New Jersey Devils vs Nashville Predators

Regular season · Saturday, January 3, 2004 · Gaylord Entertainment Center

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2–3

Final

SOG 40–27

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Game summary

The Nashville Predators beat the New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Saturday, January 3, 2004 at Gaylord Entertainment Center. The Devils outshot the Predators 40-27.

David Legwand scored twice. Mark Eaton, Patrik Elias and John Madden also scored.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
NJD	0	1	1	2	40
NSH	1	1	1	3	27

Scoring

1st period

David Legwand (8)Jason York (7), Martin Erat (16)0–113:02 NSH · PPG

2nd period

Mark Eaton (3)Jim McKenzie (2), Rem Murray (9)0–204:48 NSH
Patrik Elias (11)Sergei Brylin (9), Jeff Friesen (9)1–209:46 NJD

3rd period

David Legwand (9)Scott Walker (13)1–305:20 NSH
John Madden (7)Scott Niedermayer (13), Brian Rafalski (17)2–319:36 NJD

Team stats

NJDNSH

40Shots on goal27

51%Faceoff %49%

0/4Power play1/4

10Penalty minutes10

17Hits16

4Blocked shots7

13Giveaways10

5Takeaways11

Penalties

1st 10:14Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
1st 12:25Patrik Elias · holding2 min
1st 13:57Jeremy Stevenson · interference goalkeeper2 min
1st 16:50Brian Gionta · high sticking2 min
1st 17:13Marek Zidlicky · high sticking2 min
2nd 02:27Tuomas Pihlman · high sticking2 min
2nd 07:05Vladimir Orszagh · slashing2 min
2nd 07:05Mike Rupp · elbowing2 min
2nd 12:44Marek Zidlicky · holding2 min
3rd 10:27Jamie Allison · holding the stick2 min