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Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars

American Airlines Center, Dallas Regular Season Final

Final score

The Dallas Stars beat the Nashville Predators 6–3 on Friday, December 23, 2011 at home.

Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Nashville Predators 3 48-26-8
at Dallas Stars 6 42-35-5

Goals by period

Team Total
Nashville Predators 0 2 1 3
Dallas Stars 3 1 2 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Nashville Predators 17 14 6 37
Dallas Stars 8 13 8 29

Three stars

  1. M. Ribeiro, Dallas Stars (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. L. Eriksson, Dallas Stars (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. M. Ryder, Dallas Stars (1 goal, 2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:25 Dallas Stars Vernon Fiddler (1) Radek Dvorak (1), Sheldon Souray (1) Even strength NSH 0, DAL 1
1st 10:41 Dallas Stars Loui Eriksson (1) Trevor Daley (1), Michael Ryder (1) Even strength NSH 0, DAL 2
1st 12:30 Dallas Stars Steve Ott (1) Trevor Daley (2), Mike Ribeiro (1) Even strength NSH 0, DAL 3
2nd 08:56 Nashville Predators Matt Halischuk (1) Blake Geoffrion (1), Jerred Smithson (1) Even strength NSH 1, DAL 3
2nd 11:45 Nashville Predators Martin Erat (1) Ryan Suter (1), Shea Weber (1) Power play NSH 2, DAL 3
2nd 14:10 Dallas Stars Mike Ribeiro (1) Brenden Morrow (1), Steve Ott (1) Even strength NSH 2, DAL 4
3rd 04:38 Nashville Predators David Legwand (1) Colin Wilson (1), Craig Smith (1) Power play NSH 3, DAL 4
3rd 05:08 Dallas Stars Jamie Benn (1) Loui Eriksson (1), Michael Ryder (2) Even strength NSH 3, DAL 5
3rd 17:53 Dallas Stars Michael Ryder (1) Jamie Benn (1) Even strength, Empty net NSH 3, DAL 6

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

Team stats

Stat Nashville Predators Dallas Stars
Shots on goal 37 29
Power play 2 of 5 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 10
Hits 24 22
Blocked shots 19 13
Giveaways 8 12
Takeaways 8 11
Faceoffs won 29/57 (50.9%) 28/57 (49.1%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
5 B. Geoffrion C 0 1 1 -1 2 1 2 1 0 100% 08:45
10 M. Erat R 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 20:34
11 D. Legwand C 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 45.5% 19:30
12 M. Fisher C 0 0 0 -3 0 4 1 3 0 47.6% 17:42
13 N. Spaling C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 57.1% 15:42
15 C. Smith C 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 50% 17:06
22 J. Tootoo R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 1 0 15:28
24 M. Halischuk R 1 0 1 -2 0 3 0 0 0 07:37
25 J. Smithson C 0 1 1 -1 2 0 3 2 0 60% 08:01
27 P. Hornqvist R 0 0 0 -3 0 4 0 0 0 15:27
33 C. Wilson C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 1 0 14:12
74 S. Kostitsyn L 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 1 0 16:21
6 S. Weber D 0 1 1 -3 0 5 3 3 0 27:20
7 J. Blum D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14:15
20 R. Suter D 0 1 1 -3 0 2 1 3 0 29:39
38 J. Hillen D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 2 0 13:06
51 F. Bouillon D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 0 0 15:50
59 R. Josi D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 1 0 17:57
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
35 P. Rinne 7 4 3 .571 12:30
39 A. Lindback 21 19 2 .905 46:58 Loss

Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars skaters
Player
10 B. Morrow L 0 1 1 +2 0 1 1 2 0 18:30
14 J. Benn L 1 1 2 +3 0 2 3 0 0 61.5% 18:09
16 A. Burish R 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 100% 09:30
20 R. Dvorak R 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 15:15
21 L. Eriksson L 1 1 2 +3 2 2 1 0 0 16:35
23 T. Wandell C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 50% 09:56
24 E. Nystrom L 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 16:39
29 S. Ott C 1 1 2 +2 0 1 1 0 0 40% 18:42
38 V. Fiddler C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 41.7% 16:46
63 M. Ribeiro C 1 1 2 +2 0 1 1 0 0 60% 19:33
73 M. Ryder R 1 2 3 +3 0 3 1 0 0 12:58
2 N. Grossmann D 0 0 0 +3 2 1 2 0 0 17:52
6 T. Daley D 0 2 2 +2 2 2 0 1 0 21:22
27 A. Pardy D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 3 0 11:48
28 M. Fistric D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14:01
33 A. Goligoski D 0 0 0 +2 2 2 0 2 0 24:08
36 P. Larsen D 0 0 0 +3 0 1 1 1 0 23:12
44 S. Souray D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 3 1 0 07:56
Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie
31 R. Bachman 37 34 3 .919 59:12 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 17:37 Dallas Stars Loui Eriksson Hooking 2
1st 19:29 Dallas Stars Trevor Daley Holding 2
2nd 03:47 Nashville Predators Jordin Tootoo Tripping 2
2nd 10:29 Dallas Stars Adam Burish Kneeing 2
2nd 11:06 Dallas Stars Nicklas Grossmann Tripping 2
2nd 19:03 Nashville Predators Jerred Smithson Hooking 2
3rd 03:58 Dallas Stars Alex Goligoski Delaying game 2
3rd 14:28 Nashville Predators Blake Geoffrion Boarding 2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach
Barry Trotz
Dallas Stars head coach
Glen Gulutzan
Referees
Dan O'Rourke, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen
Pierre Racicot, Darren Gibbs
Nashville Predators scratches
Brian McGrattan, Kevin Klein
Dallas Stars scratches
Stephane Robidas, Toby Petersen, Jake Dowell

2011-2012 season series

Matchup Status Details
Nashville Predators 3 at Dallas Stars 6 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 4 at Nashville Predators 1 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 3 at Dallas Stars 2 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 0 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 23

Matchup Status Details
Florida Panthers 0 at Boston Bruins 8 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at New Jersey Devils 4 Final/SO Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at New York Islanders 3 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at New York Rangers 4 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final/OT Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Winnipeg Jets 1 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final/OT Game page
St. Louis Blues 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 2 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Vancouver Canucks 1 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 1 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final/SO Game page

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