Red Wings Hope Road Woes End Against Predators
LARRY LAGE,AP Sports Writer
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings have won an NHL-high 31 games at home this season, including a record 23 straight.
That's not going to help them when their first-round series starts Wednesday night at Nashville.
The fourth-seeded Predators with home-ice advantage are favored to advance against the fifth-seeded Red Wings. Detroit captain Nicklas Lidstrom says the team he leads should be the underdog.
The Red Wings were four games under .500 on the road this season. They're the only team in the Western Conference playoffs with a losing record as visitors and just the second still playing in the entire league.
Detroit's Danny Cleary says he'll play in Game 1 and Darren Helm is questionable. Both have been out with injured left knees.
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