Predators' third-period flurry helps sink Red Wings, 6-3

Ted Kulfan, The Detroit News on Nov 26, 2025

Published in Hockey

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DETROIT — The Thanksgiving feast is going to taste a little worse for the Red Wings.

Two late third-period goals only 27 seconds apart lifted the Nashville Predators to a 6-3 victory over the Red Wings on Wednesday night.

Ryan O'Reilly (seventh goal, 14 minutes 14 seconds) and Erik Haula (fourth, 14:41) scored goals that snapped a 3-3 tie and were part of a five-goal third period that sent the Wings (13-10-1) to their second consecutive loss and third in four games.

Nashville (7-12-4) came into the game sitting last in the overall NHL standings. Steven Stamkos scored into an empty net at 18:45 for his fifth goal, capping the scoring.

O'Reilly, unguarded at the post, tapped in a loose puck past goaltender Cam Talbot. Filip Forsberg swiped a puck behind the Wings net and fed Haula in front to make it 5-3.

Nashville also scored two quick goals early in the third period, 15 seconds apart, to take a 3-2 lead. Ben Chiarot tied it 44 seconds later capping a flurry of goals.

Chiarot fired a shot from the point that goaltender Justus Annunen never saw, being screened by 6-foot-8 Elmer Soderblom, for Chiarot's third goal at 3:04.

That took some of the sting out of Nashville's two-goal jolt to begin the period.

Nick Blankenburg and Roman Josi scored 15 seconds apart. Blankenburg took a pass from O'Reilly, drove down the slot, and slid the puck past Talbot for his third goal, at 2:05. On the next shift, Josi tucked in his own rebound, his second goal at 2:20.

Alex DeBrincat and James van Riemsdyk had Wings' second-period power-play goals.

DeBrincat tied the game 1-1 with his 12th goal — and eighth in eight games — at 5:30 of the second period. DeBrincat cut to the center to the ice and snapped a shot over Annunen, also stretching DeBrincat's goal streak to three consecutive games.

The Wings took the lead on van Riemsdyk's third goal, and second in two games — after not scoring in 16 games.

The goal was vintage van Riemsdyk and similar to Tuesday's goal in New Jersey. Hanging around the net-front, van Riemsdyk scooped up Patrick Kane's shot outside the crease and lifted a backhander over Annunen at 16:34 of the second period.

Nashville's Michael Bunting opened the game's scoring in the first period with a power-play goal. Blankenburg's shot from the high slot hit Bunting, who was battling for position net-front, and the puck trickled wide of Talbot, Bunting's fifth goal.