Predators 6–1 Blackhawks — Final Score & Stats (Dec 21, 2005)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐯 NSH

Paul Kariya

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:32 TOI

2nd star 🐯 NSH

Yanic Perreault

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 15:40 TOI

3rd star 🐯 NSH

Ryan Suter

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 19:58 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐯 Ryan Suter Go-ahead 1st · 13:22

Assists: Jerred Smithson · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

1–0

🪶 Matthew Barnaby Tying 1st · 14:03

Assists: Kyle Calder · beat Chris Mason

1–1

🐯 Yanic Perreault Go-ahead 1st · 18:46

Assists: Jordin Tootoo, Ryan Suter · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

2–1

2nd period

🐯 Steve Sullivan PP 2nd · 02:10

Assists: Paul Kariya, Kimmo Timonen · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

3–1

🐯 Vernon Fiddler 2nd · 08:08

Assists: Dan Hamhuis, Scottie Upshall · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

4–1

3rd period

🐯 Paul Kariya 3rd · 05:08

Assists: Yanic Perreault, Jordin Tootoo · beat Craig Anderson

5–1

🐯 Paul Kariya PP 3rd · 16:11

Assists: Steve Sullivan, Kimmo Timonen · beat Craig Anderson

6–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐯Predators

L1 Sullivan · Hartnell · Hall 18:22

L2 Kariya · Perreault · Johnson 15:40

L3 Fiddler · Smithson · Erat 13:52

L4 Hordichuk · Tootoo · Upshall 10:16

D1 Hamhuis · Timonen 24:12

D2 Zidlicky · Suter 20:35

D3 Markov · Eaton 11:41

🪶Blackhawks

L1 Calder · Bell · Holmqvist 17:59

L2 Sharp · Bourque · Barnaby 14:23

L3 Arnason · Dowd · Lapointe 12:20

L4 Hilbert · Thornton · Brown 11:05

D1 Aucoin · Keith 24:29

D2 Spacek · Vandermeer 19:52

D3 Simpson · Seabrook 11:26

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐯NSH CHI🪶

31 Shots on goal 27

2/9 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

10 Hits 20

13 Blocked shots 7

1 Takeaways 2

3 Giveaways 3

12 Penalty minutes 43

NSH shooting 19.4% (6/31) CHI shooting 3.7% (1/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐯Predators

Chris Mason

26/27

.963 SV% · 1 GA · 59:59 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Craig Anderson

17/19

.895 SV% · 2 GA · 31:52 TOI

Nikolai Khabibulin

8/12

.667 SV% · 4 GA · 28:08 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Predators

Predators — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-1-1 (75% win rate, 8 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-5 (17% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 4–1

Predators

Predators: no games found in this situation this year.

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Predators lead the season series 3–0

Dec 152005 🪶CHI @ 🐯NSH 3–5 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

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Who won Predators vs Blackhawks on December 21, 2005?

Predators won 6–1. The final score was Predators 6, Blackhawks 1.

Who scored for Predators?

Paul Kariya (2), Ryan Suter, Steve Sullivan, Vernon Fiddler, Yanic Perreault.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Matthew Barnaby.

How did the Predators goalie play?

Chris Mason made 26 saves on 27 shots (.963 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Craig Anderson made 17 saves on 19 shots (.895 save percentage).

Where is Predators vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Predators vs Blackhawks season series?

Predators lead the season series 3–0 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐯 Predators

BeforeDec 20 🏔️COL @ 🐯NSH 2–3 AfterDec 23 🐯NSH @ 🧥CBJ 5–4

🪶 Blackhawks

BeforeDec 18 ⭐DAL @ 🪶CHI 5–3 AfterDec 23 🐙DET @ 🪶CHI 3–2

Also on December 21

⭐DAL 5–3 🧥CBJ 😈NJD 2–4 🏝️NYI 👑LAK 5–2 🔥CGY 🛢️EDM 7–6 🐋VAN 🎵STL 3–6 🦆ANA

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