Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators

Monday, March 17, 2003, 8:00 PM ET Gaylord Entertainment Center, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The Edmonton Oilers beat the Nashville Predators 5–3 on Monday, March 17, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Edmonton Oilers	5	36-26-11-9
at Nashville Predators	3	27-35-13-7

Goals by period, Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Edmonton Oilers	2	0	3	5
Nashville Predators	0	2	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Edmonton Oilers	8	5	10	23
Nashville Predators	5	11	14	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:46	Edmonton Oilers	Mike Comrie (18)	Ales Hemsky (18), Ryan Smyth (28)	Power play	EDM 1, NSH 0
1st	16:51	Edmonton Oilers	Scott Ferguson (2)	Ryan Smyth (29), Cory Cross (5)	Even strength	EDM 2, NSH 0
2nd	05:24	Nashville Predators	Vladimir Orszagh (16)	Vitali Yachmenev (15), Kimmo Timonen (31)	Even strength	EDM 2, NSH 1
2nd	14:38	Nashville Predators	Denis Arkhipov (8)	Oleg Petrov (17), Kimmo Timonen (32)	Power play	EDM 2, NSH 2
3rd	02:19	Edmonton Oilers	Ales Hemsky (5)	Mike Comrie (25), Ryan Smyth (30)	Even strength	EDM 3, NSH 2
3rd	05:58	Nashville Predators	Denis Arkhipov (9)	Scott Hartnell (19), Karlis Skrastins (9)	Even strength	EDM 3, NSH 3
3rd	15:07	Edmonton Oilers	Jason Chimera (13)	Shawn Horcoff (19), Georges Laraque (5)	Even strength	EDM 4, NSH 3
3rd	19:18	Edmonton Oilers	Marty Reasoner (10)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	EDM 5, NSH 3

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

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 10 S. Horcoff	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	50%	11:50
Number 15 B. Isbister	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	75%	15:01
Number 16 M. York	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	20:45
Number 18 E. Moreau	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		15:35
Number 19 M. Reasoner	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	47.4%	14:19
Number 20 R. Dvorak	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0		17:24
Number 27 G. Laraque	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		07:12
Number 28 J. Chimera	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0	100%	07:21
Number 34 F. Pisani	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		10:55
Number 83 A. Hemsky	R	1	1	2	+1	2	2	0	0	0		14:19
Number 89 M. Comrie	C	1	1	2	+1	0	3	1	0	1	35.7%	16:11
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	3	3	0	0	1	0	0	0		17:06
Number 2 E. Brewer	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0		23:45
Number 5 A. Semenov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	2	0		17:27
Number 21 J. Smith	D	0	0	0	+2	5	1	1	1	0		21:06
Number 23 C. Cross	D	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	1	0		18:30
Number 24 S. Staios	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	2	0		26:17
Number 32 S. Ferguson	D	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0		12:31

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 T. Salo	30	27	3	.900	59:55	Win

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 10 C. Wilm	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	100%	07:59
Number 14 O. Petrov	R	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	0	0		11:01
Number 15 R. Murray	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	22.2%	14:21
Number 16 D. Pederson	C	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	1	0	40%	09:30
Number 17 S. Hartnell	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	0	0		13:17
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		15:33
Number 21 A. Johansson	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0		16:11
Number 22 G. Johnson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	68.8%	16:39
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	0	0	-1	5	2	0	0	0	72.7%	17:45
Number 25 D. Arkhipov	C	2	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	1	41.7%	14:35
Number 33 V. Orszagh	L	1	0	1	0	4	2	1	0	0		15:52
Number 43 V. Yachmenev	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:35
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	0	0		24:33
Number 5 A. Delmore	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	0		18:20
Number 23 B. Houlder	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		17:01
Number 27 J. York	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	0		21:16
Number 32 C. Hulse	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	2	0	0		15:04
Number 44 K. Timonen	D	0	2	2	-1	2	3	0	1	0		24:10

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 T. Vokoun	22	18	4	.818	58:55	Loss

Penalties, Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:31	Nashville Predators	Rem Murray	Tripping	2
1st	02:25	Edmonton Oilers	Eric Brewer	Tripping	2
1st	07:49	Nashville Predators	Vladimir Orszagh	High sticking	2
1st	07:49	Nashville Predators	Vladimir Orszagh	High sticking	2
1st	13:29	Edmonton Oilers	Scott Ferguson	Roughing	2
1st	13:29	Nashville Predators	Denis Pederson	Roughing	2
1st	18:57	Edmonton Oilers	Radek Dvorak	Tripping	2
2nd	03:47	Edmonton Oilers	Jason Smith	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	03:47	Nashville Predators	Scott Walker	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	07:01	Nashville Predators	Andreas Johansson	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	09:42	Edmonton Oilers	Steve Staios	Hooking	2
2nd	12:49	Edmonton Oilers	Ales Hemsky	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	17:44	Nashville Predators	Kimmo Timonen	Tripping	2
3rd	00:11	Nashville Predators	Cale Hulse	Hooking	2
3rd	07:22	Edmonton Oilers	Cory Cross	Boarding	2

Edmonton Oilers head coach: Craig MacTavish
Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Shane Heyer, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Scott Driscoll
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Jiri Dopita, Todd Marchant, Brian Swanson, Daniel Cleary, Bobby Allen, Jani Rita, Jarret Stoll, Ty Conklin, Kari Haakana, Ales Pisa, Marc-Andre Bergeron
Nashville Predators scratches: Brent Gilchrist, Reid Simpson, Todd Warriner, Domenic Pittis, Pascal Trepanier, Nathan Perrott, Cameron Mann, Andy Berenzweig, Robert Schnabel, Wyatt Smith, David Legwand, Tomas Kloucek, Mark Eaton, Brian Finley, Jan Lasak, Martin Erat, Darren Haydar, Greg Classen, Vernon Fiddler, Scottie Upshall

Every Edmonton Oilers and Nashville Predators game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators, Sat, Oct 12, 2002
Nashville Predators 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Jan 18, 2003
Edmonton Oilers 5 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators, Mon, Mar 17, 2003
Nashville Predators 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers, Sun, Mar 23, 2003

Other NHL games on Monday, March 17, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils, Mon, Mar 17, 2003
New York Islanders 0 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at New York Rangers, Mon, Mar 17, 2003
Minnesota Wild 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Mar 17, 2003
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Atlanta Thrashers, Mon, Mar 17, 2003
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Dallas Stars, Mon, Mar 17, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks, Mon, Mar 17, 2003