Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues

Thursday, December 17, 2015, 8:00 PM ET Scottrade Center, St. Louis Regular Season Final

Final score

The St. Louis Blues beat the Nashville Predators 2–1 on Thursday, December 17, 2015 at home.

Final score, Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues
Team	Goals	2015-2016 record
Nashville Predators	1	41-27-14
at St. Louis Blues	2	49-24-9

Goals by period

Goals by period, Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	1	0	0	1
St. Louis Blues	0	0	2	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	11	6	11	28
St. Louis Blues	11	12	10	33

Three stars

V. Tarasenko, St. Louis Blues (1 goal)
D. Backes, St. Louis Blues (1 goal)
B. Jackman, Nashville Predators

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:14	Nashville Predators	Roman Josi (8)	Filip Forsberg (14), Shea Weber (11)	Power play	NSH 1, STL 0
3rd	02:38	St. Louis Blues	David Backes (10)	Alex Pietrangelo (10), Kevin Shattenkirk (16)	Even strength	NSH 1, STL 1
3rd	14:40	St. Louis Blues	Vladimir Tarasenko (20)	Alexander Steen (19), Paul Stastny (8)	Power play	NSH 1, STL 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues
Stat	Nashville Predators	St. Louis Blues
Shots on goal	28	33
Power play	1 of 3	1 of 2
Penalty minutes	6	8
Hits	21	18
Blocked shots	16	17
Giveaways	3	1
Takeaways	7	7
Faceoffs won	25/60 (41.7%)	35/60 (58.3%)

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 9 F. Forsberg	L	0	1	1	-1	0	3	1	1	0		21:09
Number 11 C. Hodgson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	100%	09:09
Number 15 C. Smith	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0		16:59
Number 18 J. Neal	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0		21:02
Number 19 C. Jarnkrok	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	37%	20:15
Number 20 M. Salomaki	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		11:27
Number 24 E. Nystrom	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		10:14
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	50%	10:19
Number 33 C. Wilson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		13:22
Number 38 V. Arvidsson	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		12:44
Number 63 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	50%	20:23
Number 84 C. Sissons	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	33.3%	10:00
Number 3 S. Jones	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		17:55
Number 4 R. Ellis	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0		19:32
Number 5 B. Jackman	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0		14:04
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	2	4	0		24:53
Number 14 M. Ekholm	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		19:02
Number 59 R. Josi	D	1	0	1	-1	2	4	0	2	1		24:39

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	33	31	2	.939	58:26	Loss

St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues 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. Upshall	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		09:43
Number 12 J. Lehtera	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	14.3%	14:38
Number 15 R. Fabbri	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		14:27
Number 20 A. Steen	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	50%	20:45
Number 23 D. Jaskin	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	100%	12:51
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	61.9%	19:28
Number 28 K. Brodziak	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	66.7%	09:18
Number 36 T. Brouwer	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	100%	15:53
Number 42 D. Backes	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	0	0	66.7%	19:29
Number 56 M. Paajarvi	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		11:36
Number 75 R. Reaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	0	0		09:36
Number 91 V. Tarasenko	R	1	0	1	+1	2	3	0	0	1		17:38
Number 4 C. Gunnarsson	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	0		15:59
Number 19 J. Bouwmeester	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0		22:45
Number 22 K. Shattenkirk	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0		20:04
Number 27 A. Pietrangelo	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	4	0		26:24
Number 48 P. Lindbohm	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		16:28
Number 55 C. Parayko	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0		16:01

St. Louis Blues goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 J. Allen	28	27	1	.964	59:44	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:01	St. Louis Blues	Troy Brouwer	Interference	2
2nd	00:17	Nashville Predators	Roman Josi	Slashing	2
2nd	17:13	St. Louis Blues	Vladimir Tarasenko	Tripping	2
3rd	01:31	Nashville Predators	James Neal	Tripping	2
3rd	01:31	St. Louis Blues	Paul Stastny	Delaying game face off violation	2
3rd	10:40	St. Louis Blues	Carl Gunnarsson	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	14:14	Nashville Predators	Viktor Arvidsson	Tripping	2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach: Peter Laviolette
St. Louis Blues head coach: Ken Hitchcock
Referees: Jean Hebert, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: Steve Miller, Andy McElman
Nashville Predators scratches: Austin Watson, Petter Granberg, Anthony Bitetto
St. Louis Blues scratches: Scott Gomez, Robert Bortuzzo

2015-2016 season series

Every Nashville Predators and St. Louis Blues game in the 2015-2016 season
Matchup	Status	Details
St. Louis Blues 4 at Nashville Predators 0	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators, Sat, Nov 7, 2015
Nashville Predators 1 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Dec 17, 2015
Nashville Predators 3 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Dec 29, 2015
St. Louis Blues 1 at Nashville Predators 0	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators, Tue, Feb 2, 2016
St. Louis Blues 0 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators, Sat, Feb 27, 2016

Other NHL games on Dec 17

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 17, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 0 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Dec 17, 2015
Florida Panthers 5 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Dec 17, 2015
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Dec 17, 2015
San Jose Sharks 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Dec 17, 2015
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 0	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Dec 17, 2015
New York Rangers 2 at Minnesota Wild 5	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Dec 17, 2015
Edmonton Oilers 0 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Dec 17, 2015
Calgary Flames 3 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Dallas Stars, Thu, Dec 17, 2015
New York Islanders 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Dec 17, 2015
Columbus Blue Jackets 7 at Arizona Coyotes 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Arizona Coyotes, Thu, Dec 17, 2015

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