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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 5–2 on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at home.

Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Nashville Predators 2 41-27-14
at Dallas Stars 5 50-23-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Nashville Predators 1 1 0 2
Dallas Stars 1 2 2 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Nashville Predators 8 10 12 30
Dallas Stars 7 9 9 25

Three stars

  1. K. Lehtonen, Dallas Stars (goaltender)
  2. J. Benn, Dallas Stars (2 goals)
  3. A. Goligoski, Dallas Stars (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:12 Nashville Predators Ryan Ellis (9) Unassisted Shorthanded NSH 1, DAL 0
1st 10:55 Dallas Stars Jamie Benn (38) Alex Goligoski (30) Even strength NSH 1, DAL 1
2nd 11:03 Dallas Stars Radek Faksa (3) Antoine Roussel (15), Ales Hemsky (22) Even strength NSH 1, DAL 2
2nd 11:49 Dallas Stars Jason Spezza (30) Alex Goligoski (31) Even strength NSH 1, DAL 3
2nd 14:41 Nashville Predators Viktor Arvidsson (8) Ryan Johansen (40), James Neal (22) Power play NSH 2, DAL 3
3rd 18:05 Dallas Stars Patrick Sharp (19) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net NSH 2, DAL 4
3rd 18:44 Dallas Stars Jamie Benn (39) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net NSH 2, DAL 5

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

Team stats

Stat Nashville Predators Dallas Stars
Shots on goal 30 25
Power play 1 of 3 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 15 13
Hits 27 16
Blocked shots 16 17
Giveaways 7 9
Takeaways 2 9
Faceoffs won 33/65 (50.8%) 32/65 (49.2%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
9 F. Forsberg L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 1 0 21:27
10 C. Sissons C 0 0 0 -1 5 0 2 1 0 50% 08:28
12 M. Fisher C 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 1 0 57.1% 14:43
15 C. Smith C 0 0 0 -2 2 2 2 0 0 15:51
18 J. Neal L 0 1 1 -1 0 6 3 0 0 21:05
19 C. Jarnkrok C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 3 0 16:35
20 M. Salomaki R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 09:59
28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 100% 10:42
33 C. Wilson C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 08:27
38 V. Arvidsson L 1 0 1 -1 0 4 1 1 1 10:42
63 M. Ribeiro C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 50% 20:36
92 R. Johansen C 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 0 0 47.6% 15:22
4 R. Ellis D 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 04:43
5 B. Jackman D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 1 0 12:11
6 S. Weber D 0 0 0 -2 2 0 3 3 0 28:47
8 P. Granberg D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 16:09
14 M. Ekholm D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 23:27
59 R. Josi D 0 0 0 -3 2 4 1 1 0 31:24
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
35 P. Rinne 23 20 3 .870 59:34 Loss

Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars skaters
Player
10 P. Sharp L 1 0 1 +3 0 6 0 0 0 16:51
12 R. Faksa C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 2 2 0 52.6% 14:05
13 M. Janmark C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 13:38
14 J. Benn L 2 0 2 +3 2 3 0 1 0 100% 16:28
18 P. Eaves R 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 12:46
20 C. Eakin C 0 0 0 +2 0 1 1 1 0 42.9% 16:26
21 A. Roussel L 0 1 1 +1 2 2 0 1 0 14:42
22 C. Sceviour C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 13:36
38 V. Fiddler C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 33.3% 12:53
43 V. Nichushkin R 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 15:52
83 A. Hemsky R 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 13:59
90 J. Spezza C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 62.5% 16:46
3 J. Klingberg D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 1 0 0 23:34
15 P. Nemeth D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15:27
24 J. Benn D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 1 0 12:48
28 S. Johns D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 15:13
33 A. Goligoski D 0 2 2 +5 0 0 1 2 0 24:39
47 J. Oduya D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 3 5 0 22:19
Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie
32 K. Lehtonen 30 28 2 .933 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:21 Nashville Predators Barret Jackman Slashing 2
1st 13:15 Nashville Predators Roman Josi Interference 2
2nd 07:11 Nashville Predators Craig Smith Hooking 2
2nd 12:43 Dallas Stars Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 15:27 Dallas Stars Valeri Nichushkin Cross checking 2
3rd 01:58 Dallas Stars Patrick Eaves Fighting (major) 5
3rd 01:58 Nashville Predators Colton Sissons Fighting (major) 5
3rd 04:37 Nashville Predators Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 06:39 Dallas Stars Antoine Roussel Cross checking 2
3rd 06:39 Nashville Predators Shea Weber Embellishment 2
3rd 07:10 Dallas Stars Jamie Benn Holding 2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach
Peter Laviolette
Dallas Stars head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Frederick L'Ecuyer, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen
Shane Heyer, Darren Gibbs
Nashville Predators scratches
Eric Nystrom, Gabriel Bourque, Austin Watson, Anthony Bitetto
Dallas Stars scratches
Travis Moen, Kris Russell, Jason Demers, Tyler Seguin, Brett Ritchie, Jamie Oleksiak

2015-2016 season series

Matchup Status Details
Nashville Predators 1 at Dallas Stars 5 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at Nashville Predators 2 Final/OT Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at Nashville Predators 5 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at Dallas Stars 5 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at Dallas Stars 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 29

Matchup Status Details
Boston Bruins 1 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at New York Islanders 2 Final/SO Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final/SO Game page
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Florida Panthers 2 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 1 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 4 at Vancouver Canucks 1 Final Game page

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