There was a lot of action in the second period, but entering the intermission the game remains in essentially the same postion as Detroit retains a two-goal lead.


THREE MUSINGS
1) Special Teams – Detroit’s penalty kill dominated Nashville’s power-play early in the period. The Preds had three chances early in the period with the man advantage – including 30 seconds of 5-on-3 play – and were unable to convert. With the score 3-1, Bourque drew another Preds power-play, but Nashville was unable to get any momentum from the 2:00 advantage.

2) Hit The Net – Nashville had a ton of looks, especially in the first half of the period, but still were credited with only 10 shots on net for period despite attempting 21 shots. Through two periods of play, fewer than 50% of Nashville’s shot attempts found the net with just 15 shots on goal on 36 attempted shots. It was especially noticeable on the power-play where Nashville’s five opportunities have resulted in only seven shots on goal.

3) Momentum Changer – The Preds had everything rolling back in their favor when Kostitsyn scored, but less than a minute later Nashville misplayed a routine zone entry by the Wings and Detroit converted to re-gain a two-goal cushion.