🐯 Away Predators 11-16-6 before this game
3–2
Final / OT
🐆 Home Panthers 14-10-9 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
NSH 11013
FLA 01102

Predators at Panthers

Predators beat Panthers 3–2 in overtime at Amerant Bank Arena on December 23, 2002.

🗓 Mon, Dec 23, 2002 · 18:30 CST 📍 Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Predators lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐯 NSH
David Legwand
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · 19:04 TOI · -1
2nd star 🐯 NSH
Adam Hall
1 G
3 shots · 17:36 TOI · +1
3rd star 🐯 NSH
Brent Gilchrist
1 G
2 shots · 09:04 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🐯 Adam Hall Go-ahead 1st · 03:59
Assists: Scott Hartnell · beat Roberto Luongo
1–0
2nd period
🐆 Branislav Mezei Tying 2nd · 06:49
Assists: Stephen Weiss, Jaroslav Bednar · beat Tomas Vokoun
1–1
🐯 Brent Gilchrist Go-ahead 2nd · 13:36
Assists: David Legwand · beat Roberto Luongo
2–1
3rd period
🐆 Kristian Huselius Tying 3rd · 12:27
Assists: Ivan Novoseltsev, Jeff Toms · beat Tomas Vokoun
2–2
Overtime
🐯 David Legwand PP Go-ahead OT · 00:48
Assists: Kimmo Timonen, Andy Delmore · beat Roberto Luongo
3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐯NSH FLA🐆
27 Shots on goal 30
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
6 Hits 23
6 Penalty minutes 8
NSH shooting 11.1% (3/27) FLA shooting 6.7% (2/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐯Predators
Tomas Vokoun
28/30
.933 SV% · 2 GA · 60:48 TOI
🐆Panthers
Roberto Luongo
24/27
.889 SV% · 3 GA · 60:48 TOI

🔮 Period by period

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

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐯Predators
L1 Legwand · Pederson · Walker 19:04
L2 Hartnell · Arkhipov · Hall 17:17
L3 Johansson · Murray · Orszagh 14:29
L4 Gilchrist · Wilm 10:00
D1 York · Timonen 19:53
D2 Skrastins · Houlder 18:45
D3 Hulse · Eaton 15:38
D4 Delmore 10:22
🐆Panthers
L1 Huselius · Kozlov · Novoseltsev 20:30
L2 Hagman · Bednar · Weiss 18:08
L3 Nilson · Worrell · Kolnik 14:00
L4 Toms · Johnson · Ward 6:48
D1 Ozolinsh · Lilja 25:09
D2 Ulanov · Majesky 17:58
D3 Mezei · Bouwmeester 15:05

⚔️ Last meetings

Predators lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Mar 9, 2002
🐯NSH @ 🐆FLA
2–2 (OT) · Predators won
Feb 12, 2002
🐆FLA @ 🐯NSH
0–1 · Predators won
Oct 27, 2000
🐆FLA @ 🐯NSH
3–3 (OT) · Panthers won
Dec 15, 1999
🐯NSH @ 🐆FLA
2–3 · Panthers won
Dec 11, 1999
🐆FLA @ 🐯NSH
4–2 · Panthers won

❓ NSH vs FLA, answered

Who won Predators vs Panthers on December 23, 2002?

Predators won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Predators vs Panthers?

The final score was Predators 3, Panthers 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Predators?

Adam Hall, Brent Gilchrist, David Legwand.

Who scored for Panthers?

Branislav Mezei, Kristian Huselius.

How did the Predators goalie play?

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

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Roberto Luongo made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Predators vs Panthers played?

At Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, the Panthers home rink.

What is the Predators vs Panthers season series?

Predators 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
🐯Predators
Previous game · Dec 21
🐯NSH @ ⚡TBL
2–2 · NSH won
Next game · Dec 26
⭐DAL @ 🐯NSH
1–3 · NSH won
🐆Panthers
Previous game · Dec 21
🐆FLA @ 🐻BOS
3–3 · FLA won
Next game · Dec 27
⭐DAL @ 🐆FLA
4–0 · DAL won
Also on December 23, 2002
🦈SJS @ 🐻BOS
2–5 final
🔔PHI @ 🏛️OTT
2–2 final
🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI
1–3 final
😈NJD @ 🗽NYR
2–2 final
⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH
0–3 final
🐙DET @ 🧥CBJ
1–0 final
⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT
2–5 final
🐦ATL @ 🍁TOR
1–5 final
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