Johansson scores short-handed, Red Wings rally past Predators

Johansson put Detroit in front 3-2 at 16:36 with his short-handed goal, finishing a 2-on-1 rush with Kasper after Moritz Seider was penalized for slashing.

“To me, the game was lost in the second period with losing those puck battles that ended up on that goal,” Predators coach Andrew Brunette said. “We turned too many pucks over in those areas, and it got us. They’re a really good rush team, and we fed it. It was disappointing because the effort was there.”

It was Johansson’s second goal of the season and first since Jan. 12.

DeBrincat scored an empty-net goal at 19:32 of the third period for the 4-2 final.

Talbot stopped all 13 shots he faced in the third. 

“It’s never easy,” Talbot said. “I feel like 1 o’clock games are even tougher because there’s no skate, no nothing. You don’t get many shots in warmups. These games, you’ve just got to go in there and battle. That’s all you can do.”