Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators

Tuesday, May 3, 2011, 9:00 PM ET Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Playoffs Final/OT

Final score

The Vancouver Canucks beat the Nashville Predators 3–2 in overtime on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 on the road.

Final score, Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Vancouver Canucks	3	54-19-9
at Nashville Predators	2	44-27-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Vancouver Canucks	0	1	1	1	3
Nashville Predators	1	0	1	0	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Vancouver Canucks	15	9	16	7	47
Nashville Predators	8	4	14	4	30

Three stars

R. Kesler, Vancouver Canucks (2 goals, 1 assist)
P. Rinne, Nashville Predators (goaltender)
C. Higgins, Vancouver Canucks (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:18	Nashville Predators	David Legwand (1)	Ryan Suter (1), Nick Spaling (1)	Shorthanded	VAN 0, NSH 1
2nd	01:00	Vancouver Canucks	Ryan Kesler (1)	Christian Ehrhoff (1), Daniel Sedin (1)	Power play	VAN 1, NSH 1
3rd	03:03	Vancouver Canucks	Chris Higgins (1)	Ryan Kesler (1), Alexander Edler (1)	Even strength	VAN 2, NSH 1
3rd	13:18	Nashville Predators	Joel Ward (1)	Martin Erat (1)	Even strength	VAN 2, NSH 2
OT	10:45	Vancouver Canucks	Ryan Kesler (2)	Mikael Samuelsson (1), Christian Ehrhoff (2)	Power play	VAN 3, NSH 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators
Stat	Vancouver Canucks	Nashville Predators
Shots on goal	47	30
Power play	2 of 4	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	8
Hits	28	31
Blocked shots	13	15
Giveaways	11	18
Takeaways	5	11
Faceoffs won	43/78 (55.1%)	35/78 (44.9%)

Box score

Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks 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 13 R. Torres	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		14:50
Number 14 A. Burrows	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1	0	100%	21:46
Number 15 T. Glass	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		09:23
Number 17 R. Kesler	C	2	1	3	0	2	6	1	2	2	54.2%	25:26
Number 20 C. Higgins	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	1	0		19:13
Number 21 M. Raymond	L	0	0	0	+1	0	6	0	0	0	50%	19:38
Number 22 D. Sedin	L	0	1	1	-2	0	7	1	1	0		23:27
Number 26 M. Samuelsson	R	0	1	1	0	0	5	1	0	0		15:00
Number 33 H. Sedin	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1	0	53.3%	22:25
Number 36 J. Hansen	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	100%	16:33
Number 39 C. Hodgson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:13
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	0	0	64.7%	17:09
Number 2 D. Hamhuis	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0		27:14
Number 3 K. Bieksa	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		28:42
Number 5 C. Ehrhoff	D	0	2	2	-2	0	0	3	2	0		27:25
Number 23 A. Edler	D	0	1	1	0	0	5	2	1	0		27:22
Number 29 A. Rome	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0	0		14:57
Number 41 A. Alberts	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	5	1	0		12:02

Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Luongo	30	28	2	.933	70:45	Win

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	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	50%	05:56
Number 10 M. Erat	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		24:24
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	1	0	1	+2	0	3	1	0	0	52.6%	24:49
Number 12 M. Fisher	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0	33.3%	23:45
Number 13 N. Spaling	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	1	0	41.7%	18:21
Number 22 J. Tootoo	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		16:40
Number 24 M. Halischuk	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		14:20
Number 25 J. Smithson	C	0	0	0	0	4	3	2	0	0	61.5%	15:04
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		07:40
Number 27 P. Hornqvist	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		12:26
Number 29 J. Ward	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	0	0	42.9%	21:49
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		21:05
Number 4 C. Franson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		17:58
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	0	0	+2	2	3	5	2	0		29:10
Number 7 J. Blum	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		19:39
Number 8 K. Klein	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	5	4	0		22:01
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	2	3	0		30:19
Number 55 S. O'Brien	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	0		22:23

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	47	44	3	.936	70:43	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:38	Nashville Predators	Jerred Smithson	Roughing	2
1st	12:29	Vancouver Canucks	Maxim Lapierre	Interference	2
1st	19:42	Nashville Predators	Jerred Smithson	High sticking	2
2nd	05:22	Nashville Predators	Mike Fisher	Tripping	2
2nd	08:08	Vancouver Canucks	Maxim Lapierre	Slashing	2
2nd	18:22	Vancouver Canucks	Ryan Kesler	High sticking	2
OT	10:05	Nashville Predators	Shea Weber	Hooking	2

Game information

Vancouver Canucks head coach: Alain Vigneault
Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Tim Peel, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Brad Kovachik
Vancouver Canucks scratches: Sami Salo, Keith Ballard, Jeff Tambellini, Victor Oreskovich
Nashville Predators scratches: J-P Dumont, Teemu Laakso, Cal O'Reilly, Colin Wilson, Chet Pickard

2010-2011 season series

Every Vancouver Canucks and Nashville Predators game in the 2010-2011 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 1 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Jan 26, 2011
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators, Thu, Feb 17, 2011
Nashville Predators 3 at Vancouver Canucks 0	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Mar 3, 2011
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators, Tue, Mar 29, 2011
Nashville Predators 0 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Apr 28, 2011
Nashville Predators 2 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final/2OT Playoffs	Game page: Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Apr 30, 2011
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Nashville Predators 2	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators, Tue, May 3, 2011
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Nashville Predators 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators, Thu, May 5, 2011
Nashville Predators 4 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, May 7, 2011
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Nashville Predators 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators, Mon, May 9, 2011

Other NHL games on May 3

Other NHL games on Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, May 3, 2011

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