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7:30 pm EST Fri Mar 5, 2010

Half of Nashville’s four playoff appearances resulted in first-round losses to the Detroit Red Wings, but the Predators may get a chance to guarantee that doesn’t happen this spring. In three remaining meetings with the Red Wings, Nashville could help keep Detroit out of the postseason altogether, and the Predators will try to continue their own push Friday night at Joe Louis Arena. The Red Wings have been a fixture in the playoffs for two decades, making it 18 straight times dating back to 1990. The last eight times have been as Central Division champions and they’ve often been near the top of the Western Conference, as they were when they beat Nashville in six games in 2004 and 2008.

But injuries and inconsistency have Detroit currently scrambling. While the Red Wings are in eighth place in the West, five clubs are within four points of them. According to coach Mike Babcock, Detroit “didn’t look like a team that was dying to be in the playoffs” during Wednesday’s 6-3 home loss to Vancouver. Jimmy Howard was pulled after allowing four goals on 21 shots and the Red Wings allowed four straight goals in a 20-minute span to break a 2-2 tie as they fell to 5-6-6 in their last 17 games.