Bridgestone Arena has been longing for the Stanley Cup Playoffs to return since last season, when they were eliminated by the Vancouver Canucks in the second round. Wednesday night, Smashville will be rocking in Gold, cheering for their Nashville Predators to take a 1-0 lead in the series and witness history unfold in front of their eyes. Game 1: Stand With US! It is time to rock 'n roll Smashville! Go crazy!
TV/Radio CoverageCoverage in Nashville: SportSouth and 102.5 The GameCoverage in Detroit: None and 97.1 The TicketCoverage in US: CNBCCoverage in Canada: CBC and RDS2Playoff SeriesNone.Line Up NewsStarting Goalies: (Stats vs Opponent)
Name
W
L
OT
SV %
GAA
#35 Pekka Rinne
3
3
0
.920
2.67
#35 Jimmy Howard
2
2
0
.908
2.27
Projected Predators Scratches: #38 D Jack Hillen, #49 D Ryan Ellis, #15 C Craig Smith, #18 W Brandon Yip, #33 W Colin Wilson, #23 W Brian McGrattan, #30 G Jeremy Smith and #72 W Jack MaclellanProjected Red Wings Scrat...
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PLAYERS:
Pekka Rinne,
Jimmy Howard,
Jack Hillen,
Ryan Ellis,
Craig Smith,
Brandon Yip,
Colin Wilson,
Brian McGrattan,
Jeremy Smith,
Jack Maclellan,
Darren Helm,
Joey MacDonald,
Riley Sheahan,
Jan Mursak,
Jakub Kindl,
Anders Lindback,
Hal Gill,
Patrick Eaves,
Dan Cleary,
Sergei Kostitsyn,
Mike Fisher,
Martin Erat,
Andrei Kostitsyn,
David Legwand,
Alexander Radulov,
Gabriel Bourque,
Nick Spaling,
Patric Hornqvist,
Paul Gaustad,
Jordin Tootoo,
Ryan Suter,
Shea Weber,
Roman Josi,
Francis Bouillon,
Kevin Klein,
Johan Franzen,
Pavel Datsyuk,
Todd Bertuzzi,
Valtteri Filppula,
Henrik Zetterberg,
Jiri Hudler,
Justin Abdelkader,
Drew Miller,
Cory Emmerton,
Tomas Holmstrom,
Nicklas Lidstrom,
Jonathan Ericsson,
Niklas Kronwall,
Brad Stuart,
Kyle Quincey,
Ian White,
Ty Conklin
TEAMS: Detroit Red Wings, Vancouver Canucks, Nashville Predators, Dallas Stars
TEAMS: Detroit Red Wings, Vancouver Canucks, Nashville Predators, Dallas Stars
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