🐋 Away Canucks 20-9-3 before this game
3–1
Final
🐯 Home Predators 10-15-6 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
VAN 0123
NSH 1001

Canucks at Predators

Canucks beat Predators 3–1 at Bridgestone Arena on December 19, 2002.

🗓 Thu, Dec 19, 2002 · 19:00 CST 📍 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Canucks lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐋 VAN
Matt Cooke
2 A
3 shots · 12:39 TOI · +2
2nd star 🐋 VAN
Trevor Letowski
1 G
5 shots · 11:59 TOI
3rd star 🐋 VAN
Sami Salo
1 G
4 shots · 21:52 TOI · +2
4rd star 🐋 VAN
Peter Skudra
30 saves
0.968 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🐯 Denis Pederson Go-ahead 1st · 02:46
Assists: Kimmo Timonen · beat Peter Skudra
0–1
2nd period
🐋 Ed Jovanovski Tying 2nd · 15:45
Assists: Matt Cooke, Artem Chubarov · beat Tomas Vokoun
1–1
3rd period
🐋 Trevor Letowski Go-ahead 3rd · 13:57
Assists: Mats Lindgren · beat Tomas Vokoun
2–1
🐋 Sami Salo Empty net 3rd · 19:56
Assists: Matt Cooke
3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐋VAN NSH🐯
29 Shots on goal 31
2 Hits 0
12 Penalty minutes 10
VAN shooting 10.3% (3/29) NSH shooting 3.2% (1/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐋Canucks
Peter Skudra
30/31
.968 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐯Predators
Tomas Vokoun
26/28
.929 SV% · 2 GA · 58:48 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Canucks
Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.
Predators
Predators: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 1–1
Canucks
Canucks — tied after 2nd: 20-9-3 (62% win rate, 32 games)
Predators
Predators — tied after 2nd: 10-15-6 (32% win rate, 31 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐋Canucks
L1 Naslund · Morrison · Bertuzzi 21:40
L2 Warriner · Chubarov · Lindgren 14:30
L3 Cooke · Klatt · Letowski 12:39
L4 Sedin · Ruutu 9:36
D1 Jovanovski · Sopel 23:11
D2 Salo · Malik 20:48
D3 Baron · Allen 14:43
D4 Komarniski 6:25
🐯Predators
L1 Murray · Johansson · Walker 20:15
L2 Orszagh · Legwand · Pederson 17:04
L3 Hartnell · Yachmenev · Hall 11:33
L4 Gilchrist · Wilm · Fiddler 7:17
D1 Timonen · Delmore 21:44
D2 Skrastins · York 20:39
D3 Houlder · Eaton 17:42

⚔️ Last meetings

Canucks lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Mar 12, 2002
🐋VAN @ 🐯NSH
5–0 · Canucks won
Jan 28, 2002
🐯NSH @ 🐋VAN
1–5 · Canucks won
Dec 20, 2001
🐋VAN @ 🐯NSH
2–6 · Predators won
Oct 23, 2001
🐯NSH @ 🐋VAN
2–4 · Canucks won
Jan 8, 2001
🐯NSH @ 🐋VAN
1–2 · Canucks won

❓ VAN vs NSH, answered

Who won Canucks vs Predators on December 19, 2002?

Canucks won 3–1.

What was the final score of Canucks vs Predators?

The final score was Canucks 3, Predators 1.

Who scored for Canucks?

Ed Jovanovski, Sami Salo, Trevor Letowski.

Who scored for Predators?

Denis Pederson.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Peter Skudra made 30 saves on 31 shots (.968 save percentage).

How did the Predators goalie play?

Tomas Vokoun made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

Where is Canucks vs Predators played?

At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, the Predators home rink.

What is the Canucks vs Predators season series?

Canucks lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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
🐋Canucks
Previous game · Dec 17
🐋VAN @ 🪶CHI
2–3 · CHI won
Next game · Dec 21
🛢️EDM @ 🐋VAN
3–4 · VAN won
🐯Predators
Previous game · Dec 17
🔥CGY @ 🐯NSH
3–0 · CGY won
Next game · Dec 21
🐯NSH @ ⚡TBL
2–2 · NSH won
Also on December 19, 2002
🦈SJS @ 🏛️OTT
3–9 final
🇨🇦MTL @ 🗽NYR
3–1 final
🍁TOR @ ⚡TBL
2–1 final
🔥CGY @ 🧥CBJ
0–3 final
😈NJD @ 🐧PIT
3–1 final
🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH
3–5 final
⭐DAL @ 🐙DET
1–1 final
🏝️NYI @ 🌲MIN
4–2 final
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