Nashville Predators vs Detroit Red Wings
Regular season · Wednesday, February 18, 2009 · Joe Louis Arena
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Game summary
The Detroit Red Wings beat the Nashville Predators 6–2 on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at Joe Louis Arena. The Red Wings outshot the Predators 41–25.
Steve Sullivan scored twice, Nicklas Lidstrom scored twice and Johan Franzen scored twice. Jiri Hudler and Henrik Zetterberg also scored.
Scoring
1st period
Jiri Hudler (20)Johan Franzen (13), Niklas Kronwall (33)0–105:00 DET · 
Henrik Zetterberg (21)Pavel Datsyuk (47), Brian Rafalski (39)0–208:26 DET · 
Steve Sullivan (1)Radek Bonk (13), J-P Dumont (29)1–219:53 NSH ·
2nd period
Nicklas Lidstrom (11)Niklas Kronwall (34), Daniel Cleary (20)1–310:01 DET- Steve Sullivan (2)J-P Dumont (30), Jason Arnott (17)2–312:42 NSH
Johan Franzen (23)Henrik Zetterberg (30), Nicklas Lidstrom (31)2–416:02 DET ·
3rd period
- Nicklas Lidstrom (12)Pavel Datsyuk (48), Brian Rafalski (40)2–501:08 DET ·
- Johan Franzen (24)Valtteri Filppula (24), Jiri Hudler (29)2–615:38 DET ·
Team stats
NSHDET
2541
52%48%
1/55/6
1927
248
912
16
06
Penalties
- 3:12 into the first period
Ville Koistinen · holding2 min - 8:15 into the first periodJerred Smithson · holding2 min
- 17:58 into the first period
Nicklas Lidstrom · interference2 min - 0:53 into the second periodAndreas Lilja · interference2 min
- 6:10 into the second periodTy Conklin · delaying game illegal play by goalie2 min
- 14:34 into the second periodShea Weber · holding2 min
- 19:43 into the second periodVernon Fiddler · slashing2 min
- 7:55 into the third periodGreg Zanon · high sticking2 min
- 10:07 into the third periodMarian Hossa · fighting5 min
- 10:07 into the third periodMarian Hossa · game misconduct10 min
- 10:07 into the third periodJohan Franzen · slashing2 min
- 10:07 into the third periodDan Hamhuis · slashing2 min
- 10:07 into the third periodRyan Suter · fighting5 min
- 11:08 into the third periodTomas Kopecky · hooking2 min
- 11:31 into the third periodKris Draper · boarding2 min
- 15:28 into the third periodJordin Tootoo · interference2 min
Season series
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