Boston Bruins at Nashville Predators

Saturday, February 14, 2009, 8:00 PM ET Sommet Center, Nashville Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Boston Bruins 3–2 in a shootout on Saturday, February 14, 2009 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Nashville Predators
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Boston Bruins	2	53-19-10
at Nashville Predators	3	40-34-8

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Boston Bruins	0	1	1	0	0	2
Nashville Predators	1	1	0	0	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Boston Bruins	6	10	8	1	0	25
Nashville Predators	11	6	10	4	0	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Nashville Predators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	14:24	Nashville Predators	David Legwand (13)	Jordin Tootoo (7), Ryan Suter (26)	Even strength	BOS 0, NSH 1
2nd	12:24	Nashville Predators	David Legwand (14)	Joel Ward (10)	Shorthanded	BOS 0, NSH 2
2nd	13:25	Boston Bruins	Blake Wheeler (16)	David Krejci (38), Vladimir Sobotka (3)	Even strength	BOS 1, NSH 2
3rd	18:44	Boston Bruins	Zdeno Chara (13)	Patrice Bergeron (18), Dennis Wideman (27)	Even strength	BOS 2, NSH 2

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

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Boston Bruins	Blake Wheeler	Goal
1	Nashville Predators	Vernon Fiddler	Saved
2	Boston Bruins	Patrice Bergeron	Saved
2	Nashville Predators	Steve Sullivan	Saved
3	Boston Bruins	P.J. Axelsson	Saved
3	Nashville Predators	Martin Erat	Goal
4	Boston Bruins	Phil Kessel	Saved
4	Nashville Predators	David Legwand	Goal

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		14:58
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2		16:27
Number 18 S. Yelle	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	55.6%	15:51
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		09:31
Number 26 B. Wheeler	R	1	0	1	+1	2	2	1	1		13:36
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	3	0	57.9%	18:54
Number 43 M. Karsums	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0		10:17
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	33.3%	18:10
Number 60 V. Sobotka	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1	100%	12:38
Number 61 B. Bitz	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1		08:39
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	50%	16:47
Number 91 M. Savard	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	41.2%	21:49
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2		26:58
Number 21 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2		23:11
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	2		27:51
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0		16:35
Number 44 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	3	1		21:55
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	4	1		14:16

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Fernandez	31	29	2	.936	64:37	OT loss

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 3 W. Belak	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		06:51
Number 10 M. Erat	R	0	0	0	+1	2	4	1	0		19:48
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	2	0	2	+2	0	6	0	0	44.4%	22:37
Number 19 J. Arnott	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	38.9%	24:10
Number 22 J. Tootoo	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1		07:40
Number 25 J. Smithson	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	4	0	64.3%	13:54
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		20:28
Number 28 R. Jones	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		15:05
Number 29 J. Ward	R	0	1	1	-1	0	3	2	1	100%	15:57
Number 38 V. Fiddler	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	57.1%	12:00
Number 42 A. Pihlstrom	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		09:07
Number 71 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		21:09
Number 2 D. Hamhuis	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		23:06
Number 5 G. Zanon	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4		20:49
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		25:31
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2		14:56
Number 8 K. Klein	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		12:58
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	1	1	0	2	2	2	1		26:05

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	25	23	2	.920	64:49	Win

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Nashville Predators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	18:02	Boston Bruins	Blake Wheeler	Interference	2
2nd	01:38	Nashville Predators	Dan Hamhuis	High sticking	2
2nd	07:17	Nashville Predators	Ryan Suter	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	09:24	Nashville Predators	Steve Sullivan	Hooking	2
2nd	09:51	Boston Bruins	Stephane Yelle	Interference	2
2nd	10:25	Nashville Predators	Martin Erat	Holding	2
2nd	18:37	Boston Bruins	Andrew Ference	Slashing	2
3rd	04:31	Boston Bruins	Mark Stuart	Slashing	2
3rd	06:45	Boston Bruins	Aaron Ward	Holding	2
OT	01:23	Boston Bruins	Shane Hnidy	Holding	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Marc Joannette, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Don Henderson
Boston Bruins scratches: Marco Sturm, Michael Ryder, Chuck Kobasew, Johnny Boychuk, Martin St. Pierre, Petteri Nokelainen, Matt Hunwick, Tuukka Rask, Matt Lashoff, Mikko Lehtonen
Nashville Predators scratches: Scott Nichol, Radek Bonk, Jed Ortmeyer, Alexander Sulzer, Mike Santorelli, Cal O'Reilly, Patric Hornqvist, Ville Koistinen

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