Nashville Predators at Anaheim Ducks

Wednesday, January 5, 2011, 10:00 PM ET Honda Center, Anaheim Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Anaheim Ducks 4–1 on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 on the road.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Anaheim Ducks
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Nashville Predators	4	44-27-11
at Anaheim Ducks	1	47-30-5

Goals by period

Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Anaheim Ducks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	1	1	2	4
Anaheim Ducks	0	0	1	1

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Anaheim Ducks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	5	11	8	24
Anaheim Ducks	15	13	13	41

Three stars

P. Rinne, Nashville Predators (goaltender)
S. Koivu, Anaheim Ducks (1 goal)
M. Lapierre, Anaheim Ducks

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Anaheim Ducks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:10	Nashville Predators	Jerred Smithson (1)	Nick Spaling (1)	Even strength	NSH 1, ANA 0
2nd	03:56	Nashville Predators	Patric Hornqvist (1)	Sergei Kostitsyn (1), Ryan Suter (1)	Even strength	NSH 2, ANA 0
3rd	11:46	Anaheim Ducks	Saku Koivu (1)	Dan Sexton (1), Teemu Selanne (1)	Even strength	NSH 2, ANA 1
3rd	19:08	Nashville Predators	Sergei Kostitsyn (1)	Patric Hornqvist (1), Marcel Goc (1)	Even strength, Empty net	NSH 3, ANA 1
3rd	19:59	Nashville Predators	Shea Weber (1)	Unassisted	Shorthanded, Empty net	NSH 4, ANA 1

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

Team stats

Team stats, Nashville Predators at Anaheim Ducks
Stat	Nashville Predators	Anaheim Ducks
Shots on goal	24	41
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 4
Penalty minutes	13	9
Hits	23	24
Blocked shots	14	8
Giveaways	6	6
Takeaways	5	6
Faceoffs won	25/51 (49%)	26/51 (51%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

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	0	0	1		01:55
Number 9 M. Goc	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	3	0	47.1%	16:50
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	28.6%	19:18
Number 13 N. Spaling	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0	62.5%	17:41
Number 25 J. Smithson	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	4	41.7%	18:05
Number 27 P. Hornqvist	R	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0	0		18:24
Number 29 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		18:43
Number 33 C. Wilson	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	50%	14:02
Number 40 M. Svatos	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		11:41
Number 53 C. Mueller	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	100%	08:28
Number 71 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		10:39
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	1		17:34
Number 4 C. Franson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		15:38
Number 6 S. Weber	D	1	0	1	+3	2	1	1	2		24:24
Number 8 K. Klein	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	4		20:08
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	1	1	+4	0	1	0	0		24:57
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	0		18:28
Number 55 S. O'Brien	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		16:45

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	41	40	1	.976	60:00	Win

Anaheim Ducks

Anaheim Ducks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 T. Selanne	R	0	1	1	-1	0	6	0	1	50%	20:16
Number 9 B. Ryan	R	0	0	0	-3	0	5	3	0	42.9%	17:43
Number 10 C. Perry	R	0	0	0	-3	0	4	1	0		18:06
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	1	0	1	-1	0	1	1	0	47.1%	20:26
Number 14 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	-3	0	4	2	0	45.5%	15:46
Number 16 G. Parros	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	3	2		08:09
Number 19 J. Lupul	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:27
Number 22 T. Marchant	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0	75%	12:08
Number 28 K. Chipchura	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	62.5%	09:52
Number 39 M. Beleskey	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0		12:46
Number 42 D. Sexton	R	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	0		13:05
Number 64 B. McMillan	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		17:11
Number 3 A. Lilja	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	1		14:20
Number 4 C. Fowler	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		22:45
Number 5 L. Sbisa	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	2		20:40
Number 17 L. Visnovsky	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		24:43
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		15:35
Number 32 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1		21:16

Anaheim Ducks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hiller	22	20	2	.909	58:46	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Anaheim Ducks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:23	Nashville Predators	Wade Belak	Fighting (major)	5
1st	08:23	Anaheim Ducks	George Parros	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	00:59	Nashville Predators	Shea Weber	Tripping	2
2nd	04:08	Anaheim Ducks	Andreas Lilja	Tripping	2
2nd	10:34	Anaheim Ducks	Andy Sutton	Boarding	2
2nd	12:56	Nashville Predators	David Legwand	Slashing	2
3rd	16:13	Nashville Predators	Pekka Rinne	Tripping	2
3rd	19:40	Nashville Predators	Chris Mueller	Holding	2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Anaheim Ducks head coach: Randy Carlyle
Referees: Bill McCreary, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Mark Wheler, Lonnie Cameron
Nashville Predators scratches: Alexander Sulzer, Linus Klasen
Anaheim Ducks scratches: Paul Mara, Jason Blake, Sheldon Brookbank

2010-2011 season series

Every Nashville Predators and Anaheim Ducks game in the 2010-2011 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Nashville Predators 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Oct 9, 2010
Nashville Predators 4 at Anaheim Ducks 5	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Nov 7, 2010
Nashville Predators 4 at Anaheim Ducks 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Jan 5, 2011
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Nashville Predators, Thu, Mar 24, 2011
Nashville Predators 4 at Anaheim Ducks 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Nashville Predators at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Apr 13, 2011
Nashville Predators 3 at Anaheim Ducks 5	Final Playoffs	Game page: Nashville Predators at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Apr 15, 2011
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Nashville Predators 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Nashville Predators, Sun, Apr 17, 2011
Anaheim Ducks 6 at Nashville Predators 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Nashville Predators, Wed, Apr 20, 2011
Nashville Predators 4 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Nashville Predators at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Apr 22, 2011
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Nashville Predators 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Nashville Predators, Sun, Apr 24, 2011

Other NHL games on Jan 5

Other NHL games on Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at New York Rangers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers, Wed, Jan 5, 2011
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 8	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Jan 5, 2011
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers, Wed, Jan 5, 2011
Dallas Stars 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Jan 5, 2011
Calgary Flames 1 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Jan 5, 2011

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