The Red Wings certainly dominated the scoring opportunities, but the Predators held strong and had every chance to win the game in the 3rd. I'll leave it to sharper eyes to determine whether the go-ahead goal for Detroit should have been whistled offsides, the crappy non-HD feed on FSN didn't give a clear view. Dan Ellis looked very sharp in net, and Jason Arnott in particular looked pretty quick on his skates. I'll follow up with detailed analysis tomorrow morning.
More interesting will be to see if anything comes out of Niklas Kronwall's hit on Rich Peverley in the 3rd. As Peverley cleared the puck out the zone, Kronwall pinched in and committed the three sins which supposedly bring a suspension from the league office:
1) He left his feet
2) He nailed Peverley in the head
3) He used his elbow
Now, since Peverley got right back up and joined the play, I'm guessing nothing's going to come out of this. The NHL head office has shown a horrible propensity to hand out penalties based on the extent of injury to the victim, not the action of the perpetrator.
All the same, if I'm Barry Trotz, I'm lobbying hard for a suspension. This is the playoffs, and you've got to use whatever options are available.
More interesting will be to see if anything comes out of Niklas Kronwall's hit on Rich Peverley in the 3rd. As Peverley cleared the puck out the zone, Kronwall pinched in and committed the three sins which supposedly bring a suspension from the league office:
1) He left his feet
2) He nailed Peverley in the head
3) He used his elbow
Now, since Peverley got right back up and joined the play, I'm guessing nothing's going to come out of this. The NHL head office has shown a horrible propensity to hand out penalties based on the extent of injury to the victim, not the action of the perpetrator.
All the same, if I'm Barry Trotz, I'm lobbying hard for a suspension. This is the playoffs, and you've got to use whatever options are available.