Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche

Thursday, March 31, 2011, 9:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Colorado Avalanche 3–2 on Thursday, March 31, 2011 on the road.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Nashville Predators	3	44-27-11
at Colorado Avalanche	2	30-44-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	1	1	1	3
Colorado Avalanche	0	0	2	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	12	18	4	34
Colorado Avalanche	9	5	15	29

Three stars

M. Erat, Nashville Predators (1 goal, 1 assist)
P. Stastny, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)
P. Rinne, Nashville Predators (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	15:35	Nashville Predators	Colin Wilson (1)	Matt Halischuk (1), Blake Geoffrion (1)	Even strength	NSH 1, COL 0
2nd	10:20	Nashville Predators	Jordin Tootoo (1)	Cody Franson (1), Martin Erat (1)	Even strength	NSH 2, COL 0
3rd	12:52	Nashville Predators	Martin Erat (1)	Mike Fisher (1), Sergei Kostitsyn (1)	Power play	NSH 3, COL 0
3rd	13:35	Colorado Avalanche	Paul Stastny (1)	Milan Hejduk (1), Matt Duchene (1)	Even strength	NSH 3, COL 1
3rd	18:58	Colorado Avalanche	David Jones (1)	John-Michael Liles (1), Kevin Porter (1)	Even strength	NSH 3, COL 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche
Stat	Nashville Predators	Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal	34	29
Power play	1 of 3	0 of 0
Penalty minutes	2	8
Hits	7	12
Blocked shots	16	12
Giveaways	3	7
Takeaways	7	13
Faceoffs won	19/52 (36.5%)	33/52 (63.5%)

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 5 B. Geoffrion	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	57.1%	08:53
Number 10 M. Erat	R	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	2	1		20:15
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0	0	0	25%	22:17
Number 12 M. Fisher	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	40%	18:29
Number 13 N. Spaling	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	42.9%	12:09
Number 22 J. Tootoo	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		09:08
Number 24 M. Halischuk	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		10:10
Number 25 J. Smithson	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1	0	40%	13:10
Number 27 P. Hornqvist	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0		18:21
Number 29 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	4	0	33.3%	20:27
Number 33 C. Wilson	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		09:27
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	0	0		17:14
Number 4 C. Franson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		17:40
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	4	0		24:46
Number 7 J. Blum	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		16:23
Number 8 K. Klein	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0		16:13
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		26:14
Number 55 S. O'Brien	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		18:44

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	29	27	2	.931	60:00	Win

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche 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 9 M. Duchene	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	1	0	75%	19:55
Number 11 P. Dupuis	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	100%	10:51
Number 12 K. Porter	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0	50%	14:14
Number 16 J. McClement	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	66.7%	15:29
Number 18 B. Yip	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		10:38
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	1	0		18:35
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	1	0	1	+2	0	3	1	0	0	64.7%	19:36
Number 29 R. Stoa	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		11:12
Number 34 D. Winnik	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		16:03
Number 37 R. O'Reilly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	56.3%	15:00
Number 54 D. Jones	R	1	0	1	0	2	5	0	0	0		15:26
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0		08:55
Number 3 R. O'Byrne	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	3	1	0		20:27
Number 4 J. Liles	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	0		24:01
Number 6 E. Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	2	0		24:29
Number 36 J. Holos	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		17:31
Number 43 C. Gaunce	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:30
Number 48 M. Hunwick	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		22:05

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 B. Elliott	34	31	3	.912	58:50	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	11:33	Colorado Avalanche	David Jones	Tripping	2
2nd	13:28	Colorado Avalanche	Ryan O'Byrne	High sticking	2
3rd	11:39	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McLeod	Roughing	2
3rd	20:00	Nashville Predators	David Legwand	Roughing	2
3rd	20:00	Colorado Avalanche	Erik Johnson	Roughing	2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Joe Sacco
Referees: Dave Jackson, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Mike Cvik
Nashville Predators scratches: J-P Dumont
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Adam Foote, David Koci, Ryan Wilson, Mark Olver

2010-2011 season series

Every Nashville Predators and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2010-2011 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 5 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Jan 20, 2011
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators, Sat, Feb 12, 2011
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Nashville Predators 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 12, 2011
Nashville Predators 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Mar 31, 2011

Other NHL games on Mar 31

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 31, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/SO	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 31, 2011
New York Rangers 2 at New York Islanders 6	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at New York Islanders, Thu, Mar 31, 2011
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 0	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Mar 31, 2011
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Washington Capitals 4	Final/OT	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals, Thu, Mar 31, 2011
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Mar 31, 2011
Ottawa Senators 4 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers, Thu, Mar 31, 2011
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Mar 31, 2011
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Mar 31, 2011
Dallas Stars 0 at San Jose Sharks 6	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 31, 2011

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