The Predators had Peter Forsberg, Paul Kariya and Jason Arnott on the ice, the goalie pulled for the extra attacker and a man advantage on a power play.
And still they couldn't push the puck past Chris Osgood to force overtime. That sums up their struggle to end Detroit's run atop the Central Division and the Western Conference - only to keep coming up short head-to-head. Pavel Datsyuk scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and had an assist, and the Red Wings beat Nashville 2-1 Thursday night and moved back into a tie with the Predators atop the NHL.
Pavel Datsyuk scores go-ahead goal as Red Wings edge Predators 2-1