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Todd Bertuzzi nets an overtime game winner for the second night in a row to give the Detroit Red Wings a big 3-2 victory over Nashville on Saturday.
Todd Bertuzzi was the first to score tonight with a spin-o-rama goal early in the second period. Drew Miller batted the puck into the net out of mid air after Datsyuk hit the crossbar to give the Red Wings a two goal lead. Nashville’s Ryan Jones scored on a deflection late in a powerplay to put the Predators behind by one after two periods. The lone goal of the third came from David Legwand. Then only 24 seconds into overtime Bertuzzi scored on a breakaway to give the Wings the win.
The Red Wings looked stronger tonight then they had in a while. Despite being out shot the Wings didn’t look like they were struggling throughout the game and played well as a team. The Wings did allow a powerplay goal against, however, and they were unable to score a powerplay goal of their own. Detroit has played much better on the road then they have at home, but their record does not show that. Coming into Friday, the Wings had been shut out in three of their last five home games, the first time that had happened since 1939, but the Wings have not failed to score a goal away from home yet this season.
In Play! Man of the Game: Todd Bertuzzi. Bertuzzi had his second two goal game in the last 24 hours, in both games netting the overtime game winner. Bertuzzi should consider a career in real estate after his hockey career because Pekka Rinne bought the farm on Bertuzzi’s overtime breakaway.
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