Stars 4–5 Senators — Final Score & Stats (Dec 20, 2008)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
⭐ DAL	1	2	1	0	4
🏛️ OTT	1	2	1	1	5

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏛️ OTT

Nick Foligno

2 A

5 shots · 17:20 TOI

2nd star 🏛️ OTT

Mike Fisher

2 A

4 shots · 21:33 TOI

3rd star 🏛️ OTT

Filip Kuba

2 A

1 shots · 24:08 TOI

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🏛️ Daniel Alfredsson Go-ahead 1st · 01:27

Assists: Ilya Zubov, Filip Kuba · beat Marty Turco

0–1

⭐ Matt Niskanen Tying 1st · 19:09

Assists: Mike Ribeiro, Darryl Sydor · beat Martin Gerber

1–1

2nd period

🏛️ Antoine Vermette PP Go-ahead 2nd · 03:52

Assists: Nick Foligno, Mike Fisher · beat Marty Turco

1–2

⭐ Brad Richards PP Tying 2nd · 07:37

Unassisted · beat Martin Gerber

2–2

⭐ Toby Petersen Go-ahead 2nd · 09:49

Assists: Landon Wilson, Doug Janik · beat Martin Gerber

3–2

🏛️ Jason Spezza PP Tying 2nd · 11:51

Assists: Filip Kuba, Martin Gerber · beat Marty Turco

3–3

3rd period

🏛️ Alexandre Picard PP Go-ahead 3rd · 01:36

Assists: Chris Phillips, Nick Foligno · beat Marty Turco

3–4

⭐ Loui Eriksson Tying 3rd · 14:26

Assists: Brad Richards, Matt Niskanen · beat Martin Gerber

4–4

Overtime

🏛️ Jason Smith Go-ahead OT · 03:30

Assists: Mike Fisher, Dany Heatley · beat Marty Turco

4–5

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⭐Stars

L1 Eriksson · Modano · Lehtinen 19:26

L2 Richards · Ott · Ribeiro 18:03

L3 Neal · Brunnstrom · Petersen 11:53

L4 Parrish · Wilson · Barch 9:25

D1 Robidas · Daley 28:24

D2 Niskanen · Sydor 20:36

D3 Janik · Hutchinson 12:48

🏛️Senators

L1 Heatley · Fisher · Spezza 21:33

L2 Foligno · Kelly · Vermette 17:20

L3 Ruutu · Bass · Neil 12:13

L4 Zubov · Donovan · Alfredsson 9:51

D1 Kuba · Bell 22:40

D2 Phillips · Picard 20:22

D3 Volchenkov · Smith 19:16

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⭐DAL OTT🏛️

29 Shots on goal 33

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 3/6

27 Hits 42

13 Blocked shots 11

4 Takeaways 6

10 Giveaways 17

12 Penalty minutes 8

DAL shooting 13.8% (4/29) OTT shooting 15.2% (5/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⭐Stars

Marty Turco

28/33

.848 SV% · 5 GA · 63:30 TOI

🏛️Senators

Martin Gerber

25/29

.862 SV% · 4 GA · 63:04 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Stars

Stars — tied after 1st: 2-3-1 (33% win rate, 6 games)

Senators

Senators — tied after 1st: 5-6-5 (31% win rate, 16 games)

After 2nd — 3–3

Stars

Stars — tied after 2nd: 1-2-2 (20% win rate, 5 games)

Senators

Senators — tied after 2nd: 2-0-2 (50% win rate, 4 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Senators lead the season series 1–0

Dec 72007 🏛️OTT @ ⭐DAL 4–2 Dec 152005 ⭐DAL @ 🏛️OTT 2–0 Jan 282004 🏛️OTT @ ⭐DAL 3–5 Feb 272003 ⭐DAL @ 🏛️OTT 2–3 OT Jan 272003 🏛️OTT @ ⭐DAL 3–5

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❓ DAL vs OTT, answered

Who won Stars vs Senators on December 20, 2008?

Senators won 5–4 in overtime. The final score was Stars 4, Senators 5.

Who scored for Stars?

Brad Richards, Loui Eriksson, Matt Niskanen, Toby Petersen.

Who scored for Senators?

Alexandre Picard, Antoine Vermette, Daniel Alfredsson, Jason Smith, Jason Spezza.

How did the Stars goalie play?

Marty Turco made 28 saves on 33 shots (.848 save percentage).

How did the Senators goalie play?

Martin Gerber made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 save percentage).

Where is Stars vs Senators played?

At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, the Senators home rink.

What is the Stars vs Senators season series?

Senators lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⭐ Stars

BeforeDec 18 🧥CBJ @ ⭐DAL 5–6 AfterDec 23 ⭐DAL @ 🍁TOR 8–2

🏛️ Senators

BeforeDec 19 🏛️OTT @ 😈NJD 1–5 AfterDec 23 🏛️OTT @ 🔔PHI 4–6

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