Tomas Tatar Lifts Red Wings Past Predators, 4-3

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tomas Tatar broke a tie on a power play at 9:06 of the third period in the Detroit Red Wings' 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday.

Tatar carried the puck toward the Nashville net and fired a backhander that deflected off Predators defenseman Roman Josi's stick and past goalie Pekka Rinne. Tatar leads the Red Wings with 25 goals.

Alexey Marchenko scored his first NHL goal, and Brendan Smith, Drew Miller also scored to help Detroit win its second straight game. Matt Cullen, Mike Fisher, and Shea Weber scored for Nashville. The Predators have consecutive games in regulation time for the first time this season.

Marchenko tied it at 3 at 3:56 of the third. With the teams skating 4-on-4, Marchenko's wrist shot from the right circle beat Rinne underneath the crossbar.

Smith opened the scoring at 7:22 of the opening period.

Stephen Weiss had the puck in the right circle. Trailing the play, Smith took a pass from Weiss in the slot and beat Rinne over the glove with a wrist shot for his fourth goal of the season.

Nashville's opponents have scored the first goal in seven consecutive games.

Miller doubled the lead at 2:03 of the second when he wristed a shot under Rinne's right arm.

Nashville scored 30 seconds later when Cullen picked up a loose puck just outside the crease and slid it by goalie Jonas Gustavsson. Fisher tied it 6:02 of the second with a wrist shot from the slot that beat Gustavsson high to the glove side.

The Predators took the lead with 3:52 left in the second on Weber's power-play goal.

Nashville's Colin Wilson and Tatar were serving coincidental unsportsmanlike conduct penalties when Smith was sent off for holding, giving Nashville a 4-on-3 advantage.

From the right boards, Mike Ribeiro sent a pass to Weber in the high slot, where he stepped into a one-timer that sailed by Gustavsson. Weber won the NHL's Hardest Shot competition during this season's All-Star Skill Competition with a shot that registered 108.5 mph.

Notes: Miller played 400th game for Detroit. ... Detroit is 10-0-2 against Central Division teams this season. ... Cullen has a three-game points streak. ... Nashville defenseman Roman Josi had two assists.

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