Nashville 4, Detroit 1
First Period
No Scoring.
Penalties — Trenin Nash (interference) 8:39; Duchene Nash (double high-sticking) 17:15.
Second Period
1. Nashville, Cousins 6 (Tomasino, Ekholm) 12:46 (pp).
2. Nashville, Duchene 18 (Forsberg, Tennyson) 14:21.
3. Detroit, Erne 4 (Bertuzzi, M.Staal) 18:51.
Penalties — Veleno Det (illegal check to the head minor) 10:51; Erne Det (hooking) 16:46; Benning Nash, Bertuzzi Det (fighting) 19:46; Benning Nash (cross-checking) 19:46; Bertuzzi Det (slashing) 19:46.
Third Period
4. Nashville, Forsberg 20 (Tennyson, Duchene) 10:44.
5. Nashville, Duchene 19 (unassisted) 18:12.
Penalties — McCarron Nash (delay of game) 4:56; Rasmussen Det (holding) 6:14; Smith Det, Borowiecki Nash (fighting) 18:35; Sissons Nash (hooking) 19:10.
Shots on goal by
| Detroit | 9 | 7 | 13 | _ | 29 |
| Nashville | 7 | 10 | 8 | _ | 25 |
Goal — Detroit: Nedeljkovic (L, 12-11-5). Nashville: Saros (W, 22-11-2).
Power plays (goals-chances) — Detroit: 0-5; Nashville: 1-3.
Referees — Furman South, TJ Luxmore. Linesmen — Steve Barton, Trent Knorr.
Attendance — 17,455 at Nashville.
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