By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.com
Red Wings 5, Predators 4 (OT) – The Detroit Red Wings overcame a two-goal deficit midway through the third period to defeat the Nashville Predators in overtime on Saturday night.
The Red Wings were down 4-2 with under 11 minutes left when Dylan Larkin cut the deficit to 4-3. Justin Abdelkader tied the game with a goal with 2:23 left in regulation.
Gustav Nyquist clinched the victory with the game-winning goal at the 1:41 mark of overtime.
The Red Wings have now earned at least a point in the
standings in each of the last 10 games.
Detroit goaltender Petr Mrazek picked up the overtime win, stopping 28 of 32 shots.
The Red Wings are now 15-8-4 on the season, good for 34 points and second place in the Atlantic Division.
Detroit will head to Washington to take on the Capitals on Tuesday.
Record: 15-8-4 34 pts
2nd Place in Atlantic Division (7 pts behind Montreal)
Tied for 4th Place in Eastern Conference (7 pts behind Montreal)
5 pts ahead of New Jersey and Boston for the last playoff spot
Magic # to clinch 25th straight playoff berth: 108 pts
Magic # to clinch Atlantic Division title: 116 pts
Magic # to clinch Eastern Conference: 119 pts
Next Game: 12/08/2015 @ Washington Capitals 7:30 p.m. @ Verizon Center
Stats: Goals- Justin Abdelkader (9), Dylan Larkin (11), Gustav Nyquist (10), Brad Richards (1), Tomas Tatar (10). Assists- Pavel Datsyuk (4), Jonathan Ericsson (4), Mike Green (10), Niklas Kronwall (9), Larkin (10), Nyquist (9), Tatar (11), Henrik Zetterberg (17). Goaltender- Petr Mrazek W (8-4-3) 28 saves on 32 shots.
