🛢️ Away Oilers 35-25-12 before this game

5–3

Final

🐯 Home Predators 34-28-9 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
EDM	2	0	3	5
NSH	0	2	1	3

Oilers at Predators

Oilers beat Predators 5–3 at Bridgestone Arena on March 17, 2003.

🗓 Mon, Mar 17, 2003 · 19:00 CST 📍 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Oilers lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🛢️ EDM

Ryan Smyth

3 A

1 shots · 17:06 TOI

2nd star 🛢️ EDM

Mike Comrie

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:11 TOI · +1

3rd star 🛢️ EDM

Ales Hemsky

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 14:19 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🛢️ Mike Comrie PP Go-ahead 1st · 01:46

Assists: Ales Hemsky, Ryan Smyth · beat Tomas Vokoun

1–0

🛢️ Scott Ferguson 1st · 16:51

Assists: Ryan Smyth, Cory Cross · beat Tomas Vokoun

2–0

2nd period

🐯 Vladimir Orszagh 2nd · 05:24

Assists: Vitali Yachmenev, Kimmo Timonen · beat Tommy Salo

2–1

🐯 Denis Arkhipov PP Tying 2nd · 14:38

Assists: Oleg Petrov, Kimmo Timonen · beat Tommy Salo

2–2

3rd period

🛢️ Ales Hemsky Go-ahead 3rd · 02:19

Assists: Mike Comrie, Ryan Smyth · beat Tomas Vokoun

3–2

🐯 Denis Arkhipov Tying 3rd · 05:58

Assists: Scott Hartnell, Karlis Skrastins · beat Tommy Salo

3–3

🛢️ Jason Chimera Go-ahead 3rd · 15:07

Assists: Shawn Horcoff, Georges Laraque · beat Tomas Vokoun

4–3

🛢️ Marty Reasoner Empty net 3rd · 19:18

Unassisted

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM NSH🐯

23 Shots on goal 30

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

8 Hits 10

8 Blocked shots 4

3 Takeaways 8

6 Giveaways 8

17 Penalty minutes 19

EDM shooting 21.7% (5/23) NSH shooting 10.0% (3/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Tommy Salo

27/30

.900 SV% · 3 GA · 59:55 TOI

🐯Predators

Tomas Vokoun

18/22

.818 SV% · 4 GA · 58:55 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

Predators

Predators: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 2nd: 35-25-12 (49% win rate, 72 games)

Predators

Predators — tied after 2nd: 34-28-9 (48% win rate, 71 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🛢️Oilers

L1 York · Smyth · Dvorak 17:24

L2 Moreau · Isbister · Comrie 15:35

L3 Reasoner · Horcoff · Hemsky 14:19

L4 Chimera · Pisani · Laraque 7:21

D1 Staios · Brewer 25:01

D2 Smith · Cross 19:48

D3 Semenov · Ferguson 14:59

🐯Predators

L1 Johansson · Johnson · Walker 16:39

L2 Orszagh · Arkhipov · Hall 15:33

L3 Murray · Hartnell · Yachmenev 14:21

L4 Pederson · Wilm · Petrov 9:30

D1 Skrastins · Timonen 24:22

D2 York · Delmore 19:48

D3 Houlder · Hulse 16:02

⚔️ Last meetings

Oilers lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

Jan 18, 2003

🐯NSH @ 🛢️EDM

3–2 (OT) · Predators won

2–2 (OT) · Oilers won

Oct 22, 2001

🐯NSH @ 🛢️EDM

4–2 · Predators won

❓ EDM vs NSH, answered

Who won Oilers vs Predators on March 17, 2003?

Oilers won 5–3.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Predators?

The final score was Oilers 5, Predators 3.

Who scored for Oilers?

Ales Hemsky, Jason Chimera, Marty Reasoner, Mike Comrie, Scott Ferguson.

Who scored for Predators?

Denis Arkhipov (2), Vladimir Orszagh.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Predators goalie play?

Tomas Vokoun made 18 saves on 22 shots (.818 save percentage).

Where is Oilers vs Predators played?

At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, the Predators home rink.

What is the Oilers vs Predators season series?

Oilers lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Mar 15

🐯Predators

Previous game · Mar 15

Also on March 17, 2003

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