Nashville Predators at Boston Bruins

Tuesday, December 23, 2014, 7:00 PM ET TD Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Nashville Predators 5–3 on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at home.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Nashville Predators	3	47-25-10
at Boston Bruins	5	41-27-14

Goals by period

Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	2	0	1	3
Boston Bruins	2	2	1	5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	7	3	15	25
Boston Bruins	10	5	10	25

Three stars

B. Marchand, Boston Bruins (2 goals)
P. Bergeron, Boston Bruins (3 assists)
L. Eriksson, Boston Bruins (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:01	Boston Bruins	Brad Marchand (9)	Patrice Bergeron (18)	Even strength	NSH 0, BOS 1
1st	07:35	Nashville Predators	Colin Wilson (8)	James Neal (10), Mattias Ekholm (7)	Even strength	NSH 1, BOS 1
1st	09:43	Boston Bruins	David Krejci (4)	Torey Krug (7), Milan Lucic (11)	Power play	NSH 1, BOS 2
1st	11:31	Nashville Predators	Calle Jarnkrok (4)	Mattias Ekholm (8), Taylor Beck (4)	Even strength	NSH 2, BOS 2
2nd	05:53	Boston Bruins	Loui Eriksson (8)	Matt Bartkowski (4), Chris Kelly (10)	Even strength	NSH 2, BOS 3
2nd	10:51	Boston Bruins	Brad Marchand (10)	Patrice Bergeron (19), Kevan Miller (2)	Even strength	NSH 2, BOS 4
3rd	06:48	Nashville Predators	Taylor Beck (4)	Calle Jarnkrok (5), Shea Weber (16)	Even strength	NSH 3, BOS 4
3rd	19:22	Boston Bruins	Loui Eriksson (9)	Patrice Bergeron (20), Chris Kelly (11)	Even strength, Empty net	NSH 3, BOS 5

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

Team stats

Team stats, Nashville Predators at Boston Bruins
Stat	Nashville Predators	Boston Bruins
Shots on goal	25	25
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	18	4
Hits	23	20
Blocked shots	14	8
Giveaways	6	11
Takeaways	3	8
Faceoffs won	24/64 (37.5%)	40/64 (62.5%)

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 7 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	71.4%	13:55
Number 9 F. Forsberg	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		16:56
Number 12 M. Fisher	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	39.1%	18:06
Number 13 O. Jokinen	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	27.3%	11:35
Number 15 C. Smith	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	2	0	0		17:27
Number 18 J. Neal	L	0	1	1	+1	14	1	0	0	0		12:04
Number 19 C. Jarnkrok	C	1	1	2	+1	0	1	2	1	0		11:47
Number 24 E. Nystrom	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0		14:14
Number 33 C. Wilson	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		16:52
Number 41 T. Beck	L	1	1	2	0	0	1	6	0	0		11:26
Number 57 G. Bourque	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		09:43
Number 63 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	41.2%	19:16
Number 3 S. Jones	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	0		19:24
Number 4 R. Ellis	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		17:08
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	2	0		25:42
Number 14 M. Ekholm	D	0	2	2	0	0	2	2	2	0		13:44
Number 59 R. Josi	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	4	0		27:17
Number 64 V. Bartley	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	0		16:45

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Hutton	24	20	4	.833	59:23	Loss

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins 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 11 G. Campbell	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	66.7%	08:16
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0		18:50
Number 18 R. Smith	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	0		16:41
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		07:41
Number 21 L. Eriksson	L	2	0	2	+1	0	3	2	0	0		19:53
Number 23 C. Kelly	C	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	0	0	75%	13:50
Number 25 M. Fraser	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		05:40
Number 34 C. Soderberg	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	69.2%	18:26
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	3	3	+2	0	1	0	1	0	62.5%	18:35
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	57.9%	18:48
Number 61 C. Cunningham	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		14:31
Number 63 B. Marchand	L	2	0	2	+1	2	5	0	1	0		18:42
Number 27 D. Hamilton	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		19:03
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	2	1	0		21:46
Number 43 M. Bartkowski	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	0	0		19:42
Number 44 D. Seidenberg	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	5	1	0		21:05
Number 47 T. Krug	D	0	1	1	-2	0	0	1	0	0		17:49
Number 86 K. Miller	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0		16:42

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 T. Rask	25	22	3	.880	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:43	Nashville Predators	Olli Jokinen	Hooking	2
1st	08:27	Nashville Predators	Seth Jones	Slashing	2
2nd	02:23	Boston Bruins	Carl Soderberg	Holding	2
2nd	19:51	Boston Bruins	Brad Marchand	Interference	2
3rd	02:02	Nashville Predators	James Neal	Slashing	2
3rd	02:02	Nashville Predators	James Neal	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	06:26	Nashville Predators	James Neal	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach: Peter Laviolette
Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Chris Rooney, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen: Tony Sericolo, Brian Murphy
Nashville Predators scratches: Anton Volchenkov, Derek Roy, Viktor Stalberg
Boston Bruins scratches: Zach Trotman, Seth Griffith

2014-2015 season series

Every Nashville Predators and Boston Bruins game in the 2014-2015 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at Nashville Predators, Tue, Dec 16, 2014
Nashville Predators 3 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Boston Bruins, Tue, Dec 23, 2014

Other NHL games on Dec 23

Other NHL games on Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final/SO	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Dec 23, 2014
Montreal Canadiens 3 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders, Tue, Dec 23, 2014
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Tue, Dec 23, 2014
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Dec 23, 2014
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Dallas Stars 0	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Dallas Stars, Tue, Dec 23, 2014
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Detroit Red Wings 6	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Dec 23, 2014
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Dec 23, 2014
Arizona Coyotes 5 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Dec 23, 2014
St. Louis Blues 0 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Dec 23, 2014
Winnipeg Jets 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Chicago Blackhawks, Tue, Dec 23, 2014

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