Chicago Blackhawks vs Nashville Predators
Regular season · Saturday, December 2, 2006 · Gaylord Entertainment Center
CSN-CH
Game summary
The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Nashville Predators 4–3 in overtime on Saturday, December 2, 2006 at Gaylord Entertainment Center. The Blackhawks outshot the Predators 30–28.
Jeff Hamilton scored a hat trick. Scott Hartnell, Tony Salmelainen, Shea Weber and Kimmo Timonen also scored.
Nikolai Khabibulin made 25 saves on 28 shots for the win; Chris Mason stopped 26 of 30.
Scoring
1st period
Jeff Hamilton (4)Unassisted1–000:30 CHI
Scott Hartnell (10)Paul Kariya (19), Kimmo Timonen (13)1–118:11 NSH ·
2nd period
Tony Salmelainen (3)Jeff Hamilton (7)2–110:50 CHI
Shea Weber (5)Alexander Radulov (2), Scott Hartnell (7)2–213:52 NSH
Kimmo Timonen (5)Steve Sullivan (19), J-P Dumont (12)2–314:15 NSH
3rd period
- Jeff Hamilton (5)Radim Vrbata (13), Tuomo Ruutu (2)3–319:26 CHI
Overtime
- Jeff Hamilton (6)Patrick Sharp (6), Duncan Keith (9)4–300:59 CHI
Team stats
CHINSH
3028
50%50%
0/51/5
3424
1121
812
59
48
Penalties
- 5:57 into the first period
Brent Seabrook · fighting5 min - 5:57 into the first period
Jordin Tootoo · fighting5 min - 6:14 into the first periodJim Vandermeer · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 10:12 into the first periodMarek Zidlicky · hooking2 min
- 12:31 into the first periodPaul Kariya · high sticking2 min
- 15:45 into the first periodKimmo Timonen · delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 16:48 into the first periodNikolai Khabibulin · slashing2 min
- 16:48 into the first periodVernon Fiddler · interference goalkeeper2 min
- 17:20 into the first periodMartin Lapointe · hooking2 min
- 20:00 into the first periodDenis Arkhipov · hooking2 min
- 14:44 into the second periodBrent Seabrook · instigator2 min
- 14:44 into the second periodBrent Seabrook · fighting5 min
- 14:44 into the second periodBrent Seabrook · misconduct10 min
- 14:44 into the second periodDan Hamhuis · fighting5 min
- 17:56 into the second periodJim Vandermeer · hooking2 min
- 2:35 into the third periodGreg Zanon · tripping2 min
- 9:40 into the third periodDuncan Keith · hooking2 min
- 9:40 into the third periodMartin Erat · diving2 min
- 14:14 into the third periodJerred Smithson · holding2 min
Season series
Chicago Blackhawks
| 51Jeff HamiltonC | 3 | 1 | 4 | +3 | 5 | 16:04 |
| 8Tony SalmelainenL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 14:28 |
| 10Patrick SharpL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 7 | 17:42 |
| 15Tuomo RuutuL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 14:49 |
| 16Radim VrbataR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:26 |
| 2Duncan KeithD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 2 | 28:38 |
| 11Bryan SmolinskiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:17 |
| 17Michael HolmqvistC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 12:04 |
| 19Denis ArkhipovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 10:11 |
| 20Brandon BochenskiR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14:23 |
| 22Martin LapointeR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 11:23 |
| 47Martin St. PierreC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:56 |
| 49Carl CorazziniC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:27 |
| 5Jassen CullimoreD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:47 |
| 7Brent SeabrookD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:22 |
| 23Jim VandermeerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:09 |
| 43James WisniewskiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:19 |
| 44Danny RichmondD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:34 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Brian BoucherG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 39Nikolai KhabibulinG | W | 28 | 3 | .893 |
Nashville Predators
| 17Scott HartnellL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 6 | 16:03 |
| 44Kimmo TimonenD | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | 26:04 |
| 9Paul KariyaL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 | 21:53 |
| 26Steve SullivanL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:41 |
| 47Alexander RadulovR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 07:57 |
| 71J-P DumontR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:37 |
| 6Shea WeberD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 20:05 |
| 10Martin EratR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 17:40 |
| 11David LegwandC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | 23:06 |
| 12Scott NicholC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:40 |
| 22Jordin TootooR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 07:44 |
| 25Jerred SmithsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 10:49 |
| 38Vernon FiddlerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:02 |
| 63Josef VasicekC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:14 |
| 2Dan HamhuisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:45 |
| 3Marek ZidlickyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 21:42 |
| 5Greg ZanonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 14:05 |
| 20Ryan SuterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | 18:55 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Chris MasonG | O | 30 | 4 | .867 |
| 49Michael LeightonG | 0 | 0 | – |