Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators

Tuesday, March 15, 2011, 8:00 PM ET Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Nashville Predators 4–2 on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 on the road.

Final score, Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Los Angeles Kings	4	46-30-6
at Nashville Predators	2	44-27-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Los Angeles Kings	1	2	1	4
Nashville Predators	1	0	1	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Los Angeles Kings	6	7	5	18
Nashville Predators	13	11	8	32

Three stars

D. Brown, Los Angeles Kings (1 goal, 1 assist)
A. Kopitar, Los Angeles Kings (1 goal, 1 assist)
J. Blum, Nashville Predators (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:31	Los Angeles Kings	Anze Kopitar (1)	Dustin Penner (1)	Even strength	LAK 1, NSH 0
1st	17:29	Nashville Predators	Jonathon Blum (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	LAK 1, NSH 1
2nd	02:16	Los Angeles Kings	Alec Martinez (1)	Dustin Brown (1), Ryan Smyth (1)	Even strength	LAK 2, NSH 1
2nd	12:03	Los Angeles Kings	Wayne Simmonds (1)	Anze Kopitar (1), Alexei Ponikarovsky (1)	Even strength	LAK 3, NSH 1
3rd	12:43	Nashville Predators	J-P Dumont (1)	Cody Franson (1)	Even strength	LAK 3, NSH 2
3rd	18:58	Los Angeles Kings	Dustin Brown (1)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	LAK 4, NSH 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators
Stat	Los Angeles Kings	Nashville Predators
Shots on goal	18	32
Power play	0 of 1	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	2
Hits	16	23
Blocked shots	12	10
Giveaways	10	17
Takeaways	8	11
Faceoffs won	29/55 (52.7%)	26/55 (47.3%)

Box score

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 A. Kopitar	C	1	1	2	+3	0	2	1	1	47.1%	21:17
Number 13 K. Clifford	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0		11:45
Number 14 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	0		18:29
Number 15 B. Richardson	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	100%	11:19
Number 17 W. Simmonds	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		14:42
Number 22 T. Lewis	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	60%	12:28
Number 23 D. Brown	R	1	1	2	+1	2	1	2	1		14:55
Number 25 D. Penner	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	2		16:38
Number 26 M. Handzus	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	55%	16:17
Number 27 A. Ponikarovsky	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	1		14:29
Number 28 J. Stoll	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	50%	14:17
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		12:01
Number 2 M. Greene	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2		17:24
Number 3 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		23:14
Number 7 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0		20:50
Number 8 D. Doughty	D	0	0	0	+3	0	1	1	0		23:53
Number 33 W. Mitchell	D	0	0	0	+3	2	2	0	1		22:08
Number 53 A. Martinez	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1		11:34

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 45 J. Bernier	32	30	2	.938	60:00	Win

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 5 B. Geoffrion	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	25%	08:33
Number 10 M. Erat	R	0	0	0	-3	0	3	2	0		20:38
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	0	0	0	-3	0	3	0	1	36.8%	21:35
Number 12 M. Fisher	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	57.1%	17:12
Number 13 N. Spaling	C	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	40%	14:02
Number 22 J. Tootoo	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		14:16
Number 24 M. Halischuk	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		09:14
Number 25 J. Smithson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	53.3%	14:02
Number 27 P. Hornqvist	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0		18:50
Number 33 C. Wilson	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	80%	15:52
Number 71 J. Dumont	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		09:09
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		15:34
Number 4 C. Franson	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	3	2		20:00
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	0	0	-3	0	3	3	0		25:17
Number 7 J. Blum	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		15:59
Number 8 K. Klein	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		16:04
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	2		25:08
Number 55 S. O'Brien	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1		17:32

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	17	14	3	.824	59:03	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	15:17	Nashville Predators	Nick Spaling	Hooking	2
3rd	02:11	Los Angeles Kings	Dustin Brown	Holding	2
3rd	19:40	Los Angeles Kings	Willie Mitchell	Roughing	2

Game information

Los Angeles Kings head coach: Terry Murray
Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Paul Devorski, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Brian Mach
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Peter Harrold, Kevin Westgarth, Davis Drewiske
Nashville Predators scratches: Joel Ward

2010-2011 season series

Every Los Angeles Kings and Nashville Predators 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 Mar 15

Other NHL games on Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Mar 15, 2011
New York Islanders 3 at New York Rangers 6	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at New York Rangers, Tue, Mar 15, 2011
Boston Bruins 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Mar 15, 2011
Washington Capitals 4 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Mar 15, 2011
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Mar 15, 2011
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Mar 15, 2011
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Florida Panthers, Tue, Mar 15, 2011
San Jose Sharks 6 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars, Tue, Mar 15, 2011
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Calgary Flames, Tue, Mar 15, 2011

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