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Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators

Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Colorado Avalanche 4–2 on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at home.

Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Colorado Avalanche 2 41-35-6
at Nashville Predators 4 48-26-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Colorado Avalanche 1 0 1 2
Nashville Predators 2 1 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Colorado Avalanche 3 9 5 17
Nashville Predators 9 13 9 31

Three stars

  1. R. Suter, Nashville Predators (1 assist)
  2. S. Kostitsyn, Nashville Predators (1 goal)
  3. P. Stastny, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:14 Colorado Avalanche Jamie McGinn (1) David Jones (1), Paul Stastny (1) Even strength COL 1, NSH 0
1st 02:54 Nashville Predators Mike Fisher (1) Shea Weber (1), Ryan Suter (1) Even strength COL 1, NSH 1
1st 06:58 Nashville Predators Brandon Yip (1) Roman Josi (1), Gabriel Bourque (1) Even strength COL 1, NSH 2
2nd 19:28 Nashville Predators Sergei Kostitsyn (1) Matt Halischuk (1) Even strength COL 1, NSH 3
3rd 04:58 Colorado Avalanche Paul Stastny (1) Peter Mueller (1), Jamie McGinn (1) Even strength COL 2, NSH 3
3rd 19:16 Nashville Predators Martin Erat (1) Paul Gaustad (1) Even strength, Empty net COL 2, NSH 4

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

Team stats

Stat Colorado Avalanche Nashville Predators
Shots on goal 17 31
Power play 0 of 0 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 11 7
Hits 13 21
Blocked shots 16 12
Giveaways 13 8
Takeaways 6 9
Faceoffs won 30/64 (46.9%) 34/64 (53.1%)

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player
11 J. McGinn L 1 1 2 +2 0 2 1 0 16:53
16 J. McClement C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57.1% 11:47
18 M. Connolly L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:09
23 M. Hejduk R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 11:13
26 P. Stastny C 1 1 2 +1 0 2 1 1 66.7% 17:25
27 S. Downie R 0 0 0 -3 2 0 2 0 17:08
37 R. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 1 52% 18:50
40 M. Olver C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 9.1% 14:09
54 D. Jones R 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 17:25
55 C. McLeod L 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 07:17
88 P. Mueller C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 14:26
92 G. Landeskog L 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 0 18:26
5 S. O'Brien D 0 0 0 +1 4 1 1 2 20:02
6 E. Johnson D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 2 14:42
8 J. Hejda D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 23:43
22 M. Hunwick D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 4 21:36
44 R. Wilson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 22:52
46 S. Elliott D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 1 16:57
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie
1 S. Varlamov 30 27 3 .900 59:00 Loss

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
10 M. Erat R 1 0 1 +2 0 3 0 0 25% 18:19
11 D. Legwand C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 52.4% 18:50
12 M. Fisher C 1 0 1 +3 2 1 1 0 42.9% 18:18
13 N. Spaling C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 63.6% 12:43
18 B. Yip R 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 2 100% 09:37
22 J. Tootoo R 0 0 0 0 5 2 7 0 10:41
24 M. Halischuk R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 100% 13:15
27 P. Hornqvist R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 17:50
28 P. Gaustad C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 58.3% 13:53
46 A. Kostitsyn L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16:12
57 G. Bourque L 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 0 12:00
74 S. Kostitsyn L 1 0 1 +2 0 3 1 0 16:22
6 S. Weber D 0 1 1 +2 0 5 6 2 26:18
20 R. Suter D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 0 25:53
49 R. Ellis D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:08
51 F. Bouillon D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 1 17:42
59 R. Josi D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 1 18:18
75 H. Gill D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 19:41
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
35 P. Rinne 17 15 2 .882 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 08:58 Colorado Avalanche Shane O'Brien Interference 2
2nd 13:26 Colorado Avalanche Shane O'Brien Hooking 2
2nd 18:31 Nashville Predators Jordin Tootoo Fighting (major) 5
2nd 18:31 Colorado Avalanche Cody McLeod Fighting (major) 5
2nd 19:43 Nashville Predators Mike Fisher Roughing 2
2nd 19:43 Colorado Avalanche Steve Downie Roughing 2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach
Joe Sacco
Nashville Predators head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Chris Rooney, Stephen Walkom
Linesmen
Pierre Champoux, Derek Nansen
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Chuck Kobasew, Ryan O'Byrne, Kevin Porter, Matt Duchene, Tyson Barrie
Nashville Predators scratches
Brian McGrattan, Kevin Klein, Jack Hillen, Colin Wilson, Craig Smith

2011-2012 season series

Matchup Status Details
Nashville Predators 4 at Colorado Avalanche 1 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Nashville Predators 3 Final/OT Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 6 at Colorado Avalanche 1 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 8

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Boston Bruins 3 Final Game page
New York Islanders 1 at New Jersey Devils 5 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Washington Capitals 3 Final/OT Game page
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final Game page
New York Rangers 1 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Dallas Stars 4 Final/SO Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 2 Final/SO Game page
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final Game page

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