GP	RECORD	HOME	ROAD	L10	G/GP	GA/GP	PP%	PK%	PIM/GP	S/GP	SA/GP	FO%
	60	34-15-11	17-5-7	17-10-4	5-3-2	2.88	2.45	25.1	83.0	8.4	29.6	27.5	52.5
	62	41-14-7	26-4-1	15-10-6	7-2-1	2.94	2.29	17.1	82.2	9.0	32.0	28.9	48.4

DETROIT RED WINGS

THE MATCHUP

- Tonight is the 89th all-time meeting between DET and NSH
- Tonight is the 2nd of 2 meetings this season between DET and NSH, only meeting in NSH
- DET won the 1st meeting of the season 5-2 on 1/17 in DET (Nyquist, Quincey, Tatar [2] and Zetterberg scored for DET; Ekholm and Fisher scored for NSH)
- DET’s all-time record vs. NSH: 50-25-4-8
- DET’s all-time road record at NSH: 20-17-2-3
- Pavel Datsyuk has 71 points (21-50-71) in 64 games vs. NSH
- Drew Miller has 12 points (7-5-12) in 25 games vs. NSH and scored his 1st NHL goal with ANA on 10/17/07 vs. NSH (Chris Mason)
- Tomas Tatar has 4 points (3-1-4) in 5 games vs. NSH
- Henrik Zetterberg has 50 points (18-32-50) in 59 games vs. NSH
- Niklas Kronwall has 22 points (3-19-22) in 48 games vs. NSH
- Danny DeKeyser had his 1st NHL point on 4/14/13 vs. NSH
- Stephen Weiss has 7 points (1-6-7) in 11 games vs. NSH
- NSH’s top all-time scorers vs. DET: Shea Weber (10-14-24 in 48 GP), Mike Ribeiro (7-13-20 in 26 GP), Mike Fisher (5-10-15 in 23 GP) and James Neal (5-8-13 in 16 GP)
- NSH F Calle Jarnkrok was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2nd round (51st overall) by of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft and played for the Grand Rapids Griffins from 2012-14. He was traded to NSH on 3/5/14 as part of a deal that brought David Legwand to DET
- NSH F James Neal had 173 points (68-105-173) in 187 GP with the Plymouth Whalers from 2003-07
- NSH F Eric Nystrom had 111 points (56-55-111) in 160 games with the University of Michigan from 2001-05 and played for the US NTDP from 1999-01
- NSH F Colin Wilson skated for the US NTDP from 2005-07
- NSH D Seth Jones played for the US NTDP from 2010-12

RECENT/UPCOMING MILESTONES

- Miller is 1 games played away from 400 with DET
- Tatar and Miller are 2 goals away from 50 in DET
- Datsyuk is 2 games shy of tying Norm Ullman for 10th in DET history at 875

THIS DATE IN RED WINGS HISTORY

Feb. 28, 1995 – The Red Wings acquire Bob Errey from San Jose for a fifth-round draft pick in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft.

2014-15 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL STATS

Most Goals: 3, Zetterberg, Jan. 18 vs. BUF
Most Assists: 4, Zetterberg, Oct. 17 at TOR
Most Points: 4, Datsyuk (Feb. 21 at DAL) and Zetterberg (twice: Oct. 17 at TOR and Jan. 18 vs. BUF)
Most SOG: 11, Zetterberg, Dec. 2 vs. FLA
Most PIM: 9, Smith, Dec. 13 at TOR
Most TOI: 28:54, Kronwall, Feb. 23 at ANA
Most Hits: 7, Abdelkader, Oct. 23 vs. PIT
Most Blocked Shots: 6, Kronwall, Feb. 21 at DAL
Most Saves: 40, Howard, Dec. 29 at BOS
Longest Goal Streak: 4, Tatar (Jan. 13-18), Datsyuk (Oct. 25-Nov. 2), Nyquist (Oct. 9-17)
Longest Assist Streak: 4, Datsyuk (Dec. 23-Jan. 13 and Jan. 29-Feb. 7), Nyquist (Jan. 18-27)
Longest Point Streak: 6, Tatar (Nov. 14-24), Datsyuk (Oct. 21-Nov. 2)

NASHVILLE PREDATORS

STORYLINES VS. DETROIT

The Nashville Predators take on the visiting Detroit Red Wings on Saturday in the Music City, the second time the former Central Division rivals have matched up this season. After meeting at least four times in each of the first 14 seasons of the Predators existence, this is just the fourth meeting between the squads since the NHL’s conference realignment prior to the 2013-14 campaign.ThePredators have won two-of-three matchups between the teams as out-of-conference foes. All-time, Nashville is 34-42-(4)-8 against Detroit and 13-24-(2)-5 on Bridgestone Arena ice. Nashville and Detroit met on Jan. 17 in the Motor City, the second-half of a back-to-back for the Preds. Beginning less than a minute into the game, the Wings scored three straight first-period tallies. Mattias Ekholm scored his fifth goal of the season late in the opening frame to cut the Wings’ lead to two. Detroit would go on to score two additional goals in the second and despite an early period thirdperiod goal from Mike Fisher, the Preds fell 5-2. In their last game in Nashville on Dec. 30, 2013, Colin Wilson opened the high-scoring affair with a goal 1:54 into the game. Outside of two straight goals from the Preds to end the first and start the second, the team’s traded goals throughout the game. Roman Josi sealed the 6-4 victory for Nashville with his empty-net goal with 19 seconds remaining.

GOING EAST

On the season, Nashville is 16-6-2 against Eastern Conference opponents and 11-1-0 against them on home ice. Saturday’s game vs. DET is the Preds last game in February, a month where the team played 10 of 15 games against Eastern Conference opponents. In the first nine February Eastern Conference games, the Preds went 7-1-1, which includes a 4-0-0 mark at home. The Preds start off the month of March with three games against the East. A back-to-back series at NYR and N.J will be played March 2 and 3 before the Preds return to Bridgestone Arena to take on NYI on March 5.

TEAM QUICK HITS

• Nashville is 15-5-3 overall and 9-2-0 on home ice against Central Division foes.
• In the 17 games since the All-Star Break, Nashville’s PK has extinguished 52 of 57 opponent PP opportunities (91.2 percent).
• Nashville’s 25 wins in one-goal games (25-4-7) is second in the NHL in the category.
• Nashville’s winning percentage (.765) when outshooting its opponent is first in the NHL (26-6-2), and the team’s winning percentage when being outshot (.556) is seventh in the NHL.
• The Preds are averaging 32.0 shots per game, third in the NHL.
• Nashville has led (23-1-3) or been tied (14-1-2) after two periods in 44 (combined 37-2-5) of its 62 games.
• The Preds are 22-1-4 when scoring first this season and 14-1-2 when tied after 40 minutes.
• Nashville has a 39-8-5 record when scoring at least two goals and a 32-2-2 record when holding the opposition to two goals or fewer.
• Nashville holds the top spot in the NHL in goals for/against ratio when five-on-five (1.37).
• On average, the Preds’ opponents tally 2.29 goals per game, second in the NHL.