National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 5, Nashville 3
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 5, 2009
Where: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Brian Mach
Attendance: 13145
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 2215
Nashville 1023
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Minnesota 13-12-0-3 9-3-0-1 4-9-0-2 W5
Nashville 16-11-1-1 9-6-0-0 7-5-1-1 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Nashville Predators have a 9-6-0-0 record at home this season. The Minnesota Wild have a 4-9-0-2 record on the road.
  • Nashville has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Predators have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 5 straight up wins. The Wild have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Jason Arnott played for 20:51 during 20 shifts and scored 1 point. Jason Arnott had 1 goal and 0 assists.
  • Andrew Brunette played for 12:58 during 20 shifts and scored 2 points. Andrew Brunette had 1 goal and 1 assist.
  • Nashville had 5 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
  • Minnesota had 4 powerplay opportunities and converted 2 of them.
Top Game Performances
 
Minnesota   Nashville
Andrew Brunette 2 Points Jason Arnott 1
Andrew Brunette 1 Goals Jason Arnott 1
Martin Havlat 2 Assists Wade Belak 1
Andrew Brunette 1 Power Play Goals Martin Erat 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Josh Harding .897 Save Percentage Pekka Rinne .909
Josh Harding 26 Saves Dan Ellis 24
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Minnesota 39 5 2-4 4-5 10 33
Nashville 29 3 1-5 2-4 8 28
Upcoming Games
  • Nashville will play their next game at home against Vancouver. The Predators have a W/L % of .562 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Arizona. The Wild have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .467 after a loss.