Arnott gives Nashville shootout win over Red Wings
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04/09/2009 -
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joel Ward scored the equalizer with 59.3
seconds left in regulation and Jason Arnott had the deciding goal in the
shootout, as Nashville stayed in the playoff race with a key 4-3 win over
Detroit.
With the win, the Predators pulled into a tie with Anaheim and St. Louis with
88 points, as all three teams are in position for the final two playoff spots.
The Ducks are currently in the seventh position and the Blues are in eighth,
but both were idle Thursday and have a game at hand over Nashville.
Nevertheless, the comeback win was a big one for Nashville, which won the
season series against Detroit for the first time in franchise history. The
Predators took four of six games from the Red Wings this season, including
three in a row -- the last two at Detroit.
Arnott finished with a goal and assist for the Predators, who have won two of
three, with both victories coming in a shootout. Scott Nichol also lit the
lamp, while Pekka Rinne made 23 saves.
Nicklas Lidstrom, Niklas Kronwall and Johan Franzen had the goals for Detroit,
which had won two in a row. The Red Wings got a point in the loss, but at 112
total are no longer in contention for the top seed in the West, as they trail
San Jose by five with just two games to play. The Sharks host Phoenix later
Thursday.
Chris Osgood stopped 22 shots in the loss.
Detroit held a 3-1 lead after Franzen sent a shot from the slot past Rinne by
the left post just 2:12 into the third period.
But Nashville got back within a goal with 6:42 remaining, when Arnott got the
rebound off his own shot and sent it over a sprawled Osgood.
The Predators' chances of winning took a hit when Arnott was called for
holding with 4:05 remaining, but Kronwall was whistled for tripping with 2:52
to play. The teams played 4-on-4 until Arnott's penalty ran out, with the Red
Wings getting a great scoring chance almost immediately after the faceoff.
However, Rinne stuffed the shot and eventually Nashville went on the power
play.
With a little over a minute to play, Rinne skated off, giving the Predators a
6-on-4. Nashville's attackers flooded the Detroit zone, and Ryan Jones took a
shot from the right side. The puck fluttered into the slot, where Arnott took
a whack at it. Ward followed with another swing to get it past Osgood with
59.3 ticks left to tie the contest.
Nashville got another power play with 43.2 left in overtime, but Detroit
killed it off to send the contest to a shootout.
Detroit's Jiri Hudler was the fifth shooter and scored on a snap shot between
Rinne's pads. However, in a do-or-die chance, Ville Koistinen scored top shelf
on a backhander to send it to a fourth round.
Rinne stopped Dan Cleary's forehand chance before Arnott scored five hole to
give Nashville the win.
Kronwall got Detroit on the board with a power play goal 11:50 into the first
period. However, Nichol's shot from the right circle at 6:18 of the middle
frame evened the score.
Lidstrom tipped in a shot on the power-play with 32.7 ticks left in the second
to give the Red Wings the 2-1 edge.
Game Notes
Nashville closes out its regular season Friday at Minnesota...Detroit plays a
home-and-home set with Chicago over the weekend to close the season...The Red
Wings were 2-for-4 on the power play, while Nashville went 1-for-6 with the
man advantage.
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