🛢️ Away Oilers 20-9-1 before this game
2–2
Final / OT
🐯 Home Predators 12-15-1 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
EDM 11002
NSH 01102

Oilers at Predators

Oilers beat Predators 2–2 in overtime at Bridgestone Arena on December 8, 2001.

🗓 Sat, Dec 8, 2001 · 19:00 CST 📍 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Oilers lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🛢️ EDM
Mike Grier
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 14:57 TOI · +2
2nd star 🛢️ EDM
Ethan Moreau
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 13:56 TOI · +2
3rd star 🛢️ EDM
Todd Marchant
2 A
4 shots · 18:26 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🛢️ Mike Grier Go-ahead 1st · 07:44
Assists: Todd Marchant, Ethan Moreau · beat Mike Dunham
1–0
2nd period
🐯 David Legwand SH Tying 2nd · 15:07
Assists: Tom Fitzgerald, Bill Houlder · beat Tommy Salo
1–1
🛢️ Ethan Moreau Go-ahead 2nd · 17:51
Assists: Todd Marchant, Mike Grier · beat Mike Dunham
2–1
3rd period
🐯 Denis Arkhipov Tying 3rd · 17:04
Assists: Vladimir Orszagh · beat Tommy Salo
2–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🛢️EDM NSH🐯
23 Shots on goal 22
22 Hits 24
16 Blocked shots 5
13 Takeaways 15
4 Giveaways 5
24 Penalty minutes 30
EDM shooting 8.7% (2/23) NSH shooting 9.1% (2/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🛢️Oilers
Tommy Salo
20/22
.909 SV% · 2 GA · 64:55 TOI
🐯Predators
Mike Dunham
21/23
.913 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Oilers
Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.
Predators
Predators: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 2–1
Oilers
Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.
Predators
Predators: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🛢️Oilers
L1 Comrie · Hecht · Carter 20:43
L2 Murray · Marchant · Grier 17:58
L3 Moreau · Pittis · Reasoner 10:27
L4 Green · Laraque · Cleary 9:21
D1 Niinimaa · Staios 27:52
D2 Poti · Brewer 23:50
D3 Ferguson · Brown 13:28
🐯Predators
L1 Johnson · Ronning · Yachmenev 18:59
L2 Orszagh · Hartnell · Legwand 17:27
L3 Arkhipov · Fitzgerald · Erat 14:19
L4 Grimson · Classen · Tenkrat 9:35
D1 Timonen · Delmore 25:32
D2 Houlder · Hulse 21:46
D3 Skrastins · Eaton 17:48

⚔️ Last meetings

Oilers lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Oct 22, 2001
🐯NSH @ 🛢️EDM
4–2 · Predators won
Oct 13, 2001
🛢️EDM @ 🐯NSH
4–3 · Oilers won
Jan 16, 2001
🛢️EDM @ 🐯NSH
2–1 · Oilers won
Jan 10, 2001
🐯NSH @ 🛢️EDM
5–2 · Predators won
Dec 14, 2000
🛢️EDM @ 🐯NSH
6–2 · Oilers won

❓ EDM vs NSH, answered

Who won Oilers vs Predators on December 8, 2001?

Oilers won 2–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Predators?

The final score was Oilers 2, Predators 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Oilers?

Ethan Moreau, Mike Grier.

Who scored for Predators?

David Legwand, Denis Arkhipov.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Predators goalie play?

Mike Dunham made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 save percentage).

Where is Oilers vs Predators played?

At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, the Predators home rink.

What is the Oilers vs Predators season series?

Oilers lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
🛢️Oilers
Previous game · Dec 7
🛢️EDM @ ⭐DAL
0–5 · DAL won
Next game · Dec 11
🛢️EDM @ 🦈SJS
4–5 · SJS won
🐯Predators
Previous game · Dec 6
🏛️OTT @ 🐯NSH
2–4 · NSH won
Next game · Dec 11
👑LAK @ 🐯NSH
1–1 · LAK won
Also on December 8, 2001
🦅WSH @ 😈NJD
1–3 final
🌲MIN @ 🔔PHI
1–5 final
⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS
2–4 final
🗽NYR @ 🍁TOR
3–4 final
🌵PHX @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–3 final
⚡TBL @ 🏛️OTT
2–5 final
🏔️COL @ 🧥CBJ
2–0 final
🐦ATL @ 🐧PIT
3–6 final
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