Dazzling Loss

Heading into their matchup Tuesday night with divisional rivals, the Nashville Predators, The Redwings once again had been clipped with severe injuries. These include F Todd Bertuzzi, F Johan Franzen, F Darren Helm and several other key defenseman. The Redwings showed heart though going into overtime on the road at Nashville in a 4-3 overtime loss.

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Goaltender Jimmy Howard got injured halfway through the 2nd period, which forced backup goaltender Jonas Gustuvvsen into action. He stopped 19/21 shots which gave Detroit a chance. F Pavel Datsyuk a potential "goal of the year" with 6 minutes remaining to tie the game 3-3. A minute into overtime, Captain Shea Weber scored the winner for Nashville which is a heart breaking loss for Detroit despite their tremendous effort regarding their injuries. 

Detroit needs to get their injured players back as soon as possible as their is no time to waste in the shortened 48-game season. F Johan Franzen, F Todd Bertuzzi, F Darren Helm, and G Jimmy Howard are the key clipped Redwings that need to recover quickly in order to have a chance at playoff contention.