Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers

Thursday, December 17, 2009, 9:30 PM ET Rexall Place, Edmonton Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Edmonton Oilers 6–3 on Thursday, December 17, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers
Team	Goals	2009-2010 record
Nashville Predators	6	47-29-6
at Edmonton Oilers	3	27-47-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	3	2	1	6
Edmonton Oilers	2	1	0	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	16	6	5	27
Edmonton Oilers	10	6	10	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:05	Edmonton Oilers	Robert Nilsson (1)	Lubomir Visnovsky (1), Jeff Deslauriers (1)	Power play	NSH 0, EDM 1
1st	05:01	Edmonton Oilers	Lubomir Visnovsky (1)	Gilbert Brule (1), Dustin Penner (1)	Even strength	NSH 0, EDM 2
1st	12:13	Nashville Predators	Ryan Jones (1)	Wade Belak (1)	Even strength	NSH 1, EDM 2
1st	16:09	Nashville Predators	Joel Ward (1)	David Legwand (1), Ryan Suter (1)	Even strength	NSH 2, EDM 2
1st	16:59	Nashville Predators	Marcel Goc (1)	J-P Dumont (1), Patric Hornqvist (1)	Even strength	NSH 3, EDM 2
2nd	08:18	Nashville Predators	Patric Hornqvist (1)	Jason Arnott (1), J-P Dumont (2)	Even strength	NSH 4, EDM 2
2nd	14:10	Edmonton Oilers	Robert Nilsson (2)	Shawn Horcoff (1), Sheldon Souray (1)	Power play	NSH 4, EDM 3
2nd	19:56	Nashville Predators	Patric Hornqvist (2)	Ryan Suter (2), Martin Erat (1)	Power play	NSH 5, EDM 3
3rd	19:16	Nashville Predators	Jerred Smithson (1)	David Legwand (2), Joel Ward (1)	Even strength	NSH 6, EDM 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers
Stat	Nashville Predators	Edmonton Oilers
Shots on goal	27	26
Power play	1 of 3	2 of 5
Penalty minutes	10	6
Hits	14	14
Blocked shots	11	12
Giveaways	19	16
Takeaways	12	5
Faceoffs won	30/57 (52.6%)	27/57 (47.4%)

Box score

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 3 W. Belak	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0		05:43
Number 9 M. Goc	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	44.4%	15:54
Number 10 M. Erat	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	3	0	75%	18:41
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	0	2	2	+1	0	2	0	0	0	60%	19:57
Number 13 N. Spaling	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	50%	08:48
Number 19 J. Arnott	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	61.5%	17:35
Number 25 J. Smithson	C	1	0	1	+1	2	1	1	0	0	33.3%	16:24
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		17:00
Number 27 P. Hornqvist	R	2	1	3	+2	0	3	2	0	1		16:09
Number 28 R. Jones	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		08:23
Number 29 J. Ward	R	1	1	2	+1	0	3	1	0	0		14:40
Number 71 J. Dumont	R	0	2	2	+2	2	0	0	1	0		15:42
Number 2 D. Hamhuis	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0		21:19
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	0	0	+3	2	1	1	1	0		21:03
Number 8 K. Klein	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		19:56
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	2	2	+3	0	0	0	2	0		24:17
Number 32 C. Franson	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	0	0		12:07
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	0	0		19:15

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	4	2	2	.500	05:01
Number 39 D. Ellis	22	21	1	.955	54:52	Win

Edmonton Oilers

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	-2	0	0	1	2	0		21:21
Number 12 R. Nilsson	C	2	0	2	-1	0	6	1	1	2		20:07
Number 13 A. Cogliano	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	100%	12:04
Number 16 R. Potulny	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	4	0	61.5%	17:32
Number 18 E. Moreau	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		12:34
Number 19 P. O'Sullivan	C	0	0	0	-3	0	1	1	0	0	25%	15:59
Number 22 J. Jacques	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	1	0		06:30
Number 27 D. Penner	L	0	1	1	-1	2	2	0	0	0	66.7%	20:49
Number 32 R. Stone	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	20%	10:48
Number 46 Z. Stortini	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0	57.1%	09:52
Number 67 G. Brule	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	100%	14:59
Number 89 S. Gagner	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	22.2%	12:53
Number 5 L. Smid	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	1	0		18:39
Number 24 S. Staios	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	0		15:11
Number 37 D. Grebeshkov	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0		19:15
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	1	1	-2	0	0	0	0	0		22:10
Number 71 L. Visnovsky	D	1	1	2	-1	0	3	1	0	0		23:27
Number 77 T. Gilbert	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	0		21:25

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 38 J. Deslauriers	27	21	6	.778	59:32	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:27	Nashville Predators	Cody Franson	Interference	2
2nd	05:00	Nashville Predators	Jerred Smithson	Holding	2
2nd	09:53	Edmonton Oilers	Ladislav Smid	Holding	2
2nd	11:52	Nashville Predators	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	13:34	Nashville Predators	Shea Weber	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	19:03	Edmonton Oilers	Dustin Penner	Holding	2
3rd	03:04	Edmonton Oilers	Steve Staios	Holding	2
3rd	07:32	Nashville Predators	J-P Dumont	Hooking	2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Edmonton Oilers head coach: Pat Quinn
Referees: Wes McCauley, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Mike Cvik
Nashville Predators scratches: Dave Scatchard, Alexander Sulzer
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Jason Strudwick

2009-2010 season series

Every Nashville Predators and Edmonton Oilers game in the 2009-2010 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 6 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators, Mon, Oct 12, 2009
Nashville Predators 6 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Dec 17, 2009
Nashville Predators 5 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Jan 12, 2010
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Nashville Predators 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators, Tue, Mar 2, 2010

Other NHL games on Dec 17

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 17, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Dec 17, 2009
New York Rangers 5 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at New York Islanders, Thu, Dec 17, 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Dec 17, 2009
Dallas Stars 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 6	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Dec 17, 2009
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final/SO	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Dec 17, 2009
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Dec 17, 2009
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Calgary Flames, Thu, Dec 17, 2009
Anaheim Ducks 1 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Dec 17, 2009

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