Nashville Predators at San Jose Sharks

Saturday, February 9, 2008, 10:00 PM ET HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose Regular Season Final

Final score

The San Jose Sharks beat the Nashville Predators 4–3 on Saturday, February 9, 2008 at home.

Final score, Nashville Predators at San Jose Sharks
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Nashville Predators	3	41-32-9
at San Jose Sharks	4	49-23-10

Goals by period, Nashville Predators at San Jose Sharks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	1	1	1	3
San Jose Sharks	1	1	2	4

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at San Jose Sharks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	5	2	6	13
San Jose Sharks	5	12	10	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at San Jose Sharks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:48	San Jose Sharks	Jonathan Cheechoo (12)	Joe Thornton (48), Milan Michalek (17)	Even strength	NSH 0, SJS 1
1st	07:00	Nashville Predators	Vernon Fiddler (8)	Martin Gelinas (11), Greg Zanon (4)	Even strength	NSH 1, SJS 1
2nd	07:12	Nashville Predators	Vernon Fiddler (9)	Radek Bonk (11), Dan Hamhuis (19)	Power play	NSH 2, SJS 1
2nd	13:17	San Jose Sharks	Jonathan Cheechoo (13)	Marc-Edouard Vlasic (6), Joe Thornton (49)	Even strength	NSH 2, SJS 2
3rd	07:17	San Jose Sharks	Milan Michalek (18)	Jonathan Cheechoo (8), Marc-Edouard Vlasic (7)	Even strength	NSH 2, SJS 3
3rd	11:41	Nashville Predators	Scott Nichol (7)	Vernon Fiddler (13), Greg De Vries (8)	Even strength	NSH 3, SJS 3
3rd	15:05	San Jose Sharks	Jonathan Cheechoo (14)	Milan Michalek (18), Joe Thornton (50)	Power play	NSH 3, SJS 4

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

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 11 D. Legwand	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	50%	18:42
Number 12 S. Nichol	C	1	0	1	+2	0	1	1	1	0	50%	16:32
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	0	1	1	-2	2	3	1	0	0	50%	16:31
Number 16 D. Hordichuk	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0		03:34
Number 19 J. Arnott	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	64.3%	18:54
Number 23 M. Gelinas	L	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	1	0		14:53
Number 25 J. Smithson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	08:36
Number 37 R. Peverley	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:02
Number 38 V. Fiddler	C	2	1	3	+2	0	3	0	0	1	66.7%	14:17
Number 41 J. Ortmeyer	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		10:44
Number 47 A. Radulov	R	0	0	0	-3	4	0	0	0	0		16:54
Number 71 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		17:52
Number 2 D. Hamhuis	D	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	1	0		22:28
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		24:41
Number 5 G. Zanon	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	2	0		15:09
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	1	0		15:42
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	4	0		19:34
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		23:03

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Mason	27	23	4	.852	60:00	Loss

San Jose Sharks 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 J. Pavelski	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0	66.7%	13:36
Number 9 M. Michalek	L	1	2	3	+2	0	2	0	1	0		17:30
Number 12 P. Marleau	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	66.7%	04:43
Number 14 J. Cheechoo	R	3	1	4	+2	0	7	4	1	1	50%	16:58
Number 17 T. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	50%	15:39
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	3	3	+1	2	1	0	0	0	54.5%	19:50
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	33.3%	18:11
Number 26 S. Bernier	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0		15:30
Number 27 J. Roenick	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	33.3%	15:19
Number 34 P. Rissmiller	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	1	0	33.3%	15:23
Number 39 T. Plihal	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		13:00
Number 45 J. Shelley	L	0	0	0	-1	5	0	1	0	0		04:42
Number 4 K. McLaren	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	2	1	0		18:39
Number 10 C. Ehrhoff	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		24:36
Number 18 M. Carle	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		18:03
Number 24 S. Ozolinsh	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0		12:03
Number 44 M. Vlasic	D	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0		24:16
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	1	0		22:34

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 20 E. Nabokov	13	10	3	.769	60:00	Win

Penalties, Nashville Predators at San Jose Sharks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:29	San Jose Sharks	Craig Rivet	High sticking	2
1st	08:59	Nashville Predators	Marek Zidlicky	High sticking	2
1st	11:39	Nashville Predators	Jason Arnott	Hooking	2
1st	15:37	San Jose Sharks	Sandis Ozolinsh	Tripping	2
1st	17:05	San Jose Sharks	Tomas Plihal	Hooking	2
1st	19:39	Nashville Predators	Shea Weber	Tripping	2
2nd	04:51	Nashville Predators	Darcy Hordichuk	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	04:51	San Jose Sharks	Jody Shelley	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	05:33	San Jose Sharks	Kyle McLaren	Hooking	2
2nd	16:24	Nashville Predators	Alexander Radulov	Hooking	2
3rd	06:21	Nashville Predators	Dan Hamhuis	Roughing	2
3rd	06:21	San Jose Sharks	Joe Thornton	Roughing	2
3rd	14:34	Nashville Predators	Radek Bonk	Hooking	2
3rd	18:51	Nashville Predators	Alexander Radulov	Slashing	2

Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
San Jose Sharks head coach: Ron Wilson
Referees: Stephane Auger, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Brian Mach
Nashville Predators scratches: Josh Langfeld, Martin Erat, Jordin Tootoo, Kevin Klein, Ville Koistinen, Antti Pihlstrom
San Jose Sharks scratches: Curtis Brown, Rob Davison, Alexei Semenov, Douglas Murray, Marcel Goc, Ryane Clowe, Tom Cavanagh, Lukas Kaspar, Thomas Greiss, Mike Iggulden, Devin Setoguchi

Every Nashville Predators and San Jose Sharks game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 0 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Oct 20, 2007
San Jose Sharks 5 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 29, 2007
Nashville Predators 3 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Feb 9, 2008
San Jose Sharks 2 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Nashville Predators, Tue, Mar 11, 2008

Other NHL games on Saturday, February 9, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 0	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Feb 9, 2008
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Feb 9, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Feb 9, 2008
New York Islanders 3 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Feb 9, 2008
Florida Panthers 6 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Feb 9, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Ottawa Senators 6	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Feb 9, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at New Jersey Devils 6	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Feb 9, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Feb 9, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames, Sat, Feb 9, 2008
St. Louis Blues 2 at Dallas Stars 6	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars, Sat, Feb 9, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 6 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Feb 9, 2008