins scored his sixth at 12:46, on a broken play, whirling in the slot and beating Nedeljkovic, who was screened.ĭuchene made it 2-0 with his 17th, at 14:21, converting a nice give-and-go passing play with Forsberg, and capped the scoring with his 19th goal into an empty net at 18:12 of the third period. Penalties happen and you have to deal with it as a team." Erne's goal got us going a little bit and it would have been good to pump another one there. We weren't able to hurt them when we had it.

"You have to take advantage of it when you have it. "Momentum is going to go up and down during a hockey season," Staal said. They made a couple plays around the net and we didn't."įorsberg's goal came shortly after a Wings' power play was negated on a Michael Rasmussen penalty. "It was a close game, kind of ebbed back and forth a little bit," Blashill said.

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MORE: Larkin's skating, skill in full display on highlight reel goalīut Nashville regained the two-goal lead when Filip Forsberg scored his 20th goal, putting in a backhand rebound at 10:44 of the third period. Nick Cousins (power play) and Matt Duchene gave Nashville a 2-0 lead with goals 1:35 apart, quickly stinging the Wings. It was a big goal, cutting Nashville's lead to 2-1, after the Predators completely changed the complexion of a game.