The top-seeded ’10-’11 Predators dominated the series from the start, but the scores didn’t always reflect that. They outshot the 8th-seeded ’03-’04 Predators 37-21 over the course of three periods, but the score was tied 2-2. Then, just over two minutes into overtime, Colin Wilson scored to give the ’10-’11 Predators a 3-2 win and a 1-0 series lead. The score did reflect the domination in Game 2. Defenseman Shea Weber netted a hat trick and winger Sergei Kostitsyn potted two goals and added an assist to lead the way to a 5-1 win for the ’10-’11 Predators. Game 3 was much more even. Martin Erat scored early in the third to give the ’10-’11 Predators a 3-2 lead. Then, six minutes later, Andreas Johansson scored for the ’03-’04 Predators, tying the game 3-3 and eventually forcing overtime. Shots were 45-42 in favor of the ’10-’11 Predators during regulation. T
he first overtime went scoreless with the ’10-’11 Predators leading in shots 14-12. Then, the ’10-’11 Predators dominated the second overtime by outshooting the ’03-’04 Predators 22-8, but couldn’t beat goaltender Tomas Vokoun. Finally, in the third overtime, defenseman Ryan Suter scored four plus minutes into the period to give the ’10-’11 Predators a 3-0 series lead. Vokoun stopped 83 of 87 shots against and Pekka Rinne stopped 60 of the 63 shots against for the ’10-’11 Predators. The ’10-’11 Predators tallied 24 shots on goal in the first of Game 4, with David Legwand and Steve Sullivan both potting a goal. The ’03-’04 Predators had the game tied up early in the third, but Mike Fisher broke the tie for the ’10-’11 Predators at the 8:42 mark of the third. That would be the final goal of the series as the ’10-’11 Predators complete the sweep.
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’03-’04 Predators | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| ’10-’11 Predators | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’10-’11 NSH – 3 ’03-’04 NSH – 2 (OT) (1-0 ’10-’11 NSH)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: LW – Sergei Kostitsyn (’10-’11 NSH) – 1 G 0 A 1 P +1 2 S
2nd Star: G – Tomas Vokoun (’03-’04 NSH) – OTL 3.00 GAA .925 SV% (37 SV’s)
3rd Star: D – Jason York (’03-’04 NSH) – 0 G 2 A 2 P +1 0 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’03-’04 Predators | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
| ’10-’11 Predators | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’10-’11 NSH – 5 ’03-’04 NSH – 1 (2-0 ’10-’11 NSH)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: D – Shea Weber (’10-’11 NSH) – 3 G 0 A 3 P +2 9 S
2nd Star: LW – Sergei Kostitsyn (’10-’11 NSH) – 2 G 1 A 3 P +3 4 S
3rd Star: RW – Patric Hornqvist (’10-’11 NSH) – 0 G 2 A 2 P +3 4 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | 3rd Overtime | Total | |
| ’10-’11 Predators | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| ’03-’04 Predators | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’10-’11 NSH – 4 ’03-’04 NSH – 3 (3OT) (3-0 ’10-’11 NSH)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Pekka Rinne (’10-’11 NSH) – W 3.00 GAA .952 SV% (60 SV’s)
2nd Star: G – Tomas Vokoun (’03-’04 NSH) – OTL 4.00 GAA .954 SV% (83 SV’s)
3rd Star: D – Shea Weber (’10-’11 NSH) – 0 G 3 A 3 P +2 7 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | 3rd Overtime | Total | |
| ’10-’11 Predators | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | 3 |
| ’03-’04 Predators | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’10-’11 NSH – 3 ’03-’04 NSH – 2 (4-0 ’10-’11 NSH)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: LW – Martin Erat (’10-’11 NSH) – 0 G 2 A 2 P +1 12 S
2nd Star: G – Tomas Vokoun (’03-’04 NSH) – L 3.00 GAA .941 SV% (48 SV’s)
3rd Star: G – Pekka Rinne (’10-’11 NSH) – W 2.00 GAA .933 SV% (28 SV’s)
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