Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators

Saturday, October 25, 2008, 8:00 PM ET Sommet Center, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Los Angeles Kings 5–4 on Saturday, October 25, 2008 at home.

Final score, Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Los Angeles Kings	4	34-37-11
at Nashville Predators	5	40-34-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Los Angeles Kings	0	2	2	4
Nashville Predators	3	0	2	5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Los Angeles Kings	5	11	14	30
Nashville Predators	17	2	8	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:32	Nashville Predators	Ryan Jones (2)	Patric Hornqvist (1), David Legwand (2)	Power play	LAK 0, NSH 1
1st	10:33	Nashville Predators	J-P Dumont (2)	Patric Hornqvist (2), Jason Arnott (4)	Even strength	LAK 0, NSH 2
1st	12:48	Nashville Predators	Martin Erat (4)	Ryan Suter (4), Shea Weber (6)	Power play	LAK 0, NSH 3
2nd	10:52	Los Angeles Kings	Jarret Stoll (3)	Patrick O'Sullivan (2)	Even strength	LAK 1, NSH 3
2nd	14:29	Los Angeles Kings	Jarret Stoll (4)	Anze Kopitar (4), Patrick O'Sullivan (3)	Power play	LAK 2, NSH 3
3rd	10:54	Nashville Predators	Jerred Smithson (1)	Joel Ward (2), Dan Hamhuis (2)	Even strength	LAK 2, NSH 4
3rd	12:43	Nashville Predators	Jordin Tootoo (2)	Scott Nichol (3)	Even strength	LAK 2, NSH 5
3rd	14:43	Los Angeles Kings	Dustin Brown (3)	Anze Kopitar (5)	Even strength	LAK 3, NSH 5
3rd	18:52	Los Angeles Kings	Alex Frolov (3)	Brad Richardson (1), Derek Armstrong (1)	Even strength	LAK 4, NSH 5

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

Team stats

Team stats, Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators
Stat	Los Angeles Kings	Nashville Predators
Shots on goal	30	27
Power play	1 of 6	2 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	12
Hits	16	16
Blocked shots	6	12
Giveaways	5	6
Takeaways	7	11
Faceoffs won	24/50 (48%)	26/50 (52%)

Box score

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings 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 7 D. Armstrong	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0		12:33
Number 9 O. Moller	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:40
Number 11 A. Kopitar	C	0	2	2	-1	2	6	0	0	0	35.7%	20:19
Number 12 P. O'Sullivan	C	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	0		17:42
Number 15 B. Richardson	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	57.1%	12:17
Number 17 W. Simmonds	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:45
Number 19 K. Calder	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:33
Number 23 D. Brown	R	1	0	1	0	0	5	3	0	0		20:16
Number 24 A. Frolov	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		16:50
Number 26 M. Handzus	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0	47.1%	17:59
Number 28 J. Stoll	C	2	0	2	+1	0	3	3	0	1	63.6%	18:31
Number 41 R. Ivanans	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		08:44
Number 2 M. Greene	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	2	0		18:08
Number 5 P. Harrold	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		18:19
Number 6 S. O'Donnell	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		20:10
Number 8 D. Doughty	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		22:43
Number 21 D. Gauthier	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	1	0		12:18
Number 27 K. Quincey	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	1	1	0		20:06

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 E. Ersberg	12	10	2	.833	46:22	Loss
Number 35 J. LaBarbera	15	12	3	.800	12:48

Nashville Predators

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	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	1		16:00
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	0	1	1	0	6	2	0	0	0	53.3%	17:37
Number 12 S. Nichol	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	61.5%	14:07
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	0	0	20%	12:26
Number 19 J. Arnott	C	0	1	1	-2	0	0	0	0	0	55.6%	15:25
Number 22 J. Tootoo	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		09:20
Number 25 J. Smithson	C	1	0	1	+1	2	1	3	0	0	50%	15:40
Number 27 P. Hornqvist	R	0	2	2	-1	0	5	0	0	0		12:59
Number 28 R. Jones	L	1	0	1	0	2	2	2	0	1		14:47
Number 29 J. Ward	R	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	2	0		15:52
Number 71 J. Dumont	R	1	0	1	-2	0	1	1	0	0		15:23
Number 74 N. Tarnasky	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		08:47
Number 2 D. Hamhuis	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	2	3	0		27:15
Number 4 V. Koistinen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1	0		12:07
Number 5 G. Zanon	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2	0		19:07
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0		20:43
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		20:47
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0		20:01

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 D. Ellis	30	26	4	.867	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:41	Los Angeles Kings	Denis Gauthier	Hooking	2
1st	08:50	Los Angeles Kings	Anze Kopitar	Hooking	2
1st	11:33	Los Angeles Kings	Kyle Quincey	Roughing	2
1st	18:43	Nashville Predators	Jerred Smithson	Interference	2
1st	19:00	Nashville Predators	Joel Ward	Tripping	2
2nd	12:52	Nashville Predators	Ryan Jones	Boarding	2
2nd	13:18	Nashville Predators	David Legwand	Holding	2
2nd	17:37	Nashville Predators	David Legwand	High sticking double minor	4

Game information

Los Angeles Kings head coach: Terry Murray
Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Chris Lee, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, David Brisebois
Los Angeles Kings scratches: John Zeiler, Tom Preissing, Brian Boyle, Matt Moulson, Jack Johnson, Trevor Lewis, Kevin Westgarth, Teddy Purcell, Davis Drewiske
Nashville Predators scratches: Steve Sullivan, Vernon Fiddler, Josh Gratton, Jed Ortmeyer, Kevin Klein, Alexander Sulzer, Mike Santorelli, Rich Peverley, Cal O'Reilly, Antti Pihlstrom

2008-2009 season series

Every Los Angeles Kings and Nashville Predators game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Nashville Predators 3 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Nov 15, 2008
Nashville Predators 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Mar 16, 2009
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Nashville Predators 4	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 28, 2009

Other NHL games on Oct 25

Other NHL games on Saturday, October 25, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Ottawa Senators 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Anaheim Ducks 6 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
San Jose Sharks 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Washington Capitals 6 at Dallas Stars 5	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 6 at Chicago Blackhawks 5	Final/SO	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Florida Panthers 0 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Vancouver Canucks 6	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Calgary Flames 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Oct 25, 2008