Nashville Predators vs Colorado Avalanche
Regular season · Monday, December 29, 2008 · Pepsi Center
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Game summary
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators 5–1 on Monday, December 29, 2008 at Pepsi Center. The Predators outshot the Avalanche 26–21.
Cody McLeod scored twice. Chris Stewart, David Jones, Jason Arnott and John-Michael Liles also scored.
Peter Budaj made 25 saves on 26 shots for the win; Pekka Rinne stopped 16 of 21.
Scoring
1st period
Cody McLeod (6)Marek Svatos (8), Adam Foote (4)0–108:34 COL- Cody McLeod (7)Brett Clark (4), T.J. Hensick (8)0–211:30 COL
2nd period
Chris Stewart (3)Jordan Leopold (8), Marek Svatos (9)0–304:42 COL
David Jones (6)Wojtek Wolski (11), John-Michael Liles (14)0–406:17 COL
Jason Arnott (14)Ryan Suter (16), Shea Weber (16)1–409:17 NSH ·
3rd period
John-Michael Liles (5)Ryan Smyth (14), Wojtek Wolski (12)1–500:48 COL
Team stats
NSHCOL
2621
43%57%
1/40/3
1012
1929
1119
716
1015
Penalties
- 18:44 into the first period
Ville Koistinen · holding2 min - 19:08 into the first period
Marek Svatos · hooking2 min - 8:32 into the second periodDarcy Tucker · cross checking2 min
- 8:32 into the second periodDarcy Tucker · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 11:42 into the second periodJerred Smithson · tripping2 min
- 17:15 into the second periodJoel Ward · hooking2 min
- 19:41 into the second periodScott Hannan · roughing2 min
- 19:41 into the second periodJordin Tootoo · roughing2 min
- 3:46 into the third periodRuslan Salei · hooking2 min
- 5:31 into the third periodWojtek Wolski · slashing2 min
- 5:31 into the third periodRyan Suter · cross checking2 min
Season series
Nashville Predators
| 19Jason ArnottC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16:21 |
| 6Shea WeberD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 3 | 23:45 |
| 20Ryan SuterD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 | 22:30 |
| 3Wade BelakR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:46 |
| 10Martin EratR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | 18:29 |
| 11David LegwandC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | 16:44 |
| 14Radek BonkC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | 14:58 |
| 22Jordin TootooR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 11:27 |
| 25Jerred SmithsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | 10:49 |
| 29Joel WardR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 12:03 |
| 37Rich PeverleyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:31 |
| 38Vernon FiddlerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:52 |
| 42Antti PihlstromL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:56 |
| 71J-P DumontR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 16:04 |
| 2Dan HamhuisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | 19:37 |
| 4Ville KoistinenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 18:51 |
| 5Greg ZanonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | 19:02 |
| 7Greg De VriesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 16:17 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Pekka RinneG | L | 21 | 5 | .762 |
| 39Dan EllisG | 0 | 0 | – |
Colorado Avalanche
| 8Wojtek WolskiL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 17:13 |
| 40Marek SvatosR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 2 | 10:01 |
| 55Cody McLeodL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 16:05 |
| 4John-Michael LilesD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 1 | 18:53 |
| 37T.J. HensickC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 10:55 |
| 42Chris StewartR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 10:52 |
| 54David JonesR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 15:39 |
| 94Ryan SmythL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:26 |
| 5Brett ClarkD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 19:50 |
| 44Jordan LeopoldD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 19:03 |
| 52Adam FooteD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:28 |
| 14Ian LaperriereR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 16:38 |
| 16Darcy TuckerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:04 |
| 23Milan HejdukR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:38 |
| 28Ben GuiteR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:57 |
| 39Tyler ArnasonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12:17 |
| 22Scott HannanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:58 |
| 24Ruslan SaleiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 20:27 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Andrew RaycroftG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Peter BudajG | W | 26 | 1 | .962 |