Detroit (49-15-7) at Nashville (42-22-8) 8:00 pm EST

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Regular Season Matchup
	W-L-OT	HOME	ROAD	DIV	CONF
DET	58-16-8	27-9-5	31-7-3	25-3-4	52-13-7
NSH	49-25-8	32-8-1	17-17-7	23-8-1	45-22-5
· Complete Standings

Team Stat Comparison
301	Goals	253
205	Goals Against	224
102	Power Play Goals	94
67	Power Play Goals Allowed	82
7	Shorthanded Goals	12
10	Shorthanded Goals Allowed	13
1117	Penalty Minutes	1533
14	Average Penalty Minutes	19

Goalie Breakdown
	GOALIE	GP	W	TGA	GAA	SO	SV	SV%
	Manny Legace	51	37	106	2.19	7	1138	.915
	Chris Osgood	32	20	85	2.76	2	743	.897
	Jimmy Howard	4	1	10	2.99	0	94	.904
	Tomas Vokoun	61	36	160	2.67	4	1824	.919
	Chris Mason	23	12	52	2.54	2	545	.913
	Pekka Rinne	2	1	4	3.80	0	36	.900
	Brian Finley	1	0	7	7.00	0	34	.829

Team Stat Leaders
G	Brendan Shanahan 40	Paul Kariya 31
A	Nicklas Lidstrom 64	Paul Kariya 54
PTS	Pavel Datsyuk 87	Paul Kariya 85
PIM	Chris Chelios 108	Darcy Hordichuk 163
SOG	Brendan Shanahan 289	Paul Kariya 245

Detroit (49-15-7) at Nashville (42-22-8) 8:00 pm EST

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Ticker) - Steve Yzerman's steady leadership has brought the Detroit Red Wings to the verge of another franchise milestone.

The Red Wings try to win their 50th game for just the third time in franchise history and their ninth in 11 outings Thursday when they meet the Nashville Predators.

Detroit's captain since 1986-1987, Yzerman scored his 690th career goal to tie Mario Lemieux for eight place on the all-time list in Monday's 4-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues. He needs four tallies to equal Mark Messier for seventh.

The Red Wings, who clinched a playoff spot with Monday's win, have a four-point lead over Dallas for first place in the Western Conference and lead Ottawa by two points in the race for the Presidents' Trophy.

Continuing its quest to wrap up home-ice advantage in the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, Nashville is fourth in the West with a four-point lead over Colorado with 10 games remaining.

Mike Sillinger scored his 26th goal and Martin Erat added his 17th for the Predators, who lost their third straight game in Tuesday's 5-3 defeat to the Phoenix Coyotes.

Nashville has the best home record in the West (27-6-1) and has a six-game home winning streak. However, Detroit posted a 3-2 win over Nashville here in their last encounter February 9.