Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators

Thursday, December 15, 2005, 8:00 PM ET Gaylord Entertainment Center, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5–3 on Thursday, December 15, 2005 at home.

Final score, Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Chicago Blackhawks	3	26-43-13
at Nashville Predators	5	49-25-8

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

Shots on goal by period, Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Chicago Blackhawks	11	9	18	38
Nashville Predators	12	11	8	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:29	Chicago Blackhawks	Mark Bell (12)	Pavel Vorobiev (11)	Shorthanded	CHI 1, NSH 0
2nd	01:32	Nashville Predators	Paul Kariya (10)	Scottie Upshall (4), Jamie Allison (1)	Even strength	CHI 1, NSH 1
2nd	10:32	Nashville Predators	Martin Erat (8)	Scott Hartnell (9), Danny Markov (7)	Even strength	CHI 1, NSH 2
2nd	16:49	Nashville Predators	Yanic Perreault (8)	Steve Sullivan (13), Kimmo Timonen (16)	Power play	CHI 1, NSH 3
3rd	01:48	Nashville Predators	Vernon Fiddler (2)	Scott Hartnell (10), Adam Hall (6)	Even strength	CHI 1, NSH 4
3rd	02:26	Chicago Blackhawks	Tyler Arnason (8)	Jaroslav Spacek (11)	Even strength	CHI 2, NSH 4
3rd	06:17	Chicago Blackhawks	Anton Babchuk (1)	Matthew Barnaby (5), Jim Dowd (5)	Even strength	CHI 3, NSH 4
3rd	12:15	Nashville Predators	Steve Sullivan (13)	Jerred Smithson (2), Kimmo Timonen (17)	Shorthanded	CHI 3, NSH 5

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

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 P. Sharp	L	0	0	0	-2	4	4	0	0	55%	17:15
Number 17 M. Holmqvist	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		10:49
Number 19 K. Calder	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		16:00
Number 20 A. Hilbert	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		13:45
Number 22 M. Lapointe	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	40%	13:04
Number 28 M. Bell	C	1	0	1	+1	2	6	0	0	35.3%	18:17
Number 29 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0		04:55
Number 32 P. Vorobiev	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		18:18
Number 34 J. Dowd	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	50%	13:02
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1		12:44
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	40%	10:26
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	1	0	1	-2	0	2	0	0	100%	16:47
Number 2 D. Keith	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		27:27
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	1	3		23:09
Number 7 B. Seabrook	D	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	1		23:14
Number 8 A. Babchuk	D	1	0	1	+2	0	2	1	3		17:54
Number 23 J. Vandermeer	D	0	0	0	0	6	1	2	1		20:17
Number 42 M. Barinka	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		06:38

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Anderson	31	26	5	.839	57:44	Loss

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 S. Upshall	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	0		07:29
Number 9 P. Kariya	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0		18:23
Number 10 M. Erat	R	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0		11:49
Number 14 J. Tootoo	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0	100%	07:08
Number 16 D. Hordichuk	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	2	0	0		07:28
Number 17 S. Hartnell	L	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	0	0	50%	19:57
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	63.6%	18:03
Number 25 J. Smithson	C	0	1	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	40%	13:12
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	1	1	2	0	4	2	0	1	0	100%	20:16
Number 38 V. Fiddler	C	1	0	1	+2	2	6	0	0	0	46.2%	14:15
Number 56 K. Beech	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	47.1%	15:11
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	3	1	71.4%	14:54
Number 2 D. Hamhuis	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0		20:28
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	0	0		19:27
Number 4 M. Eaton	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	4	0		21:42
Number 23 J. Allison	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	2	0		10:21
Number 44 K. Timonen	D	0	2	2	+1	0	2	0	1	0		24:36
Number 55 D. Markov	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	0	0		18:20

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	38	35	3	.921	60:00	Win

Penalties, Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:43	Chicago Blackhawks	Martin Lapointe	Interference	2
1st	03:33	Chicago Blackhawks	Mark Bell	Hooking	2
1st	04:43	Nashville Predators	Martin Erat	Holding the stick	2
1st	05:40	Nashville Predators	Steve Sullivan	Hooking	2
1st	12:53	Chicago Blackhawks	Jim Vandermeer	Interference	2
1st	16:11	Nashville Predators	Darcy Hordichuk	Kneeing	2
1st	17:05	Chicago Blackhawks	Patrick Sharp	Holding the stick	2
1st	17:53	Chicago Blackhawks	Jim Vandermeer	Cross checking	2
1st	18:22	Nashville Predators	Steve Sullivan	Tripping	2
2nd	07:50	Chicago Blackhawks	Andy Hilbert	Hooking	2
2nd	11:41	Nashville Predators	Marek Zidlicky	Hooking	2
2nd	13:19	Nashville Predators	Jerred Smithson	Tripping	2
2nd	15:03	Chicago Blackhawks	Patrick Sharp	Hooking	2
2nd	17:28	Nashville Predators	Vernon Fiddler	Roughing	2
3rd	02:49	Chicago Blackhawks	Shawn Thornton	Roughing	2
3rd	10:46	Nashville Predators	Dan Hamhuis	Interference	2
3rd	14:05	Chicago Blackhawks	Jim Vandermeer	Interference	2
3rd	16:24	Nashville Predators	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Trent Yawney
Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Don Koharski, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Mike Cvik
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Jassen Cullimore, Adrian Aucoin, Eric Daze, Todd Simpson, Jason Morgan, Mike Brown, Milan Bartovic, Mikhail Yakubov, Tuomo Ruutu, Mark Cullen, James Wisniewski, Martin St. Pierre, Dustin Byfuglien, Cam Barker, Rene Bourque
Nashville Predators scratches: Greg Johnson, Jeremy Stevenson, Scott Walker, Scott Nichol, Tomas Vokoun, Chris Mason, David Legwand, Greg Zanon, Timofei Shishkanov, Ryan Suter, Kevin Klein, Shea Weber

Every Chicago Blackhawks and Nashville Predators game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Tue, Oct 25, 2005
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Thu, Dec 15, 2005
Nashville Predators 6 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Dec 21, 2005
Nashville Predators 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Jan 8, 2006
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Nashville Predators 6	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Feb 4, 2006
Nashville Predators 0 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Mar 1, 2006
Nashville Predators 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Apr 5, 2006
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Nashville Predators 2	Final/SO	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Apr 8, 2006

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Vancouver Canucks 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Dec 15, 2005
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Dec 15, 2005
Dallas Stars 2 at Ottawa Senators 0	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Dec 15, 2005
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Dec 15, 2005
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Florida Panthers, Thu, Dec 15, 2005
Boston Bruins 3 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Dec 15, 2005
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Edmonton Oilers 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Dec 15, 2005
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Dec 15, 2005