Saturday's notes: Time for the funnies
Today our around-the-league hockey notes have a full-blown case of the Saturday morning funnies.
| Final - 3.30.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville Predators | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Boxscore
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| First Period |
|---|
| - No scoring. Penalties - Todd Bertuzzi, Detroit (Tripping), :43. |
| Second Period |
| - 1, Nashville Goal - Gabriel Bourque (6), from Jordin Tootoo and Hal Gill at 13:05. 2, Nashville Goal - Francis Bouillon (3), from Alexander Radulov at 19:27. Penalties - Paul Gaustad, Nashville (Tripping), 5:42; Nick Spaling, Nashville (Hooking), 14:04; Alexander Radulov, Nashville (Too many men/ice - bench), 16:24. |
| Third Period |
| - 3, Nashville Goal - Alexander Radulov (2), from Andrei Kostitsyn and Pekka Rinne at 2:40. 4, Detroit Goal - Jiri Hudler (24), from Henrik Zetterberg and Jonathan Ericsson at 16:57. 5, Nashville Empty Net Goal - Shea Weber (17), from David Legwand at 19:20. Penalties - Jakub Kindl, Detroit (Interference), 10:38. |
Shots on Goal:
Nashville 9 + 8 + 10 = 27.
Detroit 7 + 17 + 8 = 32.
Power Play Conversion: Nashville 0-2. Detroit 0-3.
Goaltenders: Nashville, Pekka Rinne 1-32-.969. Detroit, Jimmy Howard 3-26-.885.
Referees: Wes McCauley, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Vaughan Rody, Steve Barton
Power Play Conversion: Nashville 0-2. Detroit 0-3.
Goaltenders: Nashville, Pekka Rinne 1-32-.969. Detroit, Jimmy Howard 3-26-.885.
Referees: Wes McCauley, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Vaughan Rody, Steve Barton
