Predators 4–3 Kings — Final Score & Stats (Mar 16, 2009)

The game

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

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐯 NSH

Joel Ward

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 19:44 TOI

2nd star 🐯 NSH

J-P Dumont

2 A

3 shots · 17:03 TOI

3rd star 👑 LAK

Michal Handzus

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 21:09 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

👑 Anze Kopitar Go-ahead 1st · 14:42

Assists: Dustin Brown · beat Pekka Rinne

0–1

🐯 Shea Weber Tying 1st · 19:45

Assists: J-P Dumont, Joel Ward · beat Erik Ersberg

1–1

2nd period

🐯 Joel Ward PP Go-ahead 2nd · 01:24

Assists: J-P Dumont, David Legwand · beat Erik Ersberg

2–1

👑 Teddy Purcell PP Tying 2nd · 16:25

Assists: Michal Handzus, Alex Frolov · beat Pekka Rinne

2–2

🐯 Steve Sullivan Go-ahead 2nd · 18:10

Assists: Martin Erat, Ryan Suter · beat Erik Ersberg

3–2

3rd period

👑 Michal Handzus Tying 3rd · 09:53

Assists: Wayne Simmonds, Kyle Calder · beat Pekka Rinne

3–3

🐯 Ryan Jones Go-ahead 3rd · 17:42

Assists: Dan Hamhuis, Jordin Tootoo · beat Erik Ersberg

4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐯Predators

L1 Legwand · Erat · Ward 20:39

L2 Sullivan · Fiddler · Dumont 17:03

L3 Jones · Smithson · Tootoo 11:02

L4 Pihlstrom · Nichol 7:48

D1 Weber · Suter 24:36

D2 Zanon · Hamhuis 23:46

D3 De Vries · Klein 10:32

D4 Koistinen 5:30

👑Kings

L1 Kopitar · Handzus · Brown 21:09

L2 Frolov · Purcell · Simmonds 18:10

L3 Calder · Stoll · Armstrong 14:52

L4 Ivanans · Westgarth 5:38

D1 Doughty · O'Donnell 23:46

D2 Quincey · Johnson 19:23

D3 Gauthier · Greene 13:29

D4 Harrold 12:42

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐯NSH LAK👑

30 Shots on goal 29

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

30 Hits 26

12 Blocked shots 11

5 Takeaways 0

12 Giveaways 13

8 Penalty minutes 8

NSH shooting 13.3% (4/30) LAK shooting 10.3% (3/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐯Predators

Pekka Rinne

26/29

.897 SV% · 3 GA · 59:59 TOI

👑Kings

Erik Ersberg

26/30

.867 SV% · 4 GA · 58:29 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Predators

Predators — tied after 1st: 16-13-1 (53% win rate, 30 games)

Kings

Kings — tied after 1st: 12-11-4 (44% win rate, 27 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Predators

Predators — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 14-1 (93% win rate, 15 games)

Kings

Kings — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-10-3 (13% win rate, 15 games)

Last meetings

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Predators lead the season series 3–0

Nov 152008 🐯NSH @ 👑LAK 3–1 Oct 252008 👑LAK @ 🐯NSH 4–5 Mar 132008 👑LAK @ 🐯NSH 4–1 Jan 82008 🐯NSH @ 👑LAK 7–0 Dec 222007 👑LAK @ 🐯NSH 3–4

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NSH vs LAK, answered

Who won Predators vs Kings on March 16, 2009?

Predators won 4–3. The final score was Predators 4, Kings 3.

Who scored for Predators?

Joel Ward, Ryan Jones, Shea Weber, Steve Sullivan.

Who scored for Kings?

Anze Kopitar, Michal Handzus, Teddy Purcell.

How did the Predators goalie play?

Pekka Rinne made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 save percentage).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Erik Ersberg made 26 saves on 30 shots (.867 save percentage).

Where is Predators vs Kings played?

At Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the Kings home rink.

What is the Predators vs Kings season series?

Predators lead the season series 3–0 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐯 Predators

BeforeMar 14 🐯NSH @ 🌵PHX 2–0 AfterMar 18 🐯NSH @ 🦆ANA 3–4

👑 Kings

BeforeMar 14 👑LAK @ 🦈SJS 1–2 AfterMar 19 👑LAK @ 🐻BOS 3–2

Also on March 16

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