Predators 1–5 Avalanche — Final Score & Stats (Dec 29, 2008)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🐯 NSH	0	1	0	1
🏔️ COL	2	2	1	5

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Cody McLeod

2 G

3 shots · 16:05 TOI

2nd star 🏔️ COL

John-Michael Liles

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 18:53 TOI

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Marek Svatos

2 A

2 shots · 10:01 TOI

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Cody McLeod Go-ahead 1st · 08:34

Assists: Marek Svatos, Adam Foote · beat Pekka Rinne

0–1

🏔️ Cody McLeod 1st · 11:30

Assists: Brett Clark, T.J. Hensick · beat Pekka Rinne

0–2

2nd period

🏔️ Chris Stewart 2nd · 04:42

Assists: Jordan Leopold, Marek Svatos · beat Pekka Rinne

0–3

🏔️ David Jones 2nd · 06:17

Assists: Wojtek Wolski, John-Michael Liles · beat Pekka Rinne

0–4

🐯 Jason Arnott PP 2nd · 09:17

Assists: Ryan Suter, Shea Weber · beat Peter Budaj

1–4

3rd period

🏔️ John-Michael Liles 3rd · 00:48

Assists: Ryan Smyth, Wojtek Wolski · beat Pekka Rinne

1–5

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐯Predators

L1 Peverley · Legwand · Erat 17:31

L2 Arnott · Bonk · Dumont 16:04

L3 Pihlstrom · Fiddler · Ward 12:03

L4 Smithson · Tootoo · Belak 10:49

D1 Weber · Suter 23:08

D2 Hamhuis · Zanon 19:20

D3 Koistinen · De Vries 17:34

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Wolski · McLeod · Laperriere 16:38

L2 Tucker · Jones · Guite 15:39

L3 Smyth · Arnason · Hejduk 14:26

L4 Hensick · Stewart · Svatos 10:52

D1 Hannan · Foote 21:43

D2 Salei · Clark 20:08

D3 Leopold · Liles 18:58

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐯NSH COL🏔️

26 Shots on goal 21

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

19 Hits 29

11 Blocked shots 19

10 Takeaways 15

7 Giveaways 16

10 Penalty minutes 12

NSH shooting 3.8% (1/26) COL shooting 23.8% (5/21)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐯Predators

Pekka Rinne

16/21

.762 SV% · 5 GA · 59:58 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Peter Budaj

25/26

.962 SV% · 1 GA · 59:51 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Predators

Predators — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 1–4

Predators

Predators — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-5 (0% win rate, 5 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Avalanche lead the season series 2–1

Dec 42008 🏔️COL @ 🐯NSH 2–3 Nov 82008 🐯NSH @ 🏔️COL 0–1 Jan 222008 🐯NSH @ 🏔️COL 4–0 Dec 152007 🐯NSH @ 🏔️COL 1–3 Dec 132007 🏔️COL @ 🐯NSH 2–1

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❓ NSH vs COL, answered

Who won Predators vs Avalanche on December 29, 2008?

Avalanche won 5–1. The final score was Predators 1, Avalanche 5.

Who scored for Predators?

Jason Arnott.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Cody McLeod (2), Chris Stewart, David Jones, John-Michael Liles.

How did the Predators goalie play?

Pekka Rinne made 16 saves on 21 shots (.762 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Peter Budaj made 25 saves on 26 shots (.962 save percentage).

Where is Predators vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Predators vs Avalanche season series?

Avalanche lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐯 Predators

BeforeDec 28 🐯NSH @ 🛢️EDM 2–5 AfterJan 1 🐋VAN @ 🐯NSH 2–1

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeDec 27 🐙DET @ 🏔️COL 3–4 AfterDec 31 🏔️COL @ 🌵PHX 1–3

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