Rinne stops 41 shots as Detroit loses Game 3

Game 3 was a welcome sight to many Detroit Red Wings fans. After securing a win in their opponent’s building on Friday night, the series and games 3 and 4 shifted to the friendly confines of the Joe Louis Arena. It’s a place where the Wings had won 23 straight home games in a row this season, and filled with 20,066 fans again on Sunday for the 70th consecutive time. It was also the hope that the Red Wings would take both of those pivotal games in front of the home crowd and head back to Music City with Nashville fighting for their postseason lives. The game began a hot mess. The Predators sustained excellent puck control and pressed Jimmy Howard from the get go. It wasn’t until about the 1:30 mark when the Wings were able to break out of their own zone. Add Rinne to "Datsyuk's List of Humiliation" Drew Miller went flying out of the zone in between two Predator defenders when he skated towards Preds goalie Pekka Rinne. He ended up missing the net but drew a goaltender i...