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10/12 21:01 CDT Cam Talbot has 41 saves in 32nd career shutout as Red Wings
beat Predators 3-0.
Cam Talbot has 41 saves in 32nd career shutout as Red Wings beat Predators 3-0.
By DANA GAURUDER
Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) --- Cam Talbot stopped 41 shots for his 32nd career shutout in his
first start for Detroit and the Red Wings beat the Nashville Predators 3-0 on
Saturday night.
J.T. Compher, Andrew Copp and Dylan Larkin scored for Detroit, which lost its
season opener, 6-3 to Pittsburgh on Thursday.
Juuse Saros, who missed the Predators' season-opening loss to Dallas, finished
with 22 saves.
Nashville forward Filip Forsberg played in his 700th career game.
Talbot, signed to a two-year contract as a free agent during the offseason, had
16 saves in the first period, 12 in the second and 13 in the third.
Takeaways
Predators: They sent a lot of shots at Talbot but came away frustrated.
Nashville, which lost three of its first four games last season, is 0-2.
Red Wings: The 37-year-old Talbot, playing for his eighth team, may have taken
the early lead over Alex Lyon and Ville Husso in a three-way battle for the No.
1 goaltending spot. Talbot replaced Husso during the second period of Detroit's
opener against Pittsburgh after Husso allowed four goals.
Key moment
With Detroit leading 1-0, the Predators were awarded a power play in the final
minute of the second period as Moritz Seider was penalized for tripping. Talbot
robbed a lunging Jonathan Marchessault on a rebound attempt in the closing
seconds of the period to keep the Red Wings on top.
Key stat
The Red Wings were not afraid to give up their bodies to keep Nashville off the
boards. They blocked 31 shots, compared to 12 by the Predators.
Up Next
The Predators begin a four-game homestand against Seattle on Tuesday. The Red
Wings visit the New York Rangers on Monday.
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