That’s about as good of a road trip as you’ll see in professional sports. Detroit beat Nashville 4-3 to go 4-1-1, losing their lone game 1-0 on the second night of a back-to-back.

Jonas Gustavsson got the start in goal. He suffered the losing end of that near-shutout and looked strong today as well. Gus faced forty shots on the night from a douchey Predators unit. Even their goalie took a penalty at the end, giving them no chance.

It was 1-0 Red Wings after a period of play. They came out crazy in the second, so Darren Helm took one the length of the ice to make it 2-0. Then, their craziness drove them to three straight goals before the horn sounded.

Who has the best record in the NHL when trailing after two periods? We do! Credit our coach for always being able to make the adjustment. Detroit tied it on Alexei Marchenko’s first career goal. Niklas Kronwall helped find the Grand Rapids Griffin, then helped Pavel Datsyuk find Tomas Tatar for the game-winning backhand!

Nashville failed to convert a last-minute power play, then committed two penalties themselves. That’s when their netminder acted a fool, preventing the Predators from tying.

The Red Wings earned nine points against six difficult opponents. Come on home, boys.