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2008-09 regular season

Islanders at Predators

🗓 📍 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville 🔁 Predators lead the season series 1–0

Predators beat Islanders 1–0 at Bridgestone Arena on December 20, 2008.

NYI – NSH
23–28
Shots on goal
17–17
Hits
19–11
Blocked shots
12–11
Takeaways
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐯 NSH
Vernon Fiddler
1 G
1 shots · 12:24 TOI
2nd star 🐯 NSH
Martin Erat
1 A
4 shots · 16:12 TOI
3rd star 🐯 NSH
Rich Peverley
1 A
12:03 TOI

Scoring

1 goal · in order
1st period
🐯 Vernon Fiddler Go-ahead 1st · 06:48
Assists: Martin Erat, Rich Peverley · beat Joey MacDonald
0–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏝️Islanders
L1 Comrie · Guerin · Okposo 19:24
L2 Hilbert · Comeau · Park 16:35
L3 Bergenheim · Walter · Bailey 12:43
L4 Sim · Weight · Jackman 10:02
D1 Meyer · Streit 22:32
D2 Witt · Callahan 20:11
D3 Campoli · Pock 16:32
🐯Predators
L1 Arnott · Dumont · Ward 18:35
L2 Pihlstrom · Legwand · Erat 15:43
L3 Bonk · Smithson · Tootoo 13:34
L4 Fiddler · Peverley · Belak 12:03
D1 Weber · Suter 23:40
D2 Hamhuis · Zanon 20:07
D3 De Vries · Klein 16:12

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏝️NYI NSH🐯
23 Shots on goal 28
17 Hits 17
19 Blocked shots 11
12 Takeaways 11
5 Giveaways 7
4 Penalty minutes 4
NYI shooting 0.0% (0/23) NSH shooting 3.6% (1/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏝️Islanders
Joey MacDonald
27/28
.964 SV% · 1 GA · 58:35 TOI
🐯Predators
Pekka Rinne Shutout
23/23
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Islanders
Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-3-2 (29% win rate, 7 games)
Predators
Predators — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-0 (100% win rate, 6 games)
After 2nd — 0–1
Islanders
Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-7-1 (11% win rate, 9 games)
Predators
Predators — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Predators lead the season series 1–0
Oct 162006 🐯NSH @ 🏝️NYI 2–1 SO Jan 102006 🏝️NYI @ 🐯NSH 1–2 Nov 152003 🏝️NYI @ 🐯NSH 3–4 Feb 132003 🏝️NYI @ 🐯NSH 0–2 Oct 152002 🐯NSH @ 🏝️NYI 3–4 OT
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Who won Islanders vs Predators on December 20, 2008?

Predators won 1–0. The final score was Islanders 0, Predators 1.

Who scored for Predators?

Vernon Fiddler.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Joey MacDonald made 27 saves on 28 shots (.964 save percentage).

How did the Predators goalie play?

Pekka Rinne made 23 saves on 23 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

Where is Islanders vs Predators played?

At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, the Predators home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Predators season series?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeDec 19 🏝️NYI @ 🌲MIN 1–4 AfterDec 23 🐦ATL @ 🏝️NYI 4–2
🐯 Predators
BeforeDec 18 🐯NSH @ 🌵PHX 1–2 AfterDec 23 🐯NSH @ 🐆FLA 0–3
Also on December 20
🦅WSH 1–7 🔔PHI 🌪️CAR 2–4 🐻BOS ⭐DAL 4–5 🏛️OTT 🍁TOR 7–3 🐧PIT ⚡TBL 3–4 🐦ATL 👑LAK 4–6 🐙DET ⚔️BUF 3–4 🇨🇦MTL 🌲MIN 2–4 🎵STL
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