Detroit 4, Nashville 2
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 13, 2021
Where: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
Referees:
Jake Brenk, Trevor Hanson
Linesmen:
Kyle Flemington, Jonny Murray
Attendance:
N/A
By Field Level Media
Luke Glendening had a goal and two assists to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-2 victory over the host Nashville Predators on Saturday.
Robby Fabbri supplied a goal and an assist, and Adam Erne and Anthony Mantha also scored for the Red Wings.
Winning goaltender Jonathan Bernier made 21 saves. Bernier was playing his second game since Jan. 28 after recovering from an upper-body injury.
Nashville scored a last-minute goal to beat Detroit 3-2 on Thursday but never held the lead in the rematch.
Filip Forsberg and Rocco Grimaldi scored the Predators' goals, and Dante Fabbro had two assists. Juuse Saros replaced Pekka Rinne in goal at the start of the third period. They combined for 26 saves.
Fabbri put the Red Wings on the board 4:59 into the contest. Valtteri Filppula circled around the Predators' net and found Fabbri open in front. He easily beat Rinne for his fourth goal this season. Filip Hronek picked up the second assist.
Erne scored his first goal this season at 12:24 of the opening period. He took a pass from Glendening and skated in through the middle. Erne then cut to his right and flicked a backhander, which bounced off Rinne's uniform and into the net.
Bernier made a spectacular glove save against Matt Duchene in the closing seconds of the period to preserve Detroit's 2-0 advantage.
Glendening, like Erne a member of Detroit's fourth line, scored at 17:22 of the second period. He collected the puck near the blue line and shoveled a backhander through Rinne's five-hole to make it 3-0. Fabbri and Troy Stecher were credited with the assists.
It was Glendening's first goal in 42 games, dating back to last season.
Forsberg caught a break to allow the Predators to end Detroit's shutout bid at 7:57 of the third period. He slid the puck across the Wings' goal crease. The puck deflected off defenseman Marc Staal and past Bernier. Duchene and Fabbro were credited with assists.
Mantha made it 4-1 at 14:56 of the third. He ripped a shot over Saros' right shoulder.
Grimaldi scored Nashville's second goal with 47 seconds to go.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Detroit |
|
Nashville |
|
Luke Glendening 3 |
Points |
Dante Fabbro 2 |
|
Luke Glendening 1 |
Goals |
Filip Forsberg 1 |
|
Luke Glendening 2 |
Assists |
Dante Fabbro 2 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Jonathan Bernier .913 |
Save Percentage |
Pekka Rinne .875 |
|
Jonathan Bernier 21 |
Saves |
Pekka Rinne 21 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Detroit
|
30 |
4 |
0-4 |
2-2 |
4 |
31 |
| Nashville
|
23 |
2 |
0-2 |
4-4 |
8 |
22 |
Upcoming Games
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Nashville will play their next game on the road against Dallas. The Predators have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .375 after a loss.
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Detroit will play their next game at home against Chicago. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .333 after a loss.
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