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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 Thursday, December 8, 2016 at home.

Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Nashville Predators 2 41-29-12
at Dallas Stars 5 34-37-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Nashville Predators 1 0 1 2
Dallas Stars 2 3 0 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Nashville Predators 6 21 9 36
Dallas Stars 15 13 9 37

Three stars

  1. J. Spezza, Dallas Stars (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. J. Benn, Dallas Stars (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. A. Roussel, Dallas Stars (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:55 Dallas Stars Jamie Benn (8) Tyler Seguin (19), Jason Spezza (8) Even strength NSH 0, DAL 1
1st 10:18 Dallas Stars Brett Ritchie (7) Antoine Roussel (10), Radek Faksa (7) Even strength NSH 0, DAL 2
1st 16:03 Nashville Predators Viktor Arvidsson (9) Austin Watson (4) Shorthanded NSH 1, DAL 2
2nd 03:27 Dallas Stars Jason Spezza (5) Dan Hamhuis (6), Jamie Benn (15) Even strength NSH 1, DAL 3
2nd 05:47 Dallas Stars Antoine Roussel (5) Lauri Korpikoski (5), John Klingberg (11) Even strength NSH 1, DAL 4
2nd 19:16 Dallas Stars Tyler Seguin (10) Jamie Benn (16), Jason Spezza (9) Power play NSH 1, DAL 5
3rd 15:09 Nashville Predators Calle Jarnkrok (5) Mike Ribeiro (15), Marek Mazanec (1) Even strength 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 36 37
Power play 0 of 3 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 12 10
Hits 14 17
Blocked shots 16 19
Giveaways 6 7
Takeaways 3 4
Faceoffs won 43/75 (57.3%) 32/75 (42.7%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
9 F. Forsberg L 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 0 0 15:54
12 M. Fisher C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 66.7% 16:07
15 C. Smith C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 1 0 14:52
18 J. Neal L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 0 0 12:59
19 C. Jarnkrok C 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 47.6% 16:15
32 F. Gaudreau C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 10:57
33 C. Wilson C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 13:15
38 V. Arvidsson L 1 0 1 -1 0 5 0 0 0 18:33
51 A. Watson L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 2 0 15:45
56 K. Fiala L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 09:12
63 M. Ribeiro C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 3 0 0 56.3% 13:16
92 R. Johansen C 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 0 0 62.5% 17:42
5 A. Pardy D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 0 0 0 11:14
7 Y. Weber D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 13:50
14 M. Ekholm D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 4 0 23:15
52 M. Irwin D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 18:34
59 R. Josi D 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 3 0 20:57
76 P. Subban D 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 1 0 27:11
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
35 P. Rinne 18 14 4 .778 25:47 Loss
39 M. Mazanec 19 18 1 .947 34:13

Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars skaters
Player
11 C. McKenzie L 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 14:32
12 R. Faksa C 0 1 1 +2 0 2 2 0 0 44.4% 15:42
14 J. Benn L 1 2 3 +1 0 2 0 1 0 70% 17:56
16 J. Dickinson C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 30% 10:08
17 D. Shore C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 30% 13:29
18 P. Eaves R 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 1 0 13:50
21 A. Roussel L 1 1 2 +2 4 3 1 2 0 100% 14:19
25 B. Ritchie R 1 0 1 +1 0 6 1 1 0 12:25
27 A. Cracknell R 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 50% 15:21
38 L. Korpikoski L 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 13:40
90 J. Spezza C 1 2 3 +1 0 3 0 1 0 33.3% 16:13
91 T. Seguin C 1 1 2 +1 2 2 1 0 1 40% 17:43
2 D. Hamhuis D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 1 0 17:58
3 J. Klingberg D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 2 0 22:28
5 J. Oleksiak D 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 19:31
15 P. Nemeth D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 1 0 0 17:01
23 E. Lindell D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 4 0 22:47
28 S. Johns D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 16:57
Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie
32 K. Lehtonen 36 34 2 .944 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:33 Nashville Predators Roman Josi Slashing 2
1st 03:33 Dallas Stars Antoine Roussel Slashing 2
1st 10:40 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne Roughing 2
1st 14:48 Nashville Predators Mike Fisher Hooking 2
2nd 03:32 Dallas Stars Antoine Roussel Cross checking 2
2nd 10:06 Dallas Stars Tyler Seguin Roughing 2
2nd 12:13 Dallas Stars Patrik Nemeth Hooking 2
2nd 19:00 Nashville Predators Adam Pardy Hooking 2
3rd 04:26 Nashville Predators Roman Josi Charging 2
3rd 12:00 Nashville Predators Yannick Weber Cross checking 2
3rd 20:00 Dallas Stars Curtis McKenzie Cross checking 2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach
Peter Laviolette
Dallas Stars head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Dan O'Halloran, Dave Lewis
Linesmen
Kiel Murchison, Matt MacPherson
Nashville Predators scratches
Petter Granberg, Reid Boucher
Dallas Stars scratches
Jordie Benn, Cody Eakin, Julius Honka

2016-2017 season series

Matchup Status Details
Dallas Stars 2 at Nashville Predators 1 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 2 at Nashville Predators 5 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at Dallas Stars 5 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at Nashville Predators 5 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 7 at Dallas Stars 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 8

Matchup Status Details
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Boston Bruins 2 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 2 at New York Islanders 3 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 6 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Florida Panthers 1 Final Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Winnipeg Jets 1 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 2 at Arizona Coyotes 1 Final/OT Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final Game page

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