Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings

Thursday, January 6, 2011, 10:30 PM ET STAPLES Center, Los Angeles Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Los Angeles Kings 5–2 on Thursday, January 6, 2011 on the road.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Nashville Predators	5	44-27-11
at Los Angeles Kings	2	46-30-6

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	11	10	7	28
Los Angeles Kings	12	6	8	26

Three stars

C. Wilson, Nashville Predators (1 goal, 2 assists)
S. Weber, Nashville Predators (2 assists)
A. Kopitar, Los Angeles Kings (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	02:16	Los Angeles Kings	Kyle Clifford (1)	Marco Sturm (1), Anze Kopitar (1)	Even strength	NSH 0, LAK 1
2nd	07:57	Los Angeles Kings	Jarret Stoll (1)	Ryan Smyth (1), Anze Kopitar (2)	Power play	NSH 0, LAK 2
2nd	08:57	Nashville Predators	Colin Wilson (1)	Ryan Suter (1), Sergei Kostitsyn (1)	Power play	NSH 1, LAK 2
2nd	10:19	Nashville Predators	Marek Svatos (1)	Colin Wilson (1), Shea Weber (1)	Even strength	NSH 2, LAK 2
2nd	14:28	Nashville Predators	Patric Hornqvist (1)	Colin Wilson (2), Ryan Suter (2)	Power play	NSH 3, LAK 2
3rd	09:10	Nashville Predators	Sergei Kostitsyn (1)	Kevin Klein (1), Shane O'Brien (1)	Even strength	NSH 4, LAK 2
3rd	15:33	Nashville Predators	Patric Hornqvist (2)	Shea Weber (2), Sergei Kostitsyn (2)	Even strength	NSH 5, LAK 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings
Stat	Nashville Predators	Los Angeles Kings
Shots on goal	28	26
Power play	2 of 3	1 of 2
Penalty minutes	9	11
Hits	29	34
Blocked shots	10	9
Giveaways	7	12
Takeaways	4	9
Faceoffs won	35/64 (54.7%)	29/64 (45.3%)

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	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		03:22
Number 9 M. Goc	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	4	0	0	60%	18:20
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	0	37.5%	18:12
Number 13 N. Spaling	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		05:53
Number 25 J. Smithson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	78.6%	17:24
Number 27 P. Hornqvist	R	2	0	2	+1	2	5	2	1	1		21:20
Number 29 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	100%	18:48
Number 33 C. Wilson	C	1	2	3	+1	0	2	0	2	1		17:09
Number 40 M. Svatos	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0		13:51
Number 53 C. Mueller	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	71.4%	10:59
Number 71 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:56
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	1	2	3	+1	0	3	1	1	0		20:02
Number 4 C. Franson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		13:30
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	2	2	+2	0	3	5	2	0		25:55
Number 8 K. Klein	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	3	2	0		20:23
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0		25:55
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	0	7	1	1	0	0		16:37
Number 55 S. O'Brien	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		17:40

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 A. Lindback	26	24	2	.923	60:00	Win

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 10 M. Sturm	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		13:40
Number 11 A. Kopitar	C	0	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	28.6%	21:19
Number 13 K. Clifford	L	1	0	1	+1	2	2	2	0	0		15:12
Number 14 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	0		16:22
Number 15 B. Richardson	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	28.6%	09:19
Number 17 W. Simmonds	R	0	0	0	-1	5	3	0	0	0		14:26
Number 22 T. Lewis	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0	0	25%	11:05
Number 23 D. Brown	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	7	0	0		20:35
Number 26 M. Handzus	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	68.4%	17:15
Number 28 J. Stoll	C	1	0	1	-1	0	2	3	1	1	47.4%	16:22
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	1	1	-1	2	2	1	0	0		17:32
Number 2 M. Greene	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	0		15:07
Number 3 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	1	0		23:04
Number 5 P. Harrold	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		09:03
Number 7 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	5	0		21:26
Number 8 D. Doughty	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		24:54
Number 44 D. Drewiske	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		14:26
Number 53 A. Martinez	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		15:19

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 45 J. Bernier	28	23	5	.821	59:43	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:33	Nashville Predators	Patric Hornqvist	Interference	2
2nd	06:13	Nashville Predators	Francis Bouillon	Interference	2
2nd	08:16	Los Angeles Kings	Kyle Clifford	Hooking	2
2nd	13:18	Los Angeles Kings	Matt Greene	Interference	2
2nd	14:42	Los Angeles Kings	Wayne Simmonds	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	14:42	Nashville Predators	Francis Bouillon	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	06:31	Los Angeles Kings	Ryan Smyth	Holding the stick	2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Los Angeles Kings head coach: Terry Murray
Referees: Bill McCreary, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Mark Wheler, Bryan Pancich
Nashville Predators scratches: Alexander Sulzer, Linus Klasen
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Willie Mitchell, Alexei Ponikarovsky, Kevin Westgarth

2010-2011 season series

Every Nashville Predators and Los Angeles Kings game in the 2010-2011 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 1 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Nov 6, 2010
Los Angeles Kings 6 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 18, 2010
Nashville Predators 5 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Jan 6, 2011
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators, Tue, Mar 15, 2011

Other NHL games on Jan 6

Other NHL games on Thursday, January 6, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 3 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Boston Bruins, Thu, Jan 6, 2011
St. Louis Blues 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6	Final/SO	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Jan 6, 2011
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Jan 6, 2011
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Jan 6, 2011
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Colorado Avalanche 0	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Jan 6, 2011
New York Islanders 1 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Jan 6, 2011
Buffalo Sabres 3 at San Jose Sharks 0	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Jan 6, 2011

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