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National Hockey League
Detroit 5, Nashville 4
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 5, 2015
Where: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen: Steve Miller, Vaughan Rody
Attendance: 20027

DETROIT -- Right winger Gustav Nyquist's breakaway goal 1:41 into overtime gave the Detroit Red Wings a 5-4 come-from-behind win against the Nashville Predators on Saturday night at Joe Louis Arena.

Detroit rallied from a 4-2 third-period deficit despite three power-play goals by Nashville defenseman Shea Weber, who tallied his first career hat trick.

Left winger Tomas Tatar and forward Dylan Larkin had a goal and an assist each and Nyquist also had an assist. Center Brad Richards and left winger Justin Abdelkader also scored for Detroit, which has points in 10 consecutive games (7-0-3). Goaltender Petr Mrazek made 28 saves.

It was Nyquist's 10th goal.

Left winger Viktor Arvidsson scored the other goal for Nashville (13-8-5). Left winger Filip Forsberg and defenseman Roman Josi each had two assists and goalie Pekka Rinne stopped 31 shots.

Abdelkader's power-play goal tied it 4-4 with 2:23 left in the third period. Nyquist's shot from the left circle deflected in off Abdelkader's arm. It was his ninth goal.

Richards got his first goal of the season and as a Red Wing with 39 seconds left in the first period. The rebound of his shot from the high slot area bounced in off Weber's skate five seconds after Predators defenseman Seth Jones finished serving his slashing penalty.

Richards signed a one-year free agent contract with Detroit on July 1.

Nashville scored three goals in the second period to take a 3-1 lead.

Weber's first goal tied the game 1-1 at 1:03 when he beat Mrazek with a one-time slap shot from the top of the left circle.

Arvidsson made it 2-1 only 1:50 later when he tipped defenseman Ryan Ellis' shot out of the air. It was Arvidsson's second goal.

Weber's second goal of the game made it 3-1 with 4:32 left in the second period. His shot from the point bounced off the glass behind the net and deflected in off Mrazek. It was Weber's eighth goal.

Play continued for 37 seconds after the puck crossed the goal line and was batted out by Red Wings defenseman Danny DeKeyser before the horn went to signify that officials in the NHL Situation Room in Toronto had called the play a goal. The clock was reset to when the puck crossed the goal line.

Tatar made it 3-2 on a power-play goal with 2:56 left in the second period. He tipped in defenseman Mike Green's slap pass for his 10th goal.

Weber completed the hat trick 8:03 into the third period on a one-time slap shot from the left point to make it 4-2. It was his ninth goal.

Larkin made it a one-goal game again 1:16 later when he scored from the left circle after carrying the puck from the right-wing boards across the high slot area. It was Larkin's 11th goal.

NOTES: Detroit was without LW Drew Miller (broken jaw), Teemu Pulkkinen (dislocated shoulder), RW Johan Franzen (concussion) and D Kyle Quincey (ankle). Miller and Pulkkinen were injured in the Red Wings' 5-1 win against the Arizona Coyotes Thursday. They were replaced in the lineup by F Joakim Andersson and RW Tomas Jurco. ... Nashville was without C Mike Fisher (lower body) and F Gabriel Bourque (undisclosed injury). ... D Jakub Kindl was a healthy scratch for the Red Wings. ... D Anthony Bitetto was a healthy scratch for the Predators.
Top Game Performances
 
Nashville   Detroit
Shea Weber 3 Points Dylan Larkin 2
Shea Weber 3 Goals Dylan Larkin 1
Filip Forsberg 2 Assists Dylan Larkin 1
Shea Weber 3 Power Play Goals Tomas Tatar 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Pekka Rinne .861 Save Percentage Petr Mrazek .875
Pekka Rinne 31 Saves Petr Mrazek 28
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Nashville 32 4 3-4 3-5 12 26
Detroit 36 5 2-5 1-4 10 40
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .533 after a win and .583 after a loss.
  • Nashville will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Predators have a W/L % of .385 after a win and .615 after a loss.