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Three Reasons The Red Wings Will Beat Nashville In The Opening Round Of The Stanley Cup Playoffs

1. The Predators Pekka Rinne is a great goalie, but Jimmy Howard was every bit as good before he was hurt. Howard is healthy again.

2. The Red Wings have been in a goal scoring slump, but have too much firepower for it to last much longer.

3. The Predators have won just one playoff series in the entire history of their franchise. The Red Wings are more capable of dealing with the ups and downs that are inevitable during a playoff series.

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