Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators

Thursday, October 30, 2008, 8:00 PM ET Sommet Center, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Edmonton Oilers 3–1 on Thursday, October 30, 2008 at home.

Final score, Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Edmonton Oilers	1	38-35-9
at Nashville Predators	3	40-34-8

Goals by period, Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Edmonton Oilers	0	1	0	1
Nashville Predators	1	1	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Edmonton Oilers	10	11	7	28
Nashville Predators	7	10	8	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:59	Nashville Predators	Patric Hornqvist (2)	Shea Weber (7), Ryan Suter (6)	Even strength	EDM 0, NSH 1
2nd	01:28	Nashville Predators	Shea Weber (4)	Ryan Suter (7), J-P Dumont (11)	Even strength	EDM 0, NSH 2
2nd	03:18	Edmonton Oilers	Sheldon Souray (2)	Shawn Horcoff (1), Ales Hemsky (7)	Power play	EDM 1, NSH 2
3rd	09:57	Nashville Predators	Martin Erat (5)	David Legwand (3), Ryan Jones (3)	Even strength	EDM 1, NSH 3

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

Edmonton Oilers 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 S. Horcoff	C	0	1	1	-1	0	4	0	0	0	54.2%	20:56
Number 12 R. Nilsson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		16:25
Number 13 A. Cogliano	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	50%	13:09
Number 18 E. Moreau	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0		16:27
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	0		14:58
Number 27 D. Penner	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	15:32
Number 34 F. Pisani	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	0	20%	15:29
Number 46 Z. Stortini	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		06:00
Number 51 K. Brodziak	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	10:07
Number 78 M. Pouliot	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		07:41
Number 83 A. Hemsky	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0		18:51
Number 89 S. Gagner	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	33.3%	19:17
Number 5 L. Smid	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0		14:47
Number 24 S. Staios	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		16:24
Number 37 D. Grebeshkov	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	1	0	0		17:38
Number 44 S. Souray	D	1	0	1	0	0	4	2	3	1		27:35
Number 71 L. Visnovsky	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	0		28:03
Number 77 T. Gilbert	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	1	1	0		16:04

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 M. Garon	25	22	3	.880	58:37	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 10 M. Erat	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0		15:55
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	36.4%	15:12
Number 12 S. Nichol	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	40%	14:17
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	81.8%	12:11
Number 19 J. Arnott	C	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	43.8%	16:38
Number 22 J. Tootoo	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		11:29
Number 25 J. Smithson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	83.3%	15:49
Number 27 P. Hornqvist	R	1	0	1	+2	2	1	1	0		13:21
Number 28 R. Jones	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	1		12:17
Number 29 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:37
Number 38 V. Fiddler	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	80%	11:59
Number 71 J. Dumont	R	0	1	1	+2	0	4	0	0		17:24
Number 2 D. Hamhuis	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2		23:24
Number 4 V. Koistinen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1		12:37
Number 5 G. Zanon	D	0	0	0	+1	4	0	1	2		15:58
Number 6 S. Weber	D	1	1	2	+2	0	5	1	1		23:24
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		21:03
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0	1		24:00

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	28	27	1	.964	60:00	Win

Penalties, Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:01	Edmonton Oilers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	18:13	Nashville Predators	Patric Hornqvist	Holding	2
2nd	01:53	Nashville Predators	Pekka Rinne	Roughing	2
2nd	02:39	Nashville Predators	Greg Zanon	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	10:39	Edmonton Oilers	Steve Staios	Holding	2
2nd	17:44	Nashville Predators	Greg Zanon	Hooking	2
3rd	05:19	Edmonton Oilers	Lubomir Visnovsky	Interference	2

Edmonton Oilers head coach: Craig MacTavish
Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Wes McCauley, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Steve Miller
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Jason Strudwick, Jeff Deslauriers, Jean-Francois Jacques, Ryan Potulny, Steve MacIntyre, Rob Schremp, Liam Reddox, Tim Sestito, Gilbert Brule, Taylor Chorney, Theo Peckham
Nashville Predators scratches: Steve Sullivan, Jed Ortmeyer, Kevin Klein, Alexander Sulzer, Nick Tarnasky, Mike Santorelli, Rich Peverley, Cal O'Reilly, Antti Pihlstrom

Every Edmonton Oilers and Nashville Predators game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators, Thu, Oct 30, 2008
Nashville Predators 2 at Edmonton Oilers 5	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers, Sun, Dec 28, 2008
Nashville Predators 2 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers, Sun, Feb 1, 2009
Edmonton Oilers 5 at Nashville Predators 6	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators, Tue, Mar 3, 2009

Other NHL games on Thursday, October 30, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Oct 30, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New York Rangers, Thu, Oct 30, 2008
New York Islanders 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Oct 30, 2008
Ottawa Senators 2 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers, Thu, Oct 30, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Oct 30, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at St. Louis Blues 0	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Oct 30, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Oct 30, 2008
Boston Bruins 2 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Calgary Flames, Thu, Oct 30, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Oct 30, 2008
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Los Angeles Kings 0	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Oct 30, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 2 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Oct 30, 2008