Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers

Sunday, December 28, 2008, 8:00 PM ET Rexall Place, Edmonton Regular Season Final

Final score

The Edmonton Oilers beat the Nashville Predators 5–2 on Sunday, December 28, 2008 at home.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Nashville Predators	2	40-34-8
at Edmonton Oilers	5	38-35-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	10	12	8	30
Edmonton Oilers	10	12	11	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:41	Nashville Predators	Martin Erat (9)	Greg Zanon (4), David Legwand (11)	Even strength	NSH 1, EDM 0
1st	10:25	Edmonton Oilers	Sheldon Souray (11)	Lubomir Visnovsky (16), Erik Cole (6)	Power play	NSH 1, EDM 1
1st	15:09	Edmonton Oilers	Shawn Horcoff (10)	Dustin Penner (8), Sheldon Souray (15)	Even strength	NSH 1, EDM 2
1st	15:44	Nashville Predators	Shea Weber (12)	Joel Ward (5), J-P Dumont (23)	Even strength	NSH 2, EDM 2
2nd	10:50	Edmonton Oilers	Erik Cole (5)	Sam Gagner (7)	Even strength	NSH 2, EDM 3
2nd	11:30	Edmonton Oilers	Andrew Cogliano (10)	Steve Staios (2), Ladislav Smid (3)	Even strength	NSH 2, EDM 4
2nd	13:06	Edmonton Oilers	Sam Gagner (3)	Erik Cole (7), Lubomir Visnovsky (17)	Even strength	NSH 2, EDM 5

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 3 W. Belak	R	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	0		06:17
Number 10 M. Erat	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		17:07
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	33.3%	15:12
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	72.7%	12:34
Number 19 J. Arnott	C	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0	0	57.9%	17:40
Number 22 J. Tootoo	R	0	0	0	-1	5	2	2	0		11:29
Number 25 J. Smithson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	60%	16:36
Number 29 J. Ward	R	0	1	1	-1	2	2	0	0		17:33
Number 37 R. Peverley	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	66.7%	13:26
Number 38 V. Fiddler	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	66.7%	17:19
Number 42 A. Pihlstrom	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		11:46
Number 71 J. Dumont	R	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	0		16:19
Number 2 D. Hamhuis	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		19:55
Number 5 G. Zanon	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1		19:50
Number 6 S. Weber	D	1	0	1	0	0	3	3	0		23:38
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1		15:25
Number 8 K. Klein	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1		15:08
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3		25:30

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	16	15	1	.938	28:30
Number 39 D. Ellis	17	13	4	.765	31:30	Loss

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	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0	42.1%	19:00
Number 12 R. Nilsson	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		14:29
Number 13 A. Cogliano	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	33.3%	15:16
Number 18 E. Moreau	L	0	0	0	+1	5	1	0	0	0		12:39
Number 26 E. Cole	L	1	2	3	+2	0	3	0	1	0	50%	19:19
Number 27 D. Penner	L	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1	0	0	50%	19:06
Number 46 Z. Stortini	R	0	0	0	-1	5	1	1	0	0		08:12
Number 51 K. Brodziak	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	66.7%	12:13
Number 78 M. Pouliot	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		14:51
Number 83 A. Hemsky	R	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	1	0		17:11
Number 89 S. Gagner	C	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	0	0	25%	16:58
Number 5 L. Smid	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0		18:15
Number 24 S. Staios	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	0		19:41
Number 37 D. Grebeshkov	D	0	0	0	+2	2	2	2	0	0		17:07
Number 43 J. Strudwick	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		08:41
Number 44 S. Souray	D	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	1		24:11
Number 71 L. Visnovsky	D	0	2	2	+2	0	3	0	1	0		21:19
Number 77 T. Gilbert	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		19:32

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 D. Roloson	30	28	2	.933	60:00	Win

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:36	Edmonton Oilers	Ethan Moreau	Fighting (major)	5
1st	03:36	Nashville Predators	Jordin Tootoo	Fighting (major)	5
1st	09:04	Nashville Predators	Jason Arnott	Hooking	2
2nd	03:02	Edmonton Oilers	Zack Stortini	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	03:02	Nashville Predators	Wade Belak	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	16:02	Nashville Predators	Radek Bonk	Tripping	2
2nd	18:56	Nashville Predators	Joel Ward	Boarding	2
3rd	04:31	Nashville Predators	Radek Bonk	Cross checking	2
3rd	10:12	Edmonton Oilers	Denis Grebeshkov	Hooking	2

Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Edmonton Oilers head coach: Craig MacTavish
Referees: Mike Leggo, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Darren Gibbs
Nashville Predators scratches: Scott Nichol, Steve Sullivan, Jed Ortmeyer, Alexander Sulzer, Ryan Jones, Mike Santorelli, Cal O'Reilly, Patric Hornqvist, Ville Koistinen
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Jesse Boulerice, Fernando Pisani, Jeff Deslauriers, Jean-Francois Jacques, Ryan Potulny, Steve MacIntyre, Rob Schremp, Liam Reddox, Tim Sestito, Gilbert Brule, Taylor Chorney, Theo Peckham

Every Nashville Predators and Edmonton Oilers 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 Sunday, December 28, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Dec 28, 2008
Anaheim Ducks 4 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at St. Louis Blues, Sun, Dec 28, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Dec 28, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals, Sun, Dec 28, 2008
Ottawa Senators 0 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Vancouver Canucks, Sun, Dec 28, 2008