The Detroit Red Wings are playing as though they have no intention of their long streak of playoff appearances ending this year. Pavel Datsyuk had a goal and two assists, and Detroit moved a step closer to its 22nd consecutive postseason berth with a 5-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night. The Red Wings, who moved into seventh place in the Western Conference, need one more point to secure their place in the postseason. They...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Goalies
Tue 2/19	Nsh	Nsh 3 - 4	W:
Sat 2/23	Det	Det 0 - 4	W:
Sun 4/14	Nsh	Det 3 - 0	W:
Thu 4/25	Det	Det 2 - 5	W:

Game Stats

Predators (16-22-9) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM M. Fisher 1 1 3 1 0 C. Smith 1 1 3 1 2 R. Clune 0 1 0 1 2 D. Bang 0 0 0 0 0 B. Butler 0 0 3 -2 0 M. Halischuk 0 0 0 -1 0 K. Henderson 0 0 1 -1 0 S. Kostitsyn 0 0 1 -1 2 D. Legwand 0 0 1 -2 0 C. Mueller 0 0 2 -2 0 J. Rask 0 0 0 -2 0 N. Spaling 0 0 1 -1 2		Red Wings (23-16-8) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM P. Datsyuk 1 2 2 2 0 J. Franzen 1 1 4 2 0 J. Abdelkader 1 0 2 1 2 P. Eaves 1 0 4 1 0 V. Filppula 1 0 4 1 0 H. Zetterberg 0 2 5 2 0 D. Brunner 0 1 4 0 0 D. Cleary 0 1 3 1 2 J. Tootoo 0 1 0 1 0 J. Andersson 0 0 0 -1 0 C. Emmerton 0 0 2 1 0 G. Nyquist 0 0 2 -1 6
DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM S. Weber 0 1 2 0 0 V. Bartley 0 0 1 -1 0 J. Blum 0 0 1 -1 0 H. Gill 0 0 0 -2 0 R. Josi 0 0 2 0 0 K. Klein 0 0 1 -2 0		DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM N. Kronwall 0 1 1 1 0 D. DeKeyser 0 0 0 2 0 J. Ericsson 0 0 2 0 0 J. Kindl 0 0 1 2 0 K. Quincey 0 0 2 0 0 B. Smith 0 0 0 0 0
GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% C. Mason(L, 1-6) 38 33 5 .868		GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% J. Howard(W, 20-13) 22 20 2 .909

Complete Box Score

PLAYER NEWS

Predators Joe Piskula (NSH - Defense) News: The Nashville Predators have signed defenseman Joe Piskula to a one-year, two-way contract. [+] Impact: The 6-foot-3, 214-pound defenseman has played 393 AHL games in six seasons with 74 points and 335 penalty minutes. He helped the Wisconsin Badgers win the 2006 NCAA national championship. (STATS - Mon. June 17, 2013) Joe Piskula (NSH - Defense) News: Piskula signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Predators on Monday, NHL.com reports. [+] Impact: Piskula would earn $135,000 at the AHL level and $550,000 at the NHL level under the terms of the deal. The defenseman registered 14 points in 69 games last year with the AHL's Milwaukee Admirals and Abbotsford Heat. (RotoWire - Mon. June 17, 2013) T.J. Brennan (NSH - Defense) News: The Nashville Predators have acquired Brennan from the Florida Panthers in exchange for forward Bobby Butler. [+] Impact: Brennan, 24, split the 2012-13 season between the Buffalo and Florida organizations. He had one goal in 10 games with the Sabres, and two goals and seven assists in 19 games with the Panthers. Brennan also had 14 goals and 21 assists in 36 games with Rochester of the American Hockey League. (STATS - Fri. June 14, 2013)

Red Wings Pavel Datsyuk (DET - Center) News: Datsyuk has agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Red Wings, the Detroit News reports. [+] Impact: Datsyuk has a year left on his current contract, so Tuesday's deal ensures that he will remain with Detroit for the next four years. Datsyuk finished up this past season as the Red Wings' top scorer, with 49 points in 47 games to go along with a team-high plus-21 mark. (RotoWire - Tue. June 18, 2013) Drew Miller (DET - Left Wing) News: Miller says he has agreed to a three-year, $4.05 million contract with the Detroit Red Wings. [+] Impact: Miller confirmed the deal was done in a Friday interview with The Associated Press. The agreement keeps the defensive-minded, penalty-killing forward off the market as a free agent next month. Miller had four goals, including two game-winners, and eight points in 44 games during the lockout-shortened season. He had a game-winning goal and an assist in six playoff games after coming back from a broken right hand. (STATS - Fri. June 14, 2013) Drew Miller (DET - Left Wing) News: Miller has agreed to a three-year extension with the Red Wings, Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press reports. [+] Impact: Miller was set to become an unrestricted free agent July 5, but now he's signed on for three more years in Detroit. He scored eight points in 44 regular season games, before tacking on another two points in six playoff appearances. He'll likely skate on the fourth line, as was the case during most of the 2012-13 season. (RotoWire - Fri. June 14, 2013)

Injury Report

Predators Player Injury Status B. Yip Lower-body injury day-to-day P. Gaustad Shoulder surgery day-to-day G. Bourque Upper-body injury/knee surgery day-to-day C. Wilson Shoulder surgery IR

Red Wings No injuries to report.