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2005-06 regular season

Blackhawks at Predators

🗓 📍 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville 🔁 Predators lead the season series 2–0

Predators beat Blackhawks 5–3 at Bridgestone Arena on December 15, 2005.

CHI – NSH
38–31
Shots on goal
0/9–1/9
Power play
10–12
Hits
11–15
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐯 NSH
Steve Sullivan
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 20:16 TOI
2nd star 🐯 NSH
Kimmo Timonen
2 A
2 shots · 24:36 TOI
3rd star 🐯 NSH
Pekka Rinne
35 saves
0.921 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🪶 Mark Bell SH Go-ahead 1st · 02:29
Assists: Pavel Vorobiev · beat Pekka Rinne
1–0
2nd period
🐯 Paul Kariya Tying 2nd · 01:32
Assists: Scottie Upshall, Jamie Allison · beat Craig Anderson
1–1
🐯 Martin Erat Go-ahead 2nd · 10:32
Assists: Scott Hartnell, Danny Markov · beat Craig Anderson
1–2
🐯 Yanic Perreault PP 2nd · 16:49
Assists: Steve Sullivan, Kimmo Timonen · beat Craig Anderson
1–3
3rd period
🐯 Vernon Fiddler 3rd · 01:48
Assists: Scott Hartnell, Adam Hall · beat Craig Anderson
1–4
🪶 Tyler Arnason 3rd · 02:26
Assists: Jaroslav Spacek · beat Pekka Rinne
2–4
🪶 Anton Babchuk 3rd · 06:17
Assists: Matthew Barnaby, Jim Dowd · beat Pekka Rinne
3–4
🐯 Steve Sullivan SH 3rd · 12:15
Assists: Jerred Smithson, Kimmo Timonen · beat Craig Anderson
3–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🪶Blackhawks
L1 Sharp · Bell · Vorobiev 18:17
L2 Calder · Hilbert · Arnason 16:00
L3 Dowd · Lapointe · Barnaby 13:02
L4 Thornton · Holmqvist · Brown 10:26
D1 Keith · Seabrook 25:20
D2 Spacek · Vandermeer 21:43
D3 Babchuk · Barinka 12:16
🐯Predators
L1 Sullivan · Hartnell · Kariya 19:57
L2 Beech · Perreault · Hall 15:11
L3 Fiddler · Smithson · Erat 13:12
L4 Hordichuk · Upshall · Tootoo 7:28
D1 Timonen · Eaton 23:09
D2 Hamhuis · Zidlicky 19:58
D3 Markov · Allison 14:20

Team stats

Away left · home right
🪶CHI NSH🐯
38 Shots on goal 31
0/9 Power play (goals / chances) 1/9
10 Hits 12
11 Blocked shots 15
10 Takeaways 13
10 Giveaways 12
18 Penalty minutes 18
CHI shooting 7.9% (3/38) NSH shooting 16.1% (5/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🪶Blackhawks
Craig Anderson
26/31
.839 SV% · 5 GA · 57:44 TOI
🐯Predators
Pekka Rinne
35/38
.921 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-2 (60% win rate, 5 games)
Predators
Predators — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)
After 2nd — 1–3
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-3-1 (0% win rate, 4 games)
Predators
Predators — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 4-0-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Predators lead the season series 2–0
Oct 252005 🪶CHI @ 🐯NSH 3–5 Apr 12004 🐯NSH @ 🪶CHI 3–1 Mar 302004 🪶CHI @ 🐯NSH 2–5 Mar 12004 🪶CHI @ 🐯NSH 2–2 OT Feb 112004 🐯NSH @ 🪶CHI 2–5
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Who won Blackhawks vs Predators on December 15, 2005?

Predators won 5–3. The final score was Blackhawks 3, Predators 5.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Anton Babchuk, Mark Bell, Tyler Arnason.

Who scored for Predators?

Martin Erat, Paul Kariya, Steve Sullivan, Vernon Fiddler, Yanic Perreault.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Craig Anderson made 26 saves on 31 shots (.839 save percentage).

How did the Predators goalie play?

Pekka Rinne made 35 saves on 38 shots (.921 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Predators played?

At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, the Predators home rink.

What is the Blackhawks vs Predators season series?

Predators lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🪶 Blackhawks
BeforeDec 13 🪶CHI @ 🌪️CAR 3–5 AfterDec 16 🎵STL @ 🪶CHI 1–5
🐯 Predators
BeforeDec 13 🐯NSH @ 🐆FLA 3–7 AfterDec 17 🧥CBJ @ 🐯NSH 3–7
Also on December 15
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