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1/4/2009
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Nashville Predators 5 , Washington Capitals 3
Shots: 28 - 30
PP: 2 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:69/83=83 %, Challenges:32/43=72 %
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:61/82=74 %, Challenges:33/49=66 %
Attendance: 6690 of 17113 (Sommet Center)
Ticket income: 349218 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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18:03 0-1
Alexander Frolov [25] (Jack Johnson, Mike Green)SH
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28:35 1-1
Jean-Pierre Dumont [23] (Jason Arnott, Pavol Demitra)
28:52 2-1
Jason Arnott [27] (Teppo Numminen, Greg de Vries)
32:09 3-1
Pavol Demitra [24] (Jean-Pierre Dumont, Jason Arnott)PP
33:51 3-2
Viktor Kozlov [30] (Alexander Semin, Jack Johnson)
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46:28 3-3
Alexander Semin [28] (Mike Green, Viktor Kozlov)
49:04 4-3
Pavol Demitra [25] (Jean-Pierre Dumont, Jason Arnott)PP
59:03 5-3
Vernon Fiddler [14] (Ryan Suter, Dan Hamhuis) EN
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Penalty summary:
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00:55
Pavol Demitra (2 min for slashing)
08:03
Sergei Fedorov (2 min for roughing)
17:29
Milan Jurcina (2 min for high-sticking)
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30:26
Nicklas Bäckström (2 min for holding the stick)
36:39
Brooks Laich (2 min for slashing)
37:22
Chris Clark (2 min for roughing)
37:22
Dan Hamhuis (2 min for roughing)
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41:37
Alexander Radulov (2 min for hooking)
44:25
Craig Conroy (2 min for high-sticking)
47:14
Matt Greene (2 min for diving)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Wayne Primeau 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 12.10 6
R Joel Ward 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 9.20 6
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 17.00 7
R Pavol Demitra 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 18.00 8
C Radek Bonk 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 9.30 5
C Craig Conroy 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 12.00 5
C David Legwand 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 18.00 6
C Jason Arnott 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 1 20.30 9
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -2 13.00 6
L Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 6
L Vernon Fiddler 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 17.00 7
L Jean-Pierre Dumont 1 2 5 0 1 0 0 2 18.00 8
D Ville Koistinen 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 10.00 5
D Ryan Suter 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 17.50 7
D Greg de Vries 0 1 2 3 1 3 0 1 27.30 8
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 16.50 4
D Dan Hamhuis 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 19.10 7
D Teppo Numminen 0 1 2 4 3 3 0 1 28.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pekka Rinne 3 0 27 0 0 60.00 8
G Dan Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Graham Mink 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 5.20 5
R Matt Bradley 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 17.30 6
R Chris Clark 0 0 3 2 1 1 2 -1 19.40 7
R Viktor Kozlov 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 17.30 7
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.20 4
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 16.30 7
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -2 11.10 6
C Michael Nylander 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 17.30 7
L Tomas Fleischmann 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.20 4
L Brooks Laich 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 16.20 5
L Alexander Frolov 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 19.40 7
L Alexander Semin 1 1 5 0 2 0 0 1 18.40 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 18.50 6
D Tom Poti 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.30 6
D Mike Green 0 2 2 2 2 1 0 2 28.00 9
D Matt Greene 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 16.30 6
D Brian Pothier 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 13.40 6
D Jack Johnson 0 2 2 3 1 3 0 1 27.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Théodore 5 0 23 0 0 58.50 4
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Arnott
2nd star: Pavol Demitra
3rd star: Jean-Pierre Dumont
Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Jason Arnott notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Pavol Demitra scored his 25th goal of the season.
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Alexander Frolov scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Mike Green notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Viktor Kozlov scored his 30th goal of the season.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 4( 25) , Hershey Bears 2( 12)
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1-0 MIL Kelsey Wilson (Vaclav Meidl)
1-1 HER Karl Alzner (Chris Collins)
2-1 MIL Adam Mair (Phillip Gogulla, Cody Franson)
3-1 MIL Phillip Gogulla (Jerred Smithson)
3-2 HER David Steckel (Chris Collins, Karl Alzner)
4-2 MIL Wade Belak (Stanislav Balan)
Goalies: Drew MacIntyre - Daren Machesney