Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars

Sunday, February 8, 2009, 6:00 PM ET American Airlines Center, Dallas Regular Season Final

Final score

The Dallas Stars beat the Nashville Predators 4–1 on Sunday, February 8, 2009 at home.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Nashville Predators	1	40-34-8
at Dallas Stars	4	36-35-11

Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	0	1	0	1
Dallas Stars	2	0	2	4

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	8	13	5	26
Dallas Stars	6	8	8	22

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:07	Dallas Stars	Brian Sutherby (6)	Brad Richards (32), Stephane Robidas (18)	Shorthanded	NSH 0, DAL 1
1st	15:32	Dallas Stars	Mark Parrish (7)	James Neal (10), Nicklas Grossmann (6)	Even strength	NSH 0, DAL 2
2nd	14:04	Nashville Predators	Jason Arnott (20)	J-P Dumont (28), Ryan Jones (7)	Even strength	NSH 1, DAL 2
3rd	01:42	Dallas Stars	Brad Richards (15)	Mike Ribeiro (36), Jere Lehtinen (13)	Power play	NSH 1, DAL 3
3rd	18:26	Dallas Stars	Steve Ott (11)	Jere Lehtinen (14), Matt Niskanen (20)	Even strength, Empty net	NSH 1, DAL 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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 M. Erat	R	0	0	0	-3	0	1	2	0		16:12
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	66.7%	17:05
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	77.8%	16:31
Number 19 J. Arnott	C	1	0	1	+1	0	6	1	0	53.3%	20:05
Number 25 J. Smithson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	66.7%	13:06
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	0	0	0	0	4	5	0	0		14:22
Number 27 P. Hornqvist	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		10:56
Number 28 R. Jones	L	0	1	1	-1	0	0	3	0		11:17
Number 29 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		11:52
Number 38 V. Fiddler	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	100%	12:13
Number 42 A. Pihlstrom	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	0		12:15
Number 71 J. Dumont	R	0	1	1	+1	2	2	1	0		20:57
Number 2 D. Hamhuis	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		24:55
Number 5 G. Zanon	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	4		21:54
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1		23:21
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		10:00
Number 8 K. Klein	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1		14:20
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		22:49

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 D. Ellis	21	18	3	.857	59:43	Loss

Dallas Stars 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 9 M. Modano	C	0	0	0	+1	4	2	0	2	0	16.7%	14:33
Number 13 K. Barch	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0		08:16
Number 17 T. Petersen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25%	11:59
Number 18 J. Neal	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	4	0	0		12:46
Number 20 B. Sutherby	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	5	1	0		16:05
Number 21 L. Eriksson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		18:04
Number 26 J. Lehtinen	R	0	2	2	+1	0	2	0	1	0		20:49
Number 29 S. Ott	C	1	0	1	+1	2	4	2	0	0	50%	19:28
Number 37 M. Parrish	R	1	0	1	+1	2	1	1	1	0		07:48
Number 39 J. Lundqvist	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		07:03
Number 63 M. Ribeiro	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	36.4%	21:08
Number 91 B. Richards	C	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	1	53.8%	18:31
Number 2 N. Grossmann	D	0	1	1	+3	0	0	1	2	0		18:23
Number 3 S. Robidas	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	2	0		24:58
Number 5 M. Niskanen	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		18:32
Number 6 T. Daley	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0		23:56
Number 27 A. Hutchinson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0		11:45
Number 55 D. Sydor	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		18:01

Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Turco	26	25	1	.962	60:00	Win

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:19	Dallas Stars	Mike Modano	High sticking double minor	4
2nd	00:32	Nashville Predators	J-P Dumont	Elbowing	2
2nd	16:37	Dallas Stars	Mark Parrish	Interference	2
2nd	20:00	Nashville Predators	Steve Sullivan	High sticking double minor	4
3rd	00:07	Nashville Predators	Dan Ellis	Delaying game	2
3rd	08:40	Dallas Stars	Steve Ott	Hooking	2

Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Dallas Stars head coach: Dave Tippett
Referees: Rob Shick, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Mike Cvik
Nashville Predators scratches: Scott Nichol, Wade Belak, Jordin Tootoo, Jed Ortmeyer, Alexander Sulzer, Mike Santorelli, Cal O'Reilly, Ville Koistinen
Dallas Stars scratches: Sergei Zubov, Landon Wilson, Brenden Morrow, Doug Janik, Dan Jancevski, Sean Avery, Tobias Stephan, Garrett Stafford, Mark Fistric, Raymond Sawada, Tom Wandell, Chris Conner, Fabian Brunnstrom

Every Nashville Predators and Dallas Stars game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Dallas Stars 1 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators, Sat, Oct 11, 2008
Nashville Predators 4 at Dallas Stars 6	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars, Wed, Oct 15, 2008
Dallas Stars 0 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 13, 2008
Nashville Predators 1 at Dallas Stars 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars, Sun, Feb 8, 2009

Other NHL games on Sunday, February 8, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Feb 8, 2009
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Feb 8, 2009
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/SO	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Feb 8, 2009