nhl Game Recap
Nashville Skates Past Detroit 5-2 - Recap
The Predators beat Detroit 5-2 on Tuesday, earning a victory backstopped by David Rittich's 14 saves.
Bettors who backed the Predators were rewarded as -104 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.5.
Nick Cousins, Dante Fabbro, Ryan Johansen, Roman Josi, and Eeli Tolvanen each scored for the Predators in the victory. Johansen opened the scoring for Nashville.
David Rittich stopped 14 of 16 Detroit shots in the victory.
Detroit got goals from Michael Rasmussen, and Robby Fabbri in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Detroit got a 28-stop effort from Alex Nedeljkovic in the loss.
Nashville scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Detroit went 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Detroit lost the shots on goal battle to Nashville by a margin of 33-16.
Nashville heads into a battle against the Islanders. Detroit, meanwhile, will have their next action against St. Louis.