Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators

Thursday, January 3, 2008, 8:00 PM ET Sommet Center, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Edmonton Oilers 5–2 on Thursday, January 3, 2008 at home.

Final score, Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Edmonton Oilers	2	41-35-6
at Nashville Predators	5	41-32-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Edmonton Oilers	9	11	8	28
Nashville Predators	20	6	4	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:31	Nashville Predators	J-P Dumont (13)	Ville Koistinen (7), David Legwand (21)	Power play	EDM 0, NSH 1
1st	10:55	Nashville Predators	Jerred Smithson (4)	Unassisted	Even strength	EDM 0, NSH 2
1st	14:19	Edmonton Oilers	Zack Stortini (1)	Steve Staios (3), Geoff Sanderson (7)	Even strength	EDM 1, NSH 2
1st	17:23	Nashville Predators	Alexander Radulov (11)	J-P Dumont (14), Scott Nichol (3)	Even strength	EDM 1, NSH 3
2nd	07:21	Nashville Predators	Jason Arnott (14)	Marek Zidlicky (20), Martin Erat (18)	Power play	EDM 1, NSH 4
3rd	03:55	Edmonton Oilers	Ethan Moreau (2)	Marty Reasoner (8)	Power play	EDM 2, NSH 4
3rd	06:54	Nashville Predators	Alexander Radulov (12)	Jason Arnott (19)	Even strength	EDM 2, NSH 5

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 8 G. Sanderson	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	75%	12:50
Number 10 S. Horcoff	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	57.1%	20:14
Number 12 R. Nilsson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		18:04
Number 13 A. Cogliano	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	20%	12:46
Number 16 J. Stoll	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	1	0	69.2%	20:40
Number 18 E. Moreau	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	1		16:12
Number 19 M. Reasoner	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	40%	14:18
Number 27 D. Penner	L	0	0	0	-3	0	3	0	1	0		18:48
Number 28 P. Thoresen	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	100%	11:42
Number 34 F. Pisani	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		16:35
Number 46 Z. Stortini	R	1	0	1	0	5	1	4	0	0		11:30
Number 51 K. Brodziak	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	0	0	25%	13:11
Number 5 L. Smid	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		15:29
Number 23 D. Tarnstrom	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		17:34
Number 24 S. Staios	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		18:13
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	1	0		26:00
Number 37 D. Grebeshkov	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0		14:00
Number 77 T. Gilbert	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	2	0		18:29

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 M. Garon	30	25	5	.833	59:52	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 10 M. Erat	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	100%	11:31
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	36.4%	18:40
Number 12 S. Nichol	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	3	0	0	60%	14:59
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	45.5%	15:40
Number 16 D. Hordichuk	L	0	0	0	+1	5	1	2	0	0		05:03
Number 19 J. Arnott	C	1	1	2	+2	2	2	2	0	1	40%	13:32
Number 22 J. Tootoo	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		10:08
Number 23 M. Gelinas	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	0		16:04
Number 25 J. Smithson	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	50%	15:01
Number 38 V. Fiddler	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	50%	17:17
Number 47 A. Radulov	R	2	0	2	+1	0	3	0	1	0		13:05
Number 71 J. Dumont	R	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	0	1		15:34
Number 2 D. Hamhuis	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	2	0	0		22:58
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	2	0		16:06
Number 4 V. Koistinen	D	0	1	1	0	2	4	1	4	0		16:30
Number 5 G. Zanon	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	5	0		23:53
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1	0		21:40
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	1	0		19:07

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 D. Ellis	28	26	2	.929	59:56	Win

Penalties, Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:39	Edmonton Oilers	Joni Pitkanen	Slashing	2
1st	11:39	Nashville Predators	Jordin Tootoo	Roughing	2
2nd	06:40	Edmonton Oilers	Tom Gilbert	Interference	2
2nd	07:24	Edmonton Oilers	Zack Stortini	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	07:24	Nashville Predators	Darcy Hordichuk	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	09:27	Edmonton Oilers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	15:20	Nashville Predators	Ville Koistinen	Hooking	2
2nd	17:50	Nashville Predators	Jason Arnott	Hooking	2
3rd	02:39	Nashville Predators	Marek Zidlicky	Tripping	2
3rd	08:34	Nashville Predators	Dan Hamhuis	Hooking	2
3rd	13:44	Nashville Predators	Ryan Suter	Slashing	2
3rd	17:52	Nashville Predators	Martin Gelinas	Delaying game puck over glass	2

Edmonton Oilers head coach: Craig MacTavish
Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Chris Rooney, Dan Marouelli
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Brian Murphy
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Sheldon Souray, Allan Rourke, Raffi Torres, Ales Hemsky, Jeff Deslauriers, Matt Greene, Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Jean-Francois Jacques, Mathieu Roy, Rob Schremp, Liam Reddox, Bryan Young, Aaron Sorochan, Theo Peckham, Sam Gagner
Nashville Predators scratches: Josh Langfeld, Jed Ortmeyer, Kevin Klein, Shea Weber, Rich Peverley, Antti Pihlstrom

Every Edmonton Oilers and Nashville Predators game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 4 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers, Fri, Nov 2, 2007
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators, Thu, Jan 3, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators, Tue, Feb 19, 2008
Nashville Predators 5 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Mar 4, 2008

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Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 0 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Thu, Jan 3, 2008
Florida Panthers 4 at New York Islanders 3	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Islanders, Thu, Jan 3, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Montreal Canadiens 6	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Jan 3, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Jan 3, 2008
Dallas Stars 3 at Minnesota Wild 6	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Jan 3, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Jan 3, 2008
New York Rangers 0 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Jan 3, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Jan 3, 2008
Calgary Flames 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Jan 3, 2008