🏛️ Away Senators 26-8-1 before this game
2–3
Final
🐯 Home Predators 13-17-6 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
OTT 1012
NSH 1113

Senators at Predators

Predators beat Senators 3–2 at Bridgestone Arena on December 30, 2002.

🗓 Mon, Dec 30, 2002 · 19:00 CST 📍 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Predators lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐯 NSH
Andy Delmore
1 G
4 shots · 12:48 TOI
2nd star 🐯 NSH
Denis Arkhipov
1 G
2 shots · 17:30 TOI · +1
3rd star 🐯 NSH
Bill Houlder
1 G
1 shots · 18:36 TOI · +1
4rd star 🐯 NSH
Tomas Vokoun
30 saves
0.938 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🏛️ Peter Schaefer Go-ahead 1st · 16:27
Assists: Curtis Leschyshyn, Mike Fisher · beat Tomas Vokoun
1–0
🐯 Denis Arkhipov Tying 1st · 18:56
Assists: Kimmo Timonen · beat Patrick Lalime
1–1
2nd period
🐯 Andy Delmore PP Go-ahead 2nd · 19:07
Assists: Rem Murray, Vitali Yachmenev · beat Patrick Lalime
1–2
3rd period
🏛️ Daniel Alfredsson Tying 3rd · 00:56
Assists: Shane Hnidy, Wade Redden · beat Tomas Vokoun
2–2
🐯 Bill Houlder Go-ahead 3rd · 07:42
Assists: Scott Walker, Denis Pederson · beat Patrick Lalime
2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🏛️OTT NSH🐯
32 Shots on goal 30
0/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
2 Hits 2
25 Penalty minutes 27
OTT shooting 6.2% (2/32) NSH shooting 10.0% (3/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏛️Senators
Patrick Lalime
27/30
.900 SV% · 3 GA · 58:54 TOI
🐯Predators
Tomas Vokoun
30/32
.938 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Senators
Senators — tied after 1st: 26-8-1 (74% win rate, 35 games)
Predators
Predators — tied after 1st: 13-17-6 (36% win rate, 36 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Senators
Senators: no games found in this situation this year.
Predators
Predators: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏛️Senators
L1 Arvedson · Alfredsson · Hossa 17:32
L2 White · Fisher · Bonk 16:39
L3 Schaefer · Van Allen · Havlat 14:33
L4 Martins · Hull · Neil 8:55
D1 Redden · Chara 26:26
D2 Phillips · Leschyshyn 16:50
D3 Hnidy · Kwiatkowski 14:24
🐯Predators
L1 Legwand · Walker · Yachmenev 20:45
L2 Murray · Johansson · Arkhipov 17:30
L3 Hartnell · Pederson · Hall 12:06
L4 Wilm · Fiddler 6:06
D1 Skrastins · Timonen 21:08
D2 Houlder · York 17:39
D3 Hulse · Eaton 14:56
D4 Delmore 12:48

⚔️ Last meetings

Predators lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Dec 6, 2001
🏛️OTT @ 🐯NSH
2–4 · Predators won
Nov 10, 2001
🐯NSH @ 🏛️OTT
2–3 · Senators won
Mar 24, 2001
🏛️OTT @ 🐯NSH
4–0 · Senators won
Nov 11, 1999
🐯NSH @ 🏛️OTT
2–1 · Predators won
Dec 1, 1998
🏛️OTT @ 🐯NSH
3–1 · Senators won

❓ OTT vs NSH, answered

Who won Senators vs Predators on December 30, 2002?

Predators won 3–2.

What was the final score of Senators vs Predators?

The final score was Senators 2, Predators 3.

Who scored for Senators?

Daniel Alfredsson, Peter Schaefer.

Who scored for Predators?

Andy Delmore, Bill Houlder, Denis Arkhipov.

How did the Senators goalie play?

Patrick Lalime made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Predators goalie play?

Tomas Vokoun made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 save percentage).

Where is Senators vs Predators played?

At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, the Predators home rink.

What is the Senators vs Predators 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
🏛️Senators
Previous game · Dec 27
🇨🇦MTL @ 🏛️OTT
2–3 · OTT won
Next game · Dec 31
🏛️OTT @ ⚡TBL
6–3 · OTT won
🐯Predators
Previous game · Dec 28
🐙DET @ 🐯NSH
4–2 · DET won
Next game · Jan 1
🏔️COL @ 🐯NSH
7–3 · COL won
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🐦ATL @ 🐧PIT
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🛢️EDM @ 🌵PHX
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🪶CHI @ 👑LAK
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🔔PHI @ 🦈SJS
1–2 final
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