After the game was over, my Twitter feed exploded in statements of disbelief.  I think we are all convinced we must be living in some sort of alternate universe where Bertuzzi scores 2 beautiful goals, and the Red Wings don’t blow it on a Saturday night.

Detroit: Todd Bertuzzi (Miller, Osgood); Drew Miller (Datsyuk); Todd  Bertuzzi (Datsyuk)
Nashville: Ryan Jones (pp; Sullivan, Franson); David Legwand (Dumont, Jones)

Pluses
+ This might be horrible, but I was actually glad that Tootoo left the game, solely because it meant not having to listen to those horrid train whistles.  They are on my Top 5 list of Things I Severely Dislike.
+ Was very much surprised (which is sad), and pleased that the Wings started on time tonight.  Great first period, even though they were getting jobbed with lame penalties, they held the Preds to zero shots on the first two kills.
+ We had the PK streak broken on the Preds’ first goal, but I’m still really impressed that they went 27 straight kills through 8 games successfully.  The PK really has been lights out recently.  Babcock talked to the DetNews about it earlier today, and how he took a lot of ideas from Devils’ coach Jacques Lemaire.
+ Bertuzzi.  Wow.  I was so convinced he was going to flub the puck on his spin-around backhand shot, and I just gaped at the TV for a few moments afterwards when I realized he’d scored.  4 goals in 2 games, and he looks confident.
+ Drew Miller had yet another strong game, finishing with 2 points.  Great hand-eye coordination batting in the shot by Datsyuk.
+ I can’t really express how much I wanted Osgood to win tonight.  And I don’t really have a good reason for it, other than I’m tired of people saying he sucks.

Minuses
- Wings shot less and less through each period–14, then 8, and finally 6.  They had 1 shot in OT, but I don’t care because they scored on it.
– Nashville’s 3rd jerseys are really kind of ugly.  All that white at the bottom has the unfortunate diaper effect.
– There’s a guy who plays for the Predators whose name is Franson.  I had to listen to the Nashville feed, and every time they said his name I thought of Franzen.  Which just served to make me horribly sad.
– Dear Henrik Zetterberg, please stop going to your backhand every single time you have a chance to shoot the puck.  Thanks, Big Red Machine.
– Our power play sucks.

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