Predators 2–1 Blackhawks — Final Score & Stats (Dec 20, 2006)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🐯 NSH

Paul Kariya

2 G

6 shots · 20:04 TOI

2nd star 🐯 NSH

Kimmo Timonen

2 A

1 shots · 22:38 TOI

3rd star 🐯 NSH

David Legwand

1 A

2 shots · 19:18 TOI

Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🪶 Martin Havlat Go-ahead 1st · 14:24

Assists: Peter Bondra · beat Chris Mason

0–1

3rd period

🐯 Paul Kariya Tying 3rd · 06:41

Assists: David Legwand, Kimmo Timonen · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

1–1

🐯 Paul Kariya PP Go-ahead 3rd · 12:58

Assists: Martin Erat, Kimmo Timonen · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

2–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐯Predators

L1 Kariya · Sullivan · Erat 19:45

L2 Hartnell · Legwand · Arnott 14:37

L3 Vasicek · Dumont · Radulov 12:11

L4 Nichol · Smithson · Tootoo 8:18

D1 Timonen · Hamhuis 22:29

D2 Weber · Zidlicky 20:48

D3 Suter · Zanon 18:00

🪶Blackhawks

L1 Ruutu · Smolinski · Havlat 21:10

L2 Lapointe · Bondra · Vrbata 17:07

L3 Arkhipov · Hamilton · Bourque 14:38

L4 Sharp · Stewart 9:35

D1 Keith · Aucoin 23:06

D2 Wisniewski · Cullimore 15:42

D3 Seabrook · Vandermeer 12:02

D4 Kukkonen 9:46

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐯NSH CHI🪶

19 Shots on goal 29

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/7

9 Hits 13

12 Blocked shots 14

2 Takeaways 2

3 Giveaways 2

14 Penalty minutes 10

NSH shooting 10.5% (2/19) CHI shooting 3.4% (1/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐯Predators

Chris Mason

28/29

.966 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Nikolai Khabibulin

17/19

.895 SV% · 2 GA · 58:40 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Predators

Predators — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-4-1 (29% win rate, 7 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-4-3 (30% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 0–1

Predators

Predators — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-3 (25% win rate, 4 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-1-1 (78% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Blackhawks lead the season series 3–1

Dec 22006 🪶CHI @ 🐯NSH 4–3 OT Oct 122006 🐯NSH @ 🪶CHI 1–3 Oct 52006 🪶CHI @ 🐯NSH 8–6 Apr 82006 🪶CHI @ 🐯NSH 1–2 SO Apr 52006 🐯NSH @ 🪶CHI 3–4

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Who won Predators vs Blackhawks on December 20, 2006?

Predators won 2–1. The final score was Predators 2, Blackhawks 1.

Who scored for Predators?

Paul Kariya (2).

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Martin Havlat.

How did the Predators goalie play?

Chris Mason made 28 saves on 29 shots (.966 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin 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?

Blackhawks lead the season series 3–1 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐯 Predators

BeforeDec 17 🐯NSH @ 🎵STL 2–1 AfterDec 21 ⚔️BUF @ 🐯NSH 7–2

🪶 Blackhawks

BeforeDec 17 🏔️COL @ 🪶CHI 1–2 AfterDec 22 🍁TOR @ 🪶CHI 1–3

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