Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators

Thursday, December 19, 2002, 8:00 PM ET Gaylord Entertainment Center, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vancouver Canucks beat the Nashville Predators 3–1 on Thursday, December 19, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Vancouver Canucks	3	45-23-13-1
at Nashville Predators	1	27-35-13-7

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

Shots on goal by period, Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Vancouver Canucks	8	14	7	29
Nashville Predators	12	12	7	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:46	Nashville Predators	Denis Pederson (1)	Kimmo Timonen (14)	Even strength	VAN 0, NSH 1
2nd	15:45	Vancouver Canucks	Ed Jovanovski (4)	Matt Cooke (7), Artem Chubarov (4)	Even strength	VAN 1, NSH 1
3rd	13:57	Vancouver Canucks	Trevor Letowski (5)	Mats Lindgren (4)	Even strength	VAN 2, NSH 1
3rd	19:56	Vancouver Canucks	Sami Salo (4)	Matt Cooke (8)	Even strength, Empty net	VAN 3, NSH 1

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

Vancouver Canucks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 B. Morrison	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	52.2%	22:46
Number 10 T. Letowski	R	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	100%	11:59
Number 13 A. Chubarov	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	50%	14:34
Number 15 T. Warriner	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	33.3%	14:30
Number 19 M. Naslund	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		19:44
Number 22 D. Sedin	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:43
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	2	2	+2	2	3	1		12:39
Number 25 M. Lindgren	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	75%	13:36
Number 26 T. Klatt	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0		13:32
Number 37 J. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:28
Number 44 T. Bertuzzi	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		21:40
Number 3 B. Sopel	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		21:59
Number 5 B. Allen	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:08
Number 6 S. Salo	D	1	0	1	+2	0	4	0		21:52
Number 8 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		19:44
Number 21 Z. Komarniski	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		06:25
Number 23 M. Baron	D	0	0	0	+1	4	0	0		17:18
Number 55 E. Jovanovski	D	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0		24:23

Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 P. Skudra	31	30	1	.968	60:00	Win

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 C. Wilm	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	100%	09:42
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	0	0	0	-1	4	2	55.6%	17:04
Number 15 R. Murray	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	50%	20:15
Number 16 D. Pederson	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	35.3%	15:32
Number 17 S. Hartnell	L	0	0	0	0	0	7		15:00
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	0	0	1		10:52
Number 21 A. Johansson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0		17:59
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	55.6%	21:06
Number 33 V. Orszagh	L	0	0	0	-1	0	5		17:42
Number 38 V. Fiddler	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	50%	06:53
Number 41 B. Gilchrist	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1		07:17
Number 43 V. Yachmenev	R	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:33
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	0	0	0	0	0		21:38
Number 4 M. Eaton	D	0	0	0	-1	4	1		16:15
Number 5 A. Delmore	D	0	0	0	-3	0	3		21:43
Number 23 B. Houlder	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0		19:09
Number 27 J. York	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1		19:40
Number 44 K. Timonen	D	0	1	1	0	0	3		21:46

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 T. Vokoun	28	26	2	.929	58:48	Loss

Penalties, Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:22	Nashville Predators	Mark Eaton	Hooking	2
1st	12:44	Vancouver Canucks	Murray Baron	Interference	2
2nd	05:49	Vancouver Canucks	Marek Malik	Interference	2
2nd	10:55	Nashville Predators	David Legwand	Cross checking	2
2nd	12:15	Vancouver Canucks	Markus Naslund	Slashing	2
2nd	15:34	Nashville Predators	Vernon Fiddler	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	15:34	Vancouver Canucks	Zenith Komarniski	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	19:36	Vancouver Canucks	Matt Cooke	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	03:43	Nashville Predators	Mark Eaton	Roughing	2
3rd	11:10	Nashville Predators	David Legwand	Tripping	2
3rd	15:26	Vancouver Canucks	Murray Baron	High sticking	2

Vancouver Canucks head coach: Marc Crawford
Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Jay Sharrers
Linesmen: Danny McCourt, Stephane Provost
Vancouver Canucks scratches: Trevor Linden, Darren Langdon, Bryan Helmer, Nolan Baumgartner, Mattias Ohlund, Pat Kavanagh, Jeff Farkas, Henrik Sedin, Fedor Fedorov, Brandon Reid, Jason King
Nashville Predators scratches: Greg Johnson, Reid Simpson, Cale Hulse, Domenic Pittis, Pascal Trepanier, Nathan Perrott, Cameron Mann, Andy Berenzweig, Francis Bouillon, Robert Schnabel, Wyatt Smith, Denis Arkhipov, Martin Erat, Darren Haydar, Greg Classen, Scottie Upshall

Every Vancouver Canucks and Nashville Predators game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Nashville Predators 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Jan 14, 2003
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators, Tue, Jan 21, 2003
Nashville Predators 3 at Vancouver Canucks 7	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Mar 20, 2003

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 19, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 3 at Ottawa Senators 9	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 3 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Calgary Flames 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
New Jersey Devils 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Boston Bruins 3 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Dallas Stars 1 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
New York Islanders 4 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Los Angeles Kings 5	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Dec 19, 2002