🐯 Away Predators 8-12-5 before this game

4–2

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NSH	1	1	2	4
SJS	1	1	0	2

Predators at Sharks

Predators beat Sharks 4–2 at SAP Center at San Jose on December 7, 2002.

🗓 Sat, Dec 7, 2002 · 21:30 CST 📍 SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Predators lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦈 SJS

Vincent Damphousse

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 22:49 TOI

2nd star 🐯 NSH

Kimmo Timonen

1 G

4 shots · 21:55 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐯 NSH

Vernon Fiddler

1 G

2 shots · 12:40 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🐯 Kimmo Timonen Go-ahead 1st · 13:03

Unassisted · beat Evgeni Nabokov

1–0

🦈 Vincent Damphousse Tying 1st · 16:14

Assists: Owen Nolan · beat Tomas Vokoun

1–1

2nd period

🦈 Teemu Selanne PP Go-ahead 2nd · 10:13

Assists: Scott Hannan, Vincent Damphousse · beat Tomas Vokoun

1–2

🐯 Vernon Fiddler Tying 2nd · 13:07

Assists: Brent Gilchrist · beat Evgeni Nabokov

2–2

3rd period

🐯 Andy Delmore PP Go-ahead 3rd · 01:58

Assists: Adam Hall, Vladimir Orszagh · beat Evgeni Nabokov

3–2

🐯 Scott Walker Empty net 3rd · 19:21

Assists: David Legwand

4–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐯NSH SJS🦈

22 Shots on goal 30

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

0 Hits 4

18 Penalty minutes 12

NSH shooting 18.2% (4/22) SJS shooting 6.7% (2/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐯Predators

Tomas Vokoun

28/30

.933 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦈Sharks

Evgeni Nabokov

18/21

.857 SV% · 3 GA · 59:18 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Predators

Predators — tied after 1st: 8-12-5 (32% win rate, 25 games)

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 1st: 11-12-3 (42% win rate, 26 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Predators

Predators — tied after 2nd: 8-12-5 (32% win rate, 25 games)

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 2nd: 11-12-3 (42% win rate, 26 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐯Predators

L1 Orszagh · Legwand · Walker 18:08

L2 Johansson · Wilm · Fiddler 13:55

L3 Hartnell · Pederson · Arkhipov 12:16

L4 Gilchrist · Hall · Erat 10:24

D1 Hulse · Timonen 23:02

D2 Houlder · Delmore 20:32

D3 Skrastins · York 17:06

🦈Sharks

L1 Damphousse · Marleau · Selanne 22:49

L2 Sturm · Ricci · Nolan 15:31

L3 Graves · Thornton · Sundstrom 12:20

L4 Smith · Harvey · Bradley 6:07

D1 Stuart · Mcgillis 24:26

D2 Hannan · Marchment 19:26

D3 Rathje · Jillson 12:36

⚔️ Last meetings

Predators lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Predators won

❓ NSH vs SJS, answered

Who won Predators vs Sharks on December 7, 2002?

Predators won 4–2.

What was the final score of Predators vs Sharks?

The final score was Predators 4, Sharks 2.

Who scored for Predators?

Andy Delmore, Kimmo Timonen, Scott Walker, Vernon Fiddler.

Who scored for Sharks?

Teemu Selanne, Vincent Damphousse.

How did the Predators goalie play?

Tomas Vokoun made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 18 saves on 21 shots (.857 save percentage).

Where is Predators vs Sharks played?

At SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose, the Sharks home rink.

What is the Predators vs Sharks season series?

Predators lead the season series 3–1 after 4 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

🐯Predators

Previous game · Dec 5

🦈Sharks

Previous game · Dec 6

Also on December 7, 2002

Predators season page Sharks season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule