Canucks 3–1 Predators — Final Score & Stats (Dec 9, 2008)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🐋 VAN	1	0	2	3
🐯 NSH	1	0	0	1

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐋 VAN

Pavol Demitra

1 G

4 shots · 15:55 TOI

2nd star 🐋 VAN

Alexander Edler

1 G

4 shots · 23:37 TOI

3rd star 🐋 VAN

Alexandre Burrows

1 G

1 shots · 16:01 TOI

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🐋 Pavol Demitra Go-ahead 1st · 08:35

Assists: Kyle Wellwood · beat Dan Ellis

1–0

🐯 Radek Bonk PP Tying 1st · 11:03

Assists: Martin Erat, J-P Dumont · beat Curtis Sanford

1–1

3rd period

🐋 Alexander Edler PP Go-ahead 3rd · 00:24

Assists: Daniel Sedin, Kevin Bieksa · beat Dan Ellis

2–1

🐋 Alexandre Burrows Empty net 3rd · 19:16

Assists: Ryan Kesler

3–1

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐋Canucks

L1 Sedin · Raymond · Sedin 20:17

L2 Pyatt · Burrows · Demitra 15:55

L3 Wellwood · Kesler · Bernier 14:56

L4 Jaffray · Hordichuk · Hansen 6:18

D1 Bieksa · Mitchell 25:26

D2 Edler · Ohlund 23:20

D3 O'Brien · Davison 9:22

🐯Predators

L1 Legwand · Erat · Dumont 18:39

L2 Pihlstrom · Arnott · Ward 15:59

L3 Smithson · Bonk · Fiddler 13:48

L4 Peverley · Nichol · Belak 5:07

D1 Suter · Weber 24:20

D2 Hamhuis · Zanon 20:29

D3 De Vries · Klein 14:50

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐋VAN NSH🐯

28 Shots on goal 21

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

17 Hits 16

13 Blocked shots 11

11 Takeaways 17

4 Giveaways 8

34 Penalty minutes 36

VAN shooting 10.7% (3/28) NSH shooting 4.8% (1/21)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐋Canucks

Curtis Sanford

20/21

.952 SV% · 1 GA · 59:44 TOI

🐯Predators

Dan Ellis

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 59:05 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 1st: 2-2-1 (40% win rate, 5 games)

Predators

Predators — tied after 1st: 6-4 (60% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 2nd: 4-3-1 (50% win rate, 8 games)

Predators

Predators — tied after 2nd: 6-1-1 (75% win rate, 8 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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Canucks lead the season series 2–0

Nov 42008 🐯NSH @ 🐋VAN 0–4 Mar 62008 🐯NSH @ 🐋VAN 2–6 Feb 212008 🐋VAN @ 🐯NSH 3–2 SO Dec 62007 🐋VAN @ 🐯NSH 5–2 Nov 12007 🐯NSH @ 🐋VAN 3–0

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❓ VAN vs NSH, answered

Who won Canucks vs Predators on December 9, 2008?

Canucks won 3–1. The final score was Canucks 3, Predators 1.

Who scored for Canucks?

Alexander Edler, Alexandre Burrows, Pavol Demitra.

Who scored for Predators?

Radek Bonk.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Curtis Sanford made 20 saves on 21 shots (.952 save percentage).

How did the Predators goalie play?

Dan Ellis made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

Where is Canucks vs Predators played?

At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, the Predators home rink.

What is the Canucks vs Predators season series?

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

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐋 Canucks

BeforeDec 7 🐋VAN @ 🏔️COL 4–5 AfterDec 13 🐋VAN @ 🛢️EDM 0–3

🐯 Predators

BeforeDec 8 🐯NSH @ 🎵STL 3–6 AfterDec 11 🐯NSH @ 🧥CBJ 1–2

Also on December 9

🏝️NYI 3–4 🔔PHI 🔥CGY 1–4 🇨🇦MTL 👑LAK 1–6 🏔️COL

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