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2014-15 regular season

Bruins at Predators

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

Predators beat Bruins 3–2 in a shootout at Bridgestone Arena on December 16, 2014.

BOS – NSH
35–40
Shots on goal
0/3–1/4
Power play
21–15
Hits
17–14
Blocked shots
⚔️ Head-to-head

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
Mike Ribeiro
1 G
2 shots · 20:40 TOI
2nd star 🐯 NSH
Mike Fisher
1 G
1 shots · 21:09 TOI
3rd star 🐯 NSH
Pekka Rinne
33 saves
0.943 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order
2nd period
🐻 Milan Lucic Go-ahead 2nd · 04:04
Assists: Chris Kelly, Torey Krug · beat Pekka Rinne
1–0
🐯 Mike Fisher PP Tying 2nd · 19:30
Assists: Shea Weber, Filip Forsberg · beat Tuukka Rask
1–1
3rd period
🐯 Mike Ribeiro Go-ahead 3rd · 01:31
Assists: James Neal, Ryan Ellis · beat Tuukka Rask
1–2
🐻 Reilly Smith Tying 3rd · 03:28
Assists: Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron · beat Pekka Rinne
2–2
Shootout
🐯 Derek Roy Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted
2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐻Bruins
L1 Eriksson · Bergeron · Smith 20:18
L2 Marchand · Soderberg · Kelly 18:52
L3 Cunningham · Lucic · Campbell 15:39
L4 Paille · Griffith · Fraser 9:50
D1 Chara · Hamilton 24:12
D2 Seidenberg · Miller 20:02
D3 Krug · Trotman 18:16
🐯Predators
L1 Neal · Fisher · Ribeiro 20:40
L2 Forsberg · Wilson · Cullen 19:41
L3 Nystrom · Jarnkrok · Smith 12:34
L4 Bourque · Jokinen · Roy 9:22
D1 Josi · Weber 30:26
D2 Ekholm · Ellis 23:30
D3 Jones · Volchenkov 11:04

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐻BOS NSH🐯
35 Shots on goal 40
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
21 Hits 15
17 Blocked shots 14
4 Takeaways 4
4 Giveaways 12
8 Penalty minutes 6
BOS shooting 5.7% (2/35) NSH shooting 7.5% (3/40)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐻Bruins
Tuukka Rask
38/40
.950 SV% · 2 GA · 64:45 TOI
🐯Predators
Pekka Rinne
33/35
.943 SV% · 2 GA · 64:44 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 5 goals located
Milan Lucic · 2nd 04:04 · 1–0 Mike Fisher · 2nd 19:30 · 1–1 Mike Ribeiro · 3rd 01:31 · 1–2 Reilly Smith · 3rd 03:28 · 2–2
BOS NSH
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Period by period

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After 1st — 0–0
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 1st: 6-5 (55% win rate, 11 games)
Predators
Predators — tied after 1st: 10-1-2 (77% win rate, 13 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 2nd: 2-2-1 (40% win rate, 5 games)
Predators
Predators — tied after 2nd: 6-1-2 (67% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Predators lead the season series 1–0
Jan 22014 🐯NSH @ 🐻BOS 2–3 OT Dec 232013 🐻BOS @ 🐯NSH 6–2 Feb 112012 🐯NSH @ 🐻BOS 3–4 SO Mar 172011 🐻BOS @ 🐯NSH 3–4 OT Oct 212009 🐯NSH @ 🐻BOS 2–3
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Who won Bruins vs Predators on December 16, 2014?

Predators won 3–2 in a shootout. The final score was Bruins 2, Predators 3.

Who scored for Bruins?

Milan Lucic, Reilly Smith.

Who scored for Predators?

Mike Fisher, Mike Ribeiro.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Tuukka Rask made 38 saves on 40 shots (.950 save percentage).

How did the Predators goalie play?

Pekka Rinne made 33 saves on 35 shots (.943 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Predators played?

At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, the Predators home rink.

What is the Bruins 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
🐻 Bruins
BeforeDec 13 🏛️OTT @ 🐻BOS 3–2 AfterDec 17 🐻BOS @ 🌲MIN 3–2
🐯 Predators
BeforeDec 13 🐯NSH @ 🦈SJS 0–2 AfterDec 20 🐯NSH @ 🌲MIN 6–5
Also on December 16
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