Detroit — Sometimes you have to give credit to the opponent, and that might've been the case Tuesday for the Red Wings.
The Nashville Predators, despite missing some key regulars in the lineup, and beginning a long stretch on the road, played a near-perfect road game in defeating the Wings 5-2.
Nashville limited the Wings to 16 shots - the Wings were outshot 33-16 - and did a fine job bottling up the Wings the entire evening.
Robby Fabbri (power play) and Michael Rasmussen had the Wings' goals.
The Wings also lost defenseman Moritz Seider with eight minutes left in the game after he was slammed along the boards by Nashville's Tanner Jeannot.