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7/12/2009
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Nashville Predators 5 , Minnesota Wild 1
Shots: 31 - 27
PP: 1 of 6 (11 shots), Passing:64/69=92 %, Challenges:42/48=85 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:61/70=87 %, Challenges:48/52=90 %
Attendance: 12396 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 547903 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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11:36 0-1
Patrik Stefan [2] (Eric Brewer, Aaron Ward)
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28:01 1-1
Martin Erat [9] (Dan Hamhuis, Scott Nichol)
30:35 2-1
Jordin Tootoo [8] (Patrick Eaves, Andrew Ladd)
33:07 3-1
David Legwand [10] (Martin Erat, Justin Williams)PP
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41:11 4-1
Matt Ellison [6] (Jerred Smithson, Matt Niskanen)
43:34 5-1
Martin Erat [10] (David Legwand, Scott Nichol)
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Penalty summary:
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00:36
Markus Jarvela (2 min for tripping)
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27:33
Oliver Setzinger (2 min for roughing)
27:33
Eric Brewer (2 min for roughing)
31:11
Joe Wetzel (2 min for tripping)
38:11
Stanislav Chistov (2 min for high-sticking)
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44:35
Sergei Samsonov (2 min for high-sticking)
47:07
Kyle Okposo (5 min for fighting)
47:07
Ryan Suter (5 min for fighting)
55:41
Sergei Samsonov (2 min for cross-checking)
59:37
Stanislav Chistov (2 min for slashing)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Travis Fuller 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 7.50 6
R Matt Ellison 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 13.30 7
R Patrick Eaves 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 18.40 7
R Justin Williams 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 20.00 7
C Scott Nichol 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.50 6
C Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 13.30 7
C Jordin Tootoo 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 18.00 9
C David Legwand 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 20.40 8
L Oliver Setzinger 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 7.20 5
L Jerred Smithson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.30 7
L Andrew Ladd 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 19.10 6
L Martin Erat 2 1 5 2 0 0 0 1 20.00 10
D Cody Franson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 14.20 7
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16.40 5
D Dan Hamhuis 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 1 29.00 7
D Matt Niskanen 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 17.50 7
D Shea Weber 0 0 3 4 0 2 0 2 16.50 9
D Ryan Suter 0 0 3 4 0 0 5 0 25.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pekka Rinne 1 0 26 0 0 60.00 10
G Tomek Aaltonen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stanislav Chistov 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 1 10.30 6
R Kyle Okposo 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 -1 9.40 6
R Sergei Samsonov 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 11.40 6
R Marian Gaborik 0 0 5 3 0 1 0 -3 19.10 8
C Patrik Stefan 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 10.30 6
C Mikko Koivu 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 -1 19.30 7
C Matt Stajan 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 20.40 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -2 16.00 7
L Joe Wetzel 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 10.30 6
L Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 12.50 6
L Paul Kariya 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.40 7
L Markus Jarvela 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 -2 16.00 6
D Aaron Ward 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 -2 13.10 7
D Staffan Kronwall 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 -1 25.50 6
D Eric Brewer 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 28.40 6
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 14.00 6
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12.20 6
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 26.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 5 0 26 0 0 60.00 5
G Kyle Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin Erat
2nd star: David Legwand
3rd star: Pekka Rinne
Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Andrew Ladd notched his 10th assist of the season.
-David Legwand scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Justin Williams notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Matt Ellison has marked a new career high in goals with 6 tallies.
-Martin Erat scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Scott Nichol ended his 8 game point drought.
Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Eric Brewer notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Patrik Stefan finally ended his 16 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Ryan Suter beat Kyle Okposo in a fight.
Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 1( 20) , Houston Aeros 3( 26)
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0-1 HOU Kyle Medvec (Lars Eller, Ondrej Fiala)
1-1
John Vigilante (Anthony Aiello)
1-2 HOU Keaton Ellerby (Lars Eller, Ondrej Fiala)
1-3 HOU Aaron Palushaj (Joe Barnes, Morten Madsen)
Goalies: Mike McKenna - Niko Hovinen