Pittsburgh Penguins at Nashville Predators

Thursday, January 8, 2009, 8:00 PM ET Sommet Center, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 on Thursday, January 8, 2009 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Nashville Predators
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	3	45-28-9
at Nashville Predators	5	40-34-8

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

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	5	5	15	25
Nashville Predators	13	17	5	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Nashville Predators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	14:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Petr Sykora (16)	Sidney Crosby (36)	Even strength	PIT 1, NSH 0
2nd	03:29	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jordan Staal (12)	Tyler Kennedy (10), Sidney Crosby (37)	Even strength	PIT 2, NSH 0
2nd	03:50	Pittsburgh Penguins	Max Talbot (5)	Matt Cooke (11)	Even strength	PIT 3, NSH 0
2nd	07:57	Nashville Predators	Martin Erat (10)	David Legwand (12), Jason Arnott (10)	Even strength	PIT 3, NSH 1
2nd	13:32	Nashville Predators	David Legwand (7)	Martin Erat (16), Greg Zanon (5)	Shorthanded	PIT 3, NSH 2
2nd	19:05	Nashville Predators	Jerred Smithson (3)	Joel Ward (6), Dan Hamhuis (10)	Even strength	PIT 3, NSH 3
3rd	09:04	Nashville Predators	Ryan Suter (4)	Ryan Jones (4), Shea Weber (17)	Power play	PIT 3, NSH 4
3rd	19:37	Nashville Predators	Greg Zanon (3)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	PIT 3, NSH 5

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

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 J. Staal	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	2	0	42.9%	22:11
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	1		16:23
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	0		14:16
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	2	50%	15:06
Number 28 E. Godard	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:56
Number 42 D. Jeffrey	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	64.3%	13:42
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	0		19:47
Number 63 T. Wallace	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		05:24
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	0	38.5%	22:31
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0		17:27
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	2	2	-1	0	0	1	2	48.5%	21:50
Number 4 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	+3	2	2	0	1		16:29
Number 7 M. Eaton	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0		15:10
Number 13 A. Goligoski	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0		10:21
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	2		22:02
Number 43 P. Boucher	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	2		18:04
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	4		21:13
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	4		20:14

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	34	30	4	.882	59:12	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	1	1	2	-1	0	2	1	0	0		19:30
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	1	1	2	0	0	5	1	0	0	54.5%	18:08
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	0	0	38.5%	14:46
Number 19 J. Arnott	C	0	1	1	-2	2	2	0	0	0	64.3%	17:50
Number 22 J. Tootoo	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0		10:08
Number 25 J. Smithson	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	4	0	0	58.3%	15:03
Number 28 R. Jones	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0		14:06
Number 29 J. Ward	R	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	1	0		15:11
Number 38 V. Fiddler	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	57.1%	12:08
Number 42 A. Pihlstrom	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0		11:38
Number 53 M. Santorelli	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	28.6%	12:54
Number 71 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		12:38
Number 2 D. Hamhuis	D	0	1	1	+2	0	3	1	2	0		24:20
Number 4 V. Koistinen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0	0		15:38
Number 5 G. Zanon	D	1	1	2	+2	0	2	3	1	0		23:07
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	1	1	-2	0	3	1	1	0		20:54
Number 8 K. Klein	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		13:40
Number 20 R. Suter	D	1	0	1	-2	0	2	2	1	1		22:21

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	18	17	1	.944	36:31	Win
Number 39 D. Ellis	7	5	2	.714	23:29

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Nashville Predators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:59	Pittsburgh Penguins	Miroslav Satan	Tripping	2
2nd	08:21	Nashville Predators	Jordin Tootoo	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	12:43	Nashville Predators	Antti Pihlstrom	Hooking	2
2nd	16:38	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mark Eaton	Hooking	2
3rd	08:22	Pittsburgh Penguins	Rob Scuderi	Interference	2
3rd	12:55	Nashville Predators	Jason Arnott	Slashing	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Mark Shewchyk
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Sergei Gonchar, Hal Gill, Pascal Dupuis, Mike Zigomanis, Ruslan Fedotenko, Jeff Taffe, Connor James, Chris Minard, Ryan Stone, Paul Bissonnette, Janne Pesonen, Bill Thomas, Ben Lovejoy, Luca Caputi, John Curry
Nashville Predators scratches: Scott Nichol, Greg De Vries, Wade Belak, Steve Sullivan, Jed Ortmeyer, Alexander Sulzer, Rich Peverley, Cal O'Reilly, Patric Hornqvist

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