Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers

Thursday, February 28, 2002, 9:00 PM ET Skyreach Centre, Edmonton Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Edmonton Oilers 3–2 on Thursday, February 28, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Nashville Predators	3	28-41-13-0
at Edmonton Oilers	2	38-28-12-4

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

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	6	10	7	23
Edmonton Oilers	15	7	2	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:43	Edmonton Oilers	Todd Marchant (6)	Mike Grier (12)	Shorthanded	NSH 0, EDM 1
2nd	06:22	Nashville Predators	Kimmo Timonen (9)	Scott Hartnell (22), Cliff Ronning (30)	Power play	NSH 1, EDM 1
2nd	08:52	Edmonton Oilers	Mike Comrie (23)	Ryan Smyth (21), Jason Smith (9)	Power play	NSH 1, EDM 2
3rd	00:25	Nashville Predators	Vitali Yachmenev (11)	Cale Hulse (2), Kimmo Timonen (21)	Even strength	NSH 2, EDM 2
3rd	18:04	Nashville Predators	Martin Erat (7)	Vladimir Orszagh (18), Denis Arkhipov (14)	Even strength	NSH 3, EDM 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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 C. Ronning	C	0	1	1	-1	0	5	1	0	0	100%	17:58
Number 9 G. Classen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	07:12
Number 12 R. Simpson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		04:14
Number 14 S. Dubinsky	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	50%	13:24
Number 17 S. Hartnell	L	0	1	1	-1	4	0	2	1	0		21:46
Number 19 M. Erat	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1	0		14:48
Number 20 N. Perrott	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:56
Number 21 T. Fitzgerald	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40%	15:22
Number 22 G. Johnson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	54.2%	25:01
Number 25 D. Arkhipov	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	36.4%	14:23
Number 33 V. Orszagh	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		15:34
Number 43 V. Yachmenev	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		18:10
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	0		19:54
Number 4 M. Eaton	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	1	0		16:52
Number 5 A. Delmore	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		15:56
Number 23 B. Houlder	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	3	0		24:40
Number 32 C. Hulse	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	2	0		21:53
Number 44 K. Timonen	D	1	1	2	0	0	4	1	0	1		20:50

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 M. Dunham	24	22	2	.917	60:00	Win

Edmonton Oilers 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 7 D. Cleary	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:23
Number 10 S. Horcoff	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	08:58
Number 12 J. Green	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:12
Number 16 R. Murray	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	62.5%	11:54
Number 18 E. Moreau	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0		12:08
Number 20 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	1	0		17:56
Number 22 A. Carter	R	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	0	20%	18:50
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	5	0	0		11:41
Number 26 T. Marchant	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	58.8%	21:24
Number 27 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	-1	4	3	2	0	0		17:33
Number 89 M. Comrie	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	57.1%	17:35
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	0	0		18:51
Number 2 E. Brewer	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	2	0		24:55
Number 5 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0		22:14
Number 21 J. Smith	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	2	0		20:54
Number 24 S. Staios	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		13:54
Number 32 S. Ferguson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		14:25
Number 44 J. Niinimaa	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0		23:38

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 T. Salo	23	20	3	.870	58:33	Loss

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:48	Nashville Predators	Mark Eaton	High sticking	2
1st	15:57	Edmonton Oilers	Ethan Moreau	Cross checking	2
1st	20:00	Nashville Predators	Scott Hartnell	Roughing	2
2nd	05:20	Edmonton Oilers	Anson Carter	Tripping	2
2nd	07:45	Nashville Predators	Bill Houlder	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	16:30	Edmonton Oilers	Georges Laraque	Roughing	2
2nd	16:30	Edmonton Oilers	Jochen Hecht	Slashing	2
2nd	20:00	Edmonton Oilers	Georges Laraque	Roughing	2
2nd	20:00	Nashville Predators	Scott Hartnell	Roughing	2

Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Edmonton Oilers head coach: Craig MacTavish
Referees: Stephane Auger, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Brian Murphy
Nashville Predators scratches: Stu Grimson, Brett Hauer, Rich Brennan, Yves Sarault, Jeremy Stevenson, Scott Walker, Marc Moro, David Gosselin, Pavel Skrbek, Marian Cisar, Andy Berenzweig, Robert Schnabel, Mark Mowers, David Legwand, Jonas Andersson, Jan Lasak, Petr Tenkrat
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Domenic Pittis, Sven Butenschon, Brian Swanson, Sean Brown, Marty Reasoner, Jason Chimera, Jani Rita, Ty Conklin, Ales Pisa

Every Nashville Predators and Edmonton Oilers game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators, Sat, Oct 13, 2001
Nashville Predators 4 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers, Mon, Oct 22, 2001
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Nashville Predators 2	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 8, 2001
Nashville Predators 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Feb 28, 2002

Other NHL games on Thursday, February 28, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 6 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Thu, Feb 28, 2002
Ottawa Senators 3 at New York Rangers 0	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New York Rangers, Thu, Feb 28, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Feb 28, 2002
San Jose Sharks 5 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals, Thu, Feb 28, 2002
St. Louis Blues 2 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Calgary Flames, Thu, Feb 28, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Feb 28, 2002
Dallas Stars 4 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Feb 28, 2002