Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators

Thursday, December 26, 2002, 8:00 PM ET Gaylord Entertainment Center, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Dallas Stars 3–1 on Thursday, December 26, 2002 at home.

Final score, Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Dallas Stars	1	46-17-15-4
at Nashville Predators	3	27-35-13-7

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

Shots on goal by period, Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Dallas Stars	11	3	7	21
Nashville Predators	9	8	16	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:44	Nashville Predators	Kimmo Timonen (3)	Clarke Wilm (3), Scott Walker (6)	Even strength	DAL 0, NSH 1
2nd	04:20	Dallas Stars	Pierre Turgeon (9)	Scott Young (9)	Power play	DAL 1, NSH 1
3rd	06:20	Nashville Predators	Scott Hartnell (2)	Denis Pederson (2)	Even strength	DAL 1, NSH 2
3rd	06:50	Nashville Predators	David Legwand (8)	Scott Walker (7), Andreas Johansson (10)	Even strength	DAL 1, NSH 3

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

Dallas Stars skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Modano	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	25%	22:02
Number 10 B. Morrow	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	50%	15:51
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		18:43
Number 18 R. DiMaio	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		13:08
Number 26 J. Lehtinen	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		16:09
Number 27 M. Malhotra	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	71.4%	06:15
Number 29 S. Ott	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		07:23
Number 33 S. Pellerin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		08:31
Number 39 N. Kapanen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.2%	13:52
Number 44 J. Arnott	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	43.8%	19:00
Number 48 S. Young	R	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	0		17:55
Number 77 P. Turgeon	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	25%	17:28
Number 2 D. Hatcher	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		26:16
Number 5 D. Sydor	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		18:31
Number 17 S. Robidas	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		15:04
Number 24 R. Matvichuk	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		16:49
Number 43 P. Boucher	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0		14:44
Number 56 S. Zubov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		27:45

Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Turco	33	30	3	.909	58:34	Loss

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 C. Wilm	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0		10:01
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0	78.6%	18:00
Number 15 R. Murray	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	40%	15:17
Number 16 D. Pederson	C	0	1	1	+1	6	2	0	60%	14:27
Number 17 S. Hartnell	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	100%	16:07
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	+1	0	5	0		13:09
Number 21 A. Johansson	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0		16:45
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	2	2	+2	0	2	1	55.6%	21:17
Number 25 D. Arkhipov	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	90%	13:30
Number 38 V. Fiddler	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	33.3%	07:15
Number 41 B. Gilchrist	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		07:20
Number 43 V. Yachmenev	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		17:30
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		20:04
Number 5 A. Delmore	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		16:39
Number 23 B. Houlder	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0		22:28
Number 27 J. York	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		19:41
Number 32 C. Hulse	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0		18:54
Number 44 K. Timonen	D	1	0	1	+3	0	2	0		22:06

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 T. Vokoun	21	20	1	.952	60:00	Win

Penalties, Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	15:47	Nashville Predators	Jason York	Hooking	2
2nd	01:15	Nashville Predators	Denis Pederson	High sticking	2
2nd	01:15	Nashville Predators	Denis Pederson	High sticking	2
2nd	05:37	Dallas Stars	Mike Modano	Tripping	2
2nd	14:35	Dallas Stars	Philippe Boucher	Holding	2
3rd	03:18	Dallas Stars	Manny Malhotra	Roughing	2
3rd	03:18	Nashville Predators	Vernon Fiddler	Roughing	2
3rd	13:16	Nashville Predators	Denis Pederson	Tripping	2

Dallas Stars head coach: Dave Tippett
Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Scott Zelkin
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Brian Mach
Dallas Stars scratches: Ulf Dahlen, Kirk Muller, David Oliver, Sami Helenius, Jim Montgomery, Jon Sim, Aaron Downey, John Erskine
Nashville Predators scratches: Greg Johnson, Reid Simpson, Domenic Pittis, Pascal Trepanier, Nathan Perrott, Cameron Mann, Vladimir Orszagh, Andy Berenzweig, Francis Bouillon, Robert Schnabel, Wyatt Smith, Mark Eaton, Martin Erat, Darren Haydar, Greg Classen, Scottie Upshall

Every Dallas Stars and Nashville Predators game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Dallas Stars 2 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators, Sat, Nov 30, 2002
Dallas Stars 1 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators, Thu, Dec 26, 2002
Nashville Predators 2 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars, Fri, Mar 7, 2003
Nashville Predators 0 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars, Sun, Apr 6, 2003

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 26, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Dec 26, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Thu, Dec 26, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Dec 26, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 2 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Dec 26, 2002
Minnesota Wild 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Dec 26, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Dec 26, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Dec 26, 2002
Anaheim Ducks 1 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Dec 26, 2002