⭐ Away Stars 24-9-3 before this game
1–3
Final
🐯 Home Predators 12-16-6 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
DAL 0101
NSH 1023

Stars at Predators

Predators beat Stars 3–1 at Bridgestone Arena on December 26, 2002.

🗓 Thu, Dec 26, 2002 · 19:00 CST 📍 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Predators lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐯 NSH
Scott Walker
2 A
2 shots · 21:17 TOI · +2
2nd star 🐯 NSH
Scott Hartnell
1 G
4 shots · 16:07 TOI · +1
3rd star 🐯 NSH
Kimmo Timonen
1 G
2 shots · 22:06 TOI · +3

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🐯 Kimmo Timonen Go-ahead 1st · 08:44
Assists: Clarke Wilm, Scott Walker · beat Marty Turco
0–1
2nd period
⭐ Pierre Turgeon PP Tying 2nd · 04:20
Assists: Scott Young · beat Tomas Vokoun
1–1
3rd period
🐯 Scott Hartnell Go-ahead 3rd · 06:20
Assists: Denis Pederson · beat Marty Turco
1–2
🐯 David Legwand 3rd · 06:50
Assists: Scott Walker, Andreas Johansson · beat Marty Turco
1–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⭐DAL NSH🐯
21 Shots on goal 33
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2
1 Hits 2
6 Penalty minutes 10
DAL shooting 4.8% (1/21) NSH shooting 9.1% (3/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⭐Stars
Marty Turco
30/33
.909 SV% · 3 GA · 58:34 TOI
🐯Predators
Tomas Vokoun
20/21
.952 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Stars
Stars: no games found in this situation this year.
Predators
Predators: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 1–1
Stars
Stars — tied after 2nd: 24-9-3 (67% win rate, 36 games)
Predators
Predators — tied after 2nd: 12-16-6 (35% win rate, 34 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⭐Stars
L1 Modano · Arnott · Guerin 19:00
L2 Turgeon · Young · Lehtinen 17:28
L3 Morrow · Kapanen · DiMaio 13:52
L4 Pellerin · Ott · Malhotra 7:23
D1 Zubov · Hatcher 27:00
D2 Sydor · Matvichuk 17:40
D3 Robidas · Boucher 14:54
🐯Predators
L1 Legwand · Walker · Yachmenev 18:00
L2 Johansson · Hartnell · Murray 16:07
L3 Pederson · Arkhipov · Hall 13:30
L4 Gilchrist · Wilm · Fiddler 7:20
D1 Houlder · Timonen 22:17
D2 Skrastins · York 19:52
D3 Hulse · Delmore 17:46

⚔️ Last meetings

Predators lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Nov 30, 2002
⭐DAL @ 🐯NSH
2–5 · Predators won
Feb 6, 2002
⭐DAL @ 🐯NSH
1–2 · Predators won
Nov 3, 2001
⭐DAL @ 🐯NSH
1–4 · Predators won
Nov 2, 2001
🐯NSH @ ⭐DAL
0–3 · Stars won
Oct 5, 2001
🐯NSH @ ⭐DAL
1–4 · Stars won

❓ DAL vs NSH, answered

Who won Stars vs Predators on December 26, 2002?

Predators won 3–1.

What was the final score of Stars vs Predators?

The final score was Stars 1, Predators 3.

Who scored for Stars?

Pierre Turgeon.

Who scored for Predators?

David Legwand, Kimmo Timonen, Scott Hartnell.

How did the Stars goalie play?

Marty Turco made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Predators goalie play?

Tomas Vokoun made 20 saves on 21 shots (.952 save percentage).

Where is Stars vs Predators played?

At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, the Predators home rink.

What is the Stars vs Predators season series?

Predators lead the season series 2–0 after 2 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
⭐Stars
Previous game · Dec 22
⭐DAL @ 🌪️CAR
0–1 · CAR won
Next game · Dec 27
⭐DAL @ 🐆FLA
4–0 · DAL won
🐯Predators
Previous game · Dec 23
🐯NSH @ 🐆FLA
3–2 · NSH won
Next game · Dec 28
🐙DET @ 🐯NSH
4–2 · DET won
Also on December 26, 2002
🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF
3–2 final
🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR
6–1 final
🧥CBJ @ 🐙DET
2–4 final
🏔️COL @ 🎵STL
2–3 final
🌲MIN @ 🪶CHI
2–2 final
🐋VAN @ 🛢️EDM
4–2 final
🌵PHX @ 👑LAK
3–4 final
🦆ANA @ 🦈SJS
1–4 final
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