🏔️ Away Avalanche 43-22-4 before this game

5–4

Final

🐯 Home Predators 29-31-7 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
COL	3	1	1	5
NSH	2	1	1	4

Avalanche at Predators

Avalanche beat Predators 5–4 at Bridgestone Arena on March 17, 2002.

🗓 Sun, Mar 17, 2002 · 14:00 CST 📍 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Martin Skoula

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 24:24 TOI · -1

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Ville Nieminen

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 14:55 TOI · +1

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Steve Reinprecht

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 20:27 TOI · +3

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Radim Vrbata Go-ahead 1st · 03:18

Assists: Steve Reinprecht, Joe Sakic · beat Mike Dunham

1–0

🐯 Vladimir Orszagh Tying 1st · 06:46

Assists: Martin Erat, Andy Berenzweig · beat David Aebischer

1–1

🐯 Martin Erat PP Go-ahead 1st · 10:05

Assists: Vladimir Orszagh, Andy Delmore · beat David Aebischer

1–2

🏔️ Martin Skoula PP Tying 1st · 14:28

Assists: Rob Blake, Ville Nieminen · beat Mike Dunham

2–2

🏔️ Steve Reinprecht Go-ahead 1st · 19:24

Assists: Joe Sakic, Martin Skoula · beat Mike Dunham

3–2

2nd period

🏔️ Martin Skoula PP 2nd · 08:58

Assists: Ville Nieminen, Rob Blake · beat Mike Dunham

4–2

🐯 Scott Hartnell 2nd · 16:21

Assists: Petr Tenkrat, Jere Karalahti · beat David Aebischer

4–3

3rd period

🏔️ Ville Nieminen 3rd · 11:23

Assists: Steve Reinprecht, Joe Sakic · beat Mike Dunham

5–3

🐯 Greg Johnson 3rd · 12:42

Assists: Steve Dubinsky, Andy Delmore · beat David Aebischer

5–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL NSH🐯

21 Shots on goal 28

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

28 Hits 25

13 Blocked shots 4

13 Takeaways 11

8 Giveaways 8

14 Penalty minutes 8

COL shooting 23.8% (5/21) NSH shooting 14.3% (4/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

David Aebischer

24/28

.857 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐯Predators

Mike Dunham

16/21

.762 SV% · 5 GA · 59:24 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–2

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

Predators

Predators: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–3

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

Predators

Predators: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Messier · Sakic · Reinprecht 20:27

L2 Nieminen · Keane · Vrbata 16:04

L3 Tanguay · Larsen · Drury 13:54

L4 Moore · Willsie · Parker 5:53

D1 Blake · De Vries 28:52

D2 Skoula · Muir 19:46

D3 Trepanier · Berry 11:44

🐯Predators

L1 Orszagh · Hartnell · Arkhipov 19:28

L2 Johnson · Erat · Dubinsky 17:42

L3 Legwand · Tenkrat · Yachmenev 16:34

L4 Simpson · Perrott 5:22

D1 Timonen · Hulse 23:02

D2 Houlder · Delmore 18:22

D3 Skrastins · Karalahti 14:20

D4 Berenzweig 8:33

⚔️ Last meetings

Avalanche lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

4–4 (OT) · Avalanche won

❓ COL vs NSH, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Predators on March 17, 2002?

Avalanche won 5–4.

What was the final score of Avalanche vs Predators?

The final score was Avalanche 5, Predators 4.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Martin Skoula (2), Radim Vrbata, Steve Reinprecht, Ville Nieminen.

Who scored for Predators?

Greg Johnson, Martin Erat, Scott Hartnell, Vladimir Orszagh.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

David Aebischer made 24 saves on 28 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Predators goalie play?

Mike Dunham made 16 saves on 21 shots (.762 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Predators played?

At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, the Predators home rink.

What is the Avalanche vs Predators season series?

Avalanche 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

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Mar 16

🐯Predators

Previous game · Mar 15

Also on March 17, 2002

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