nhl Game Recap
Nashville Falls 5-2 to Red Wings - Recap
Sam Gagner sniped 3 goals in leading Detroit to a 5-2 win over Nashville on Thursday at Little Caesars Arena.
Bettors who backed the Red Wings were rewarded as +136 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.0.
Detroit got goals from Sam Gagner(3), Adam Erne, and Luke Glendening in the victory. Glendening opened the scoring at 4:55 of the first period.
Jonathan Bernier stopped 37 of 39 Nashville shots in the victory.
Erik Haula, and Mikael Granlund scored for the Predators, finding the net behind Jonathan Bernier.
Nashville got a 27-stop effort from Pekka Rinne in the loss.
On the power play, Detroit went 0-for-3, while the Predators were 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Detroit lost the shots on goal battle to Nashville by a margin of 39-32.
Detroit heads into a battle against the Blackhawks. Nashville, meanwhile, will have their next action against Columbus.