Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators

Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 8:00 PM ET Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The Edmonton Oilers beat the Nashville Predators 6–3 on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 on the road.

Final score, Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Edmonton Oilers	6	32-40-10
at Nashville Predators	3	48-26-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Edmonton Oilers	2	3	1	6
Nashville Predators	1	1	1	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Edmonton Oilers	5	9	6	20
Nashville Predators	9	16	19	44

Three stars

A. Hemsky, Edmonton Oilers (3 goals, 1 assist)
D. Legwand, Nashville Predators (2 goals)
D. Dubnyk, Edmonton Oilers (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:50	Edmonton Oilers	Darcy Hordichuk (1)	Ben Eager (1), Eric Belanger (1)	Even strength	EDM 1, NSH 0
1st	16:22	Edmonton Oilers	Ales Hemsky (1)	Jeff Petry (1), Teemu Hartikainen (1)	Even strength	EDM 2, NSH 0
1st	19:53	Nashville Predators	David Legwand (1)	Gabriel Bourque (1), Shea Weber (1)	Even strength	EDM 2, NSH 1
2nd	00:28	Edmonton Oilers	Ales Hemsky (2)	Teemu Hartikainen (2), Sam Gagner (1)	Even strength	EDM 3, NSH 1
2nd	05:51	Edmonton Oilers	Ryan Jones (1)	Jeff Petry (2), Ryan Whitney (1)	Power play	EDM 4, NSH 1
2nd	12:35	Nashville Predators	Patric Hornqvist (1)	Mike Fisher (1), Martin Erat (1)	Power play	EDM 4, NSH 2
2nd	14:03	Edmonton Oilers	Ales Hemsky (3)	Unassisted	Even strength	EDM 5, NSH 2
3rd	04:18	Nashville Predators	David Legwand (2)	Patric Hornqvist (1), Gabriel Bourque (2)	Even strength	EDM 5, NSH 3
3rd	18:19	Edmonton Oilers	Sam Gagner (1)	Ales Hemsky (1)	Even strength, Empty net	EDM 6, NSH 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators
Stat	Edmonton Oilers	Nashville Predators
Shots on goal	20	44
Power play	1 of 1	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	10	4
Hits	19	20
Blocked shots	16	3
Giveaways	3	3
Takeaways	6	8
Faceoffs won	35/65 (53.8%)	30/65 (46.2%)

Box score

Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers 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 S. Horcoff	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	33.3%	19:27
Number 14 J. Eberle	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0		19:33
Number 16 D. Hordichuk	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		04:36
Number 20 E. Belanger	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	3	0	66.7%	11:29
Number 28 R. Jones	L	1	0	1	-1	0	3	2	1	1		16:27
Number 37 L. Petrell	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		03:29
Number 55 B. Eager	L	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	0		11:28
Number 56 T. Hartikainen	C	0	2	2	+3	2	1	1	0	0		17:43
Number 83 A. Hemsky	R	3	1	4	+4	0	4	0	0	0		15:43
Number 89 S. Gagner	C	1	1	2	+3	0	2	0	0	0	46.2%	15:33
Number 93 R. Nugent-Hopkins	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	0	68.4%	17:41
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	100%	17:56
Number 5 L. Smid	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	1	4	0		21:27
Number 6 R. Whitney	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0		17:49
Number 15 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0		20:10
Number 24 T. Peckham	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	3	2	0		19:54
Number 44 C. Potter	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	2	0		19:04
Number 58 J. Petry	D	0	2	2	+2	2	1	2	2	0		20:50

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 D. Dubnyk	44	41	3	.932	60:00	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 10 M. Erat	R	0	1	1	-2	0	3	2	0	0	100%	20:17
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	2	0	2	+1	0	6	1	0	0	53.3%	19:58
Number 12 M. Fisher	C	0	1	1	-2	0	2	2	0	0	30.8%	20:41
Number 13 N. Spaling	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	58.3%	11:53
Number 15 C. Smith	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	55.6%	08:53
Number 18 B. Yip	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	0	0		10:12
Number 22 J. Tootoo	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		11:26
Number 24 M. Halischuk	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		07:52
Number 27 P. Hornqvist	R	1	1	2	+1	0	6	1	0	1		19:44
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		12:27
Number 57 G. Bourque	L	0	2	2	+1	0	2	4	0	0		17:06
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0		17:26
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	1	1	+2	2	2	3	2	0		24:28
Number 8 K. Klein	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0		17:55
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	0	0		26:00
Number 49 R. Ellis	D	0	0	0	-4	0	2	0	1	0		17:59
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	-2	2	3	0	0	0		17:01
Number 75 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	0	0		15:19

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	7	4	3	.571	20:28
Number 39 A. Lindback	12	10	2	.833	39:13	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	04:09	Nashville Predators	Shea Weber	High sticking	2
2nd	10:28	Edmonton Oilers	Ben Eager	Roughing	2
2nd	10:54	Edmonton Oilers	Ladislav Smid	High sticking	2
3rd	00:32	Edmonton Oilers	Teemu Hartikainen	Interference	2
3rd	08:42	Edmonton Oilers	Jeff Petry	Interference	2
3rd	14:28	Edmonton Oilers	Shawn Horcoff	Roughing	2
3rd	14:28	Nashville Predators	Francis Bouillon	Roughing	2

Game information

Edmonton Oilers head coach: Tom Renney
Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Paul Devorski, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Brad Kovachik
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Andy Sutton, Cam Barker, Linus Omark, Taylor Hall
Nashville Predators scratches: Brian McGrattan, Paul Gaustad, Jack Hillen, Colin Wilson, Roman Josi, Jack Maclellan

2011-2012 season series

Every Edmonton Oilers and Nashville Predators game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 1 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers, Mon, Oct 17, 2011
Edmonton Oilers 6 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators, Tue, Nov 22, 2011
Nashville Predators 2 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers, Mon, Nov 28, 2011
Edmonton Oilers 6 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators, Tue, Mar 20, 2012

Other NHL games on Mar 20

Other NHL games on Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Mar 20, 2012
Florida Panthers 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Mar 20, 2012
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 8	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Mar 20, 2012
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Mar 20, 2012
New Jersey Devils 1 at Ottawa Senators 0	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Mar 20, 2012
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Dallas Stars 4	Final/SO	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Dallas Stars, Tue, Mar 20, 2012
Calgary Flames 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Mar 20, 2012
San Jose Sharks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 5	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Mar 20, 2012

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