🦈 Away Sharks 21-8-5 before this game
1–1
Final / OT
🐯 Home Predators 15-15-3 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
SJS 10001
NSH 00101

Sharks at Predators

Sharks beat Predators 1–1 in overtime at Bridgestone Arena on December 23, 2001.

🗓 Sun, Dec 23, 2001 · 14:00 CST 📍 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Sharks lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦈 SJS
Owen Nolan
1 G
4 shots · 18:06 TOI
2nd star 🦈 SJS
Gary Suter
1 A
4 shots · 23:00 TOI
3rd star 🐯 NSH
Petr Tenkrat
1 G
3 shots · 13:41 TOI · +1
4rd star 🦈 SJS
Evgeni Nabokov
30 saves
0.968 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

2 goals · in order
1st period
🦈 Owen Nolan SH Go-ahead 1st · 06:19
Assists: Gary Suter · beat Mike Dunham
1–0
3rd period
🐯 Petr Tenkrat SH Tying 3rd · 19:25
Assists: Andy Delmore · beat Evgeni Nabokov
1–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦈SJS NSH🐯
24 Shots on goal 31
28 Hits 13
15 Blocked shots 8
14 Takeaways 16
8 Giveaways 10
12 Penalty minutes 6
SJS shooting 4.2% (1/24) NSH shooting 3.2% (1/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦈Sharks
Evgeni Nabokov
30/31
.968 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI
🐯Predators
Mike Dunham
23/24
.958 SV% · 1 GA · 64:31 TOI

🔮 Period by period

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

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦈Sharks
L1 Ricci · Damphousse · Sundstrom 18:32
L2 Marleau · Nolan · Selanne 16:03
L3 Sturm · Matteau · Thornton 12:43
L4 Korolyuk · Smith · Harvey 10:41
D1 Rathje · Suter 23:16
D2 Marchment · Hannan 22:29
D3 Ragnarsson · Stuart 19:31
🐯Predators
L1 Hartnell · Johnson · Ronning 20:46
L2 Orszagh · Arkhipov · Yachmenev 16:18
L3 Legwand · Tenkrat · Erat 13:41
L4 Classen · Gosselin · Mowers 8:46
D1 Timonen · Delmore 25:05
D2 Houlder · Skrastins 22:36
D3 Berenzweig · Hulse 17:24

⚔️ Last meetings

Sharks lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Nov 27, 2001
🐯NSH @ 🦈SJS
2–3 · Sharks won
Mar 10, 2001
🐯NSH @ 🦈SJS
3–0 · Predators won
Feb 16, 2001
🦈SJS @ 🐯NSH
2–0 · Sharks won
Jan 13, 2001
🐯NSH @ 🦈SJS
5–3 · Predators won
Oct 21, 2000
🦈SJS @ 🐯NSH
5–3 · Sharks won

❓ SJS vs NSH, answered

Who won Sharks vs Predators on December 23, 2001?

Sharks won 1–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Predators?

The final score was Sharks 1, Predators 1, in overtime.

Who scored for Sharks?

Owen Nolan.

Who scored for Predators?

Petr Tenkrat.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 30 saves on 31 shots (.968 save percentage).

How did the Predators goalie play?

Mike Dunham made 23 saves on 24 shots (.958 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Predators played?

At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, the Predators home rink.

What is the Sharks vs Predators season series?

Sharks lead the season series 2–0 after 2 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
🦈Sharks
Previous game · Dec 21
🦈SJS @ 🐙DET
0–3 · DET won
Next game · Dec 26
🦆ANA @ 🦈SJS
2–1 · ANA won
🐯Predators
Previous game · Dec 20
🐋VAN @ 🐯NSH
2–6 · NSH won
Next game · Dec 26
⚡TBL @ 🐯NSH
1–0 · TBL won
Also on December 23, 2001
🏛️OTT @ 🗽NYR
2–3 final
⭐DAL @ 🐦ATL
4–1 final
🐙DET @ 🪶CHI
5–0 final
🦆ANA @ 🌵PHX
4–0 final
🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL
3–6 final
Sharks season page Predators season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule