Nashville Predators vs Edmonton Oilers
Regular season · Wednesday, November 4, 1998 · Skyreach Centre
Game summary
The Edmonton Oilers beat the Nashville Predators 3–2 on Wednesday, November 4, 1998 at Skyreach Centre. The Oilers outshot the Predators 29–28.
Goals came from Josef Beranek, Andrei Kovalenko, Kelly Buchberger, Andrew Brunette and Jamie Heward.
Bob Essensa made 26 saves on 28 shots for the win; Mike Dunham stopped 26 of 29.
Scoring
1st period
Josef Beranek (5)Frantisek Musil (1)0–100:26 EDM
2nd period
Andrei Kovalenko (3)Josef Beranek (7), Boris Mironov (6)0–203:58 EDM
3rd period
Kelly Buchberger (2)Unassisted0–307:18 EDM · 
Andrew Brunette (5)Scott Walker (3)1–312:34 NSH
Jamie Heward (1)Greg Johnson (9)2–319:39 NSH
Team stats
NSHEDM
2829
46%54%
0/60/4
1818
2026
822
1121
1818
Penalties
- 3:17 into the first period
Denny Lambert · hooking obstruction2 min - 10:28 into the first period
Josef Beranek · interference2 min - 14:19 into the first periodDean McAmmond · hooking obstruction2 min
- 17:58 into the first periodRyan Smyth · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 17:58 into the first periodJamie Heward · hooking obstruction2 min
- 5:57 into the second periodRoman Hamrlik · interference2 min
- 8:39 into the second periodBob Boughner · slashing2 min
- 5:51 into the third periodMats Lindgren · holding obstruction2 min
- 8:18 into the third periodBill Guerin · roughing2 min
- 8:18 into the third periodBob Boughner · cross checking double minor4 min
- 8:18 into the third periodBob Boughner · roughing2 min
- 10:04 into the third periodScott Walker · cross checking2 min
- 14:27 into the third periodMats Lindgren · interference2 min
- 16:28 into the third periodBoris Mironov · roughing2 min
- 16:28 into the third periodBoris Mironov · roughing2 min
- 16:28 into the third periodScott Walker · roughing2 min
- 20:00 into the third periodScott Walker · holding obstruction2 min
Season series
Nashville Predators
| 19Andrew BrunetteL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:02 |
| 22Greg JohnsonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:53 |
| 24Scott WalkerR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 12:28 |
| 20Jamie HewardD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 22:39 |
| 7Cliff RonningC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 5 | 17:59 |
| 9Darren TurcotteC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | 16:03 |
| 10Patric KjellbergL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:31 |
| 21Tom FitzgeraldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 | 16:01 |
| 23Blair AtcheynumR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:53 |
| 25Sergei KrivokrasovR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:51 |
| 28Denny LambertL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:49 |
| 32Jeff DanielsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 07:46 |
| 71Sebastien BordeleauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:35 |
| 4Jayson MoreD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:15 |
| 6Bob BoughnerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:36 |
| 15Drake BerehowskyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 18:03 |
| 27John SlaneyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 25:34 |
| 36J.J. DaigneaultD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | 16:48 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mike DunhamG | L | 29 | 3 | .897 |
| 29Tomas VokounG | 0 | 0 | – |
Edmonton Oilers
| 20Josef BeranekL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 16:00 |
| 16Kelly BuchbergerR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:44 |
| 51Andrei KovalenkoR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 5 | 15:06 |
| 2Boris MironovD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 25:46 |
| 8Frantisek MusilD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:32 |
| 9Bill GuerinR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 | 15:57 |
| 10Pat FalloonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:15 |
| 14Mats LindgrenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 12:25 |
| 19Boyd DevereauxC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:57 |
| 25Mike GrierR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | 16:30 |
| 26Todd MarchantC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 16:32 |
| 37Dean McAmmondC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10:31 |
| 42Kevin BrownR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:13 |
| 94Ryan SmythL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:52 |
| 5Tom PotiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 16:42 |
| 22Roman HamrlikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 25:09 |
| 23Sean BrownD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:11 |
| 32Craig MillarD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:44 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Bob EssensaG | W | 28 | 2 | .929 |
| 35Mikhail ShtalenkovG | 0 | 0 | – |