Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild

Friday, January 4, 2002, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Nashville Predators 2–1 on Friday, January 4, 2002 at home.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Nashville Predators	1	28-41-13-0
at Minnesota Wild	2	26-35-12-9

Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	0	1	0	1
Minnesota Wild	2	0	0	2

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	6	9	5	20
Minnesota Wild	17	3	5	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:53	Minnesota Wild	Andrew Brunette (13)	Sergei Zholtok (14), Marian Gaborik (22)	Power play	NSH 0, MIN 1
1st	13:19	Minnesota Wild	Lubomir Sekeras (4)	Richard Park (6), Aaron Gavey (8)	Power play	NSH 0, MIN 2
2nd	19:57	Nashville Predators	Greg Johnson (8)	Scott Hartnell (16), Cale Hulse (1)	Even strength	NSH 1, MIN 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 C. Ronning	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	50%	17:34
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	40.9%	15:25
Number 15 P. Tenkrat	R	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	0		13:20
Number 17 S. Hartnell	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	0		17:42
Number 19 M. Erat	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		11:54
Number 21 T. Fitzgerald	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	28.6%	09:58
Number 22 G. Johnson	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	58.3%	21:50
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	1		13:50
Number 25 D. Arkhipov	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	55.6%	15:53
Number 33 V. Orszagh	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		13:21
Number 43 V. Yachmenev	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		16:18
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1		21:07
Number 4 M. Eaton	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		14:53
Number 16 M. Moro	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		03:33
Number 23 B. Houlder	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2		21:11
Number 26 A. Berenzweig	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		15:53
Number 32 C. Hulse	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	2	2		16:30
Number 44 K. Timonen	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2		24:40

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 M. Dunham	25	23	2	.920	58:37	Loss

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	0	1	1	-1	0	4	0	0	0		18:18
Number 11 P. Dupuis	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		14:29
Number 12 M. Johnson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		07:19
Number 14 D. Hendrickson	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	47.6%	20:23
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	66.7%	16:40
Number 18 R. Park	R	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	1	0		14:59
Number 24 A. Laaksonen	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		14:47
Number 33 S. Zholtok	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	44.4%	13:50
Number 34 J. Dowd	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	40%	15:19
Number 36 S. Blouin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		11:12
Number 37 W. Walz	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	61.5%	16:39
Number 44 A. Gavey	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:32
Number 2 W. Mitchell	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		19:59
Number 3 L. Benysek	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		18:27
Number 5 B. Bombardir	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		20:37
Number 17 F. Kuba	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		21:18
Number 23 J. Marshall	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		14:17
Number 77 L. Sekeras	D	1	0	1	-1	0	4	2	1	1		20:27

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Fernandez	20	19	1	.950	60:00	Win

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:46	Nashville Predators	Karlis Skrastins	Tripping	2
1st	11:25	Nashville Predators	Cale Hulse	Hooking	2
1st	13:33	Minnesota Wild	Brad Bombardir	High sticking	2
2nd	01:26	Nashville Predators	Scott Walker	Slashing	2
2nd	12:06	Nashville Predators	Petr Tenkrat	High sticking	2
2nd	12:06	Nashville Predators	Petr Tenkrat	High sticking	2
3rd	03:52	Minnesota Wild	Willie Mitchell	Roughing	2
3rd	15:56	Minnesota Wild	Darby Hendrickson	Hooking	2

Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Referees: Kevin Pollock, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Thor Nelson, Vaughan Rody
Nashville Predators scratches: Stu Grimson, Brett Hauer, Rich Brennan, Yves Sarault, Jeremy Stevenson, David Gosselin, Andy Delmore, Pavel Skrbek, Marian Cisar, Robert Schnabel, Mark Mowers, Jonas Andersson, Greg Classen
Minnesota Wild scratches: Stacy Roest, Brad Brown, Mike Matteucci, Andy Sutton, Nick Schultz, Roman Simicek, Travis Roche, Tony Virta

Every Nashville Predators and Minnesota Wild game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 4 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators, Tue, Oct 30, 2001
Nashville Predators 6 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Oct 31, 2001
Nashville Predators 1 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Jan 4, 2002
Minnesota Wild 2 at Nashville Predators 2	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators, Thu, Jan 10, 2002

Other NHL games on Friday, January 4, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Jan 4, 2002
Florida Panthers 2 at Anaheim Ducks 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Jan 4, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Jan 4, 2002