Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings

Saturday, March 17, 2012, 10:30 PM ET STAPLES Center, Los Angeles Regular Season Final

Final score

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Nashville Predators 4–2 on Saturday, March 17, 2012 at home.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Nashville Predators	2	48-26-8
at Los Angeles Kings	4	40-27-15

Goals by period

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

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	5	9	7	21
Los Angeles Kings	10	8	9	27

Three stars

T. Lewis, Los Angeles Kings (2 assists)
J. Bernier, Los Angeles Kings (goaltender)
D. Penner, Los Angeles Kings (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:53	Los Angeles Kings	Anze Kopitar (1)	Dustin Penner (1), Trevor Lewis (1)	Even strength	NSH 0, LAK 1
2nd	13:43	Nashville Predators	Martin Erat (1)	Ryan Suter (1), Shea Weber (1)	Power play	NSH 1, LAK 1
3rd	08:04	Los Angeles Kings	Dustin Penner (1)	Trevor Lewis (2), Rob Scuderi (1)	Even strength	NSH 1, LAK 2
3rd	13:02	Los Angeles Kings	Dwight King (1)	Jeff Carter (1)	Even strength	NSH 1, LAK 3
3rd	16:19	Los Angeles Kings	Kyle Clifford (1)	Jordan Nolan (1), Drew Doughty (1)	Even strength	NSH 1, LAK 4
3rd	17:18	Nashville Predators	Mike Fisher (1)	Kevin Klein (1), Martin Erat (1)	Even strength	NSH 2, LAK 4

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	21	27
Power play	1 of 3	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	6
Hits	25	30
Blocked shots	11	8
Giveaways	7	8
Takeaways	1	4
Faceoffs won	27/61 (44.3%)	34/61 (55.7%)

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 10 M. Erat	R	1	1	2	0	0	4	1	1	1		17:41
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	17:05
Number 12 M. Fisher	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	4	0	0	53.8%	19:51
Number 13 N. Spaling	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	1	0	27.3%	14:44
Number 15 C. Smith	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	28.6%	10:47
Number 18 B. Yip	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0		10:33
Number 22 J. Tootoo	R	0	0	0	-2	2	0	4	1	0		11:49
Number 24 M. Halischuk	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		11:36
Number 27 P. Hornqvist	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		17:38
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		15:44
Number 57 G. Bourque	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	4	0	0		11:01
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		16:59
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	1	1	-2	0	2	2	1	0		25:15
Number 8 K. Klein	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	3	0		16:57
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	1	1	-3	0	1	1	1	0		25:20
Number 38 J. Hillen	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	2	0		16:20
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:45
Number 75 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		19:17

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	27	23	4	.852	60:00	Loss

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. Richards	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0	43.8%	16:03
Number 11 A. Kopitar	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	55%	18:36
Number 13 K. Clifford	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	4	0	0		10:38
Number 14 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0		17:10
Number 22 T. Lewis	C	0	2	2	+2	0	0	1	0	0		14:48
Number 23 D. Brown	R	0	0	0	-1	4	0	5	0	0		18:32
Number 24 C. Fraser	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	4	0	0	75%	12:07
Number 25 D. Penner	L	1	1	2	+2	0	2	1	0	0		12:42
Number 28 J. Stoll	C	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	0	0	66.7%	16:13
Number 71 J. Nolan	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		10:27
Number 74 D. King	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0		12:18
Number 77 J. Carter	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0		16:21
Number 2 M. Greene	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2	0		17:22
Number 7 R. Scuderi	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0	0		20:36
Number 8 D. Doughty	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0		23:17
Number 26 S. Voynov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	2	0		20:31
Number 27 A. Martinez	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	1	0		14:25
Number 33 W. Mitchell	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1	0		22:34

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 45 J. Bernier	21	19	2	.905	59:54	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:14	Los Angeles Kings	Jarret Stoll	Roughing	2
2nd	07:30	Los Angeles Kings	Dustin Brown	Cross checking	2
2nd	12:17	Los Angeles Kings	Dustin Brown	Cross checking	2
2nd	15:01	Nashville Predators	Jordin Tootoo	Interference	2
3rd	02:02	Nashville Predators	Jack Hillen	High sticking	2
3rd	18:21	Nashville Predators	Brandon Yip	Holding	2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Los Angeles Kings head coach: Darryl Sutter
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Thor Nelson, Don Henderson
Nashville Predators scratches: Brian McGrattan, Paul Gaustad, Colin Wilson, Roman Josi, Ryan Ellis, Jack Maclellan
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Brad Richardson, Kevin Westgarth, Davis Drewiske

2011-2012 season series

Every Nashville Predators and Los Angeles Kings game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Nov 8, 2011
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators, Mon, Feb 27, 2012
Los Angeles Kings 5 at Nashville Predators 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators, Tue, Mar 6, 2012
Nashville Predators 2 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 17, 2012

Other NHL games on Mar 17

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 17, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/SO	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 17, 2012
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Mar 17, 2012
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Mar 17, 2012
New York Islanders 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final/SO	Game page: New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 17, 2012
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 17, 2012
Colorado Avalanche 3 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at New York Rangers, Sat, Mar 17, 2012
St. Louis Blues 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 17, 2012
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 17, 2012
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Mar 17, 2012
Detroit Red Wings 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 17, 2012

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