Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators

Tuesday, December 20, 2005, 8:00 PM ET Gaylord Entertainment Center, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Colorado Avalanche 3–2 on Tuesday, December 20, 2005 at home.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Colorado Avalanche	2	43-30-9
at Nashville Predators	3	49-25-8

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

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	12	6	8	26
Nashville Predators	14	8	5	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:42	Nashville Predators	Steve Sullivan (15)	Adam Hall (7), Kimmo Timonen (19)	Power play	COL 0, NSH 1
1st	09:02	Nashville Predators	Marek Zidlicky (8)	Martin Erat (9), Dan Hamhuis (14)	Power play	COL 0, NSH 2
1st	16:20	Colorado Avalanche	Pierre Turgeon (9)	Joe Sakic (22), Rob Blake (16)	Power play	COL 1, NSH 2
3rd	10:41	Nashville Predators	Scott Hartnell (11)	Unassisted	Even strength	COL 1, NSH 3
3rd	18:19	Colorado Avalanche	John-Michael Liles (9)	Ian Laperriere (10), Alex Tanguay (25)	Even strength	COL 2, NSH 3

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

Colorado Avalanche 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 B. May	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		09:24
Number 13 D. Hinote	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	50%	10:07
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	0	1	1	0	4	2	0	1	0	45.5%	15:22
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:42
Number 18 A. Tanguay	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		18:31
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	2	0	61.9%	19:59
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		16:36
Number 24 A. Laaksonen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	2	0		16:32
Number 40 M. Svatos	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		20:30
Number 53 B. McLean	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	50%	09:24
Number 87 P. Turgeon	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	30%	15:28
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0		21:28
Number 4 R. Blake	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	0		20:43
Number 5 B. Clark	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	2	0		19:59
Number 6 R. Boughner	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0	0		09:02
Number 26 J. Liles	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		17:47
Number 27 O. Vaananen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		13:11
Number 71 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	+1	2	4	1	1	0		25:27

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 20 V. Kolesnik	27	24	3	.889	58:28	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	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		10:37
Number 9 P. Kariya	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		18:17
Number 10 M. Erat	R	0	1	1	-1	2	1	0	0	0		13:17
Number 14 J. Tootoo	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		09:26
Number 15 K. Beech	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	57.1%	14:54
Number 16 D. Hordichuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		08:01
Number 17 S. Hartnell	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	0	0		19:46
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	0	100%	18:21
Number 25 J. Smithson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	42.9%	12:48
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	0	1		20:46
Number 38 V. Fiddler	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	2	0	50%	14:25
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0	53.3%	15:53
Number 2 D. Hamhuis	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	3	0		22:44
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	1		14:31
Number 4 M. Eaton	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6	0		18:52
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0		15:22
Number 44 K. Timonen	D	0	1	1	0	2	2	1	4	0		23:11
Number 55 D. Markov	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		20:27

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 T. Vokoun	26	24	2	.923	60:00	Win

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:59	Colorado Avalanche	Patrice Brisebois	Interference	2
1st	06:56	Colorado Avalanche	Ian Laperriere	Holding	2
1st	07:35	Colorado Avalanche	Joe Sakic	Hooking	2
1st	14:45	Nashville Predators	Martin Erat	Interference	2
1st	15:00	Nashville Predators	Kimmo Timonen	Hooking	2
2nd	05:26	Colorado Avalanche	Ian Laperriere	Tripping	2
2nd	12:28	Nashville Predators	Mark Eaton	Holding	2
3rd	06:46	Nashville Predators	Marek Zidlicky	Hooking	2
3rd	15:00	Colorado Avalanche	Brad May	Hooking	2
3rd	19:17	Nashville Predators	Adam Hall	High sticking	2

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Joel Quenneville
Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Rob Shick, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Angelo D'Amico
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Steve Konowalchuk, Paul Healey, David Aebischer, Kurt Sauer, Cody McCormick, Brad Richardson, Wojtek Wolski
Nashville Predators scratches: Greg Johnson, Jeremy Stevenson, Jamie Allison, Scott Walker, Scott Nichol, David Legwand, Brian Finley, Greg Zanon, Timofei Shishkanov, Kevin Klein, Shea Weber, Pekka Rinne

Every Colorado Avalanche and Nashville Predators game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 5 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Oct 12, 2005
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators, Tue, Dec 20, 2005
Nashville Predators 0 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Jan 3, 2006
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Nashville Predators 4	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators, Thu, Feb 2, 2006

Other NHL games on Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 3 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers, Tue, Dec 20, 2005
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 6	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Dec 20, 2005
Ottawa Senators 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final/SO	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Dec 20, 2005
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final/SO	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Dec 20, 2005
St. Louis Blues 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Dec 20, 2005
Anaheim Ducks 2 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Dec 20, 2005