🦈 Away Sharks 35-17-5 before this game
5–1
Final
🐯 Home Predators 26-25-7 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
SJS 3025
NSH 0101

Sharks at Predators

Sharks beat Predators 5–1 at Bridgestone Arena on February 26, 2002.

🗓 Tue, Feb 26, 2002 · 19:00 CST 📍 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Sharks lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦈 SJS
Teemu Selanne
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · 16:23 TOI · +3
2nd star 🦈 SJS
Patrick Marleau
3 A
2 shots · 14:40 TOI · +3
3rd star 🦈 SJS
Alexander Korolyuk
3 A
1 shots · 14:46 TOI · +3

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order
1st period
🦈 Marco Sturm Go-ahead 1st · 08:47
Assists: Bryan Marchment · beat Tomas Vokoun
1–0
🦈 Teemu Selanne 1st · 09:03
Assists: Patrick Marleau, Alexander Korolyuk · beat Tomas Vokoun
2–0
🦈 Teemu Selanne 1st · 19:33
Assists: Patrick Marleau, Alexander Korolyuk · beat Tomas Vokoun
3–0
2nd period
🐯 Vladimir Orszagh 2nd · 07:46
Assists: Denis Arkhipov · beat Evgeni Nabokov
3–1
3rd period
🦈 Gary Suter 3rd · 08:46
Assists: Patrick Marleau · beat Tomas Vokoun
4–1
🦈 Marcus Ragnarsson 3rd · 18:21
Assists: Teemu Selanne, Alexander Korolyuk · beat Tomas Vokoun
5–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦈SJS NSH🐯
23 Shots on goal 19
13 Hits 12
7 Blocked shots 8
10 Takeaways 8
8 Giveaways 5
14 Penalty minutes 2
SJS shooting 21.7% (5/23) NSH shooting 5.3% (1/19)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦈Sharks
Evgeni Nabokov
18/19
.947 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐯Predators
Tomas Vokoun
18/23
.783 SV% · 5 GA · 59:56 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 3–0
Sharks
Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.
Predators
Predators: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 3–1
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 Sturm · Damphousse · Selanne 17:05
L2 Korolyuk · Nolan · Sundstrom 14:53
L3 Graves · Marleau · Ricci 13:47
L4 Thornton · Harvey · Bradley 8:47
D1 Ragnarsson · Stuart 22:26
D2 Hannan · Rathje 21:34
D3 Marchment · Suter 16:12
🐯Predators
L1 Orszagh · Johnson · Erat 18:10
L2 Arkhipov · Ronning · Yachmenev 17:06
L3 Hartnell · Fitzgerald · Dubinsky 13:08
L4 Simpson · Classen · Tenkrat 9:50
D1 Delmore · Timonen 22:00
D2 Eaton · Houlder 20:42
D3 Skrastins · Hulse 17:22

⚔️ Last meetings

Sharks lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →
Dec 23, 2001
🦈SJS @ 🐯NSH
1–1 (OT) · Sharks won
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

❓ SJS vs NSH, answered

Who won Sharks vs Predators on February 26, 2002?

Sharks won 5–1.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Predators?

The final score was Sharks 5, Predators 1.

Who scored for Sharks?

Teemu Selanne (2), Gary Suter, Marco Sturm, Marcus Ragnarsson.

Who scored for Predators?

Vladimir Orszagh.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 18 saves on 19 shots (.947 save percentage).

How did the Predators goalie play?

Tomas Vokoun made 18 saves on 23 shots (.783 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 3–0 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
🦈Sharks
Previous game · Feb 12
🦈SJS @ 🛢️EDM
3–2 · SJS won
Next game · Feb 28
🦈SJS @ 🦅WSH
5–2 · SJS won
🐯Predators
Previous game · Feb 12
🐆FLA @ 🐯NSH
0–1 · NSH won
Next game · Feb 28
🐯NSH @ 🛢️EDM
3–2 · NSH won
Also on February 26, 2002
🐻BOS @ 🏝️NYI
3–3 final
😈NJD @ 🗽NYR
4–3 final
🪶CHI @ 🔔PHI
4–5 final
🐆FLA @ 🦅WSH
3–4 final
👑LAK @ 🧥CBJ
5–1 final
🌪️CAR @ 🍁TOR
1–4 final
🏛️OTT @ 🇨🇦MTL
5–2 final
⚔️BUF @ 🐦ATL
1–2 final
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