Martin Erat scored a goal each in the first and second period of Game 1 for the 2nd-seeded ’11-’12 Predators before they added three goals in the third to cement a dominant Game 1. Then, in Game 2, the ’11-’12 Predators dominated again. They took the first two games of the series by a combined score of 11-1 with defenseman Shea Weber totaling six points in the two games. The 7th-seeded ’07-’08 Predators responded by taking Game’s 3 and 4. David Legwand scored two goals in Game 3 to lead them to a 4-1 win. Then, two goals in the third completed a comeback and forced overtime where Martin Gelinas scored five plus minutes into the overtime period to give the ’07-’08 Predators a 3-2 win. Goaltender Chris Mason stopped 71 of 74 shots against in the two wins for the ’07-’08 Predators.
Defenseman Jonathon Blum scored a PP goal in the first period of Game 5 for the ’11-’12 Predators, but that would be the only shot to beat Mason in the game. Legwand and Alexander Radulov scored in the second for the ’07-’08 Predators to lead them to a 2-1 win and a 3-2 series lead. Radek Bonk then gave them an early lead in Game 6, but the ’11-’12 Predators would score six goals in the second to take a 6-1 lead. Weber and Patric Hornqvist both scored two as they accounted for four of those six goals. The ’07-’08 Predators then scored four in the third to just fall short of a huge comeback. Just like in Game 6, the ’07-’08 Predators scored early in the first before the ’11-’12 Predators scored multiple goals in the second to take the lead. Hornqvist gave the ’11-’12 Predators a 3-1 lead halfway through the third, but Erat scored a minute and a half later to narrow it to 3-2. However, defenseman Ryan Suter scored with just over a minute left to seal the deal for the ’11-’12 Predators.
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’07-’08 Predators | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 1 |
’11-’12 Predators | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’11-’12 NSH – 5 ’07-’08 NSH – 1 (1-0 ’11-’12 NSH)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: D – Shea Weber (’11-’12 NSH) – 1 G 3 A 4 P +4 4 S
2nd Star: LW – Martin Erat (’11-’12 NSH) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +2 7 S
3rd Star: D – Ryan Suter (’11-’12 NSH) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +4 4 S
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’07-’08 Predators | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
’11-’12 Predators | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’11-’12 NSH – 6 ’07-’08 NSH – 0 (2-0 ’11-’12 NSH)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Pekka Rinne (’11-’12 NSH) – W 0.00 GAA 1.000 SV% (23 SV’s)
2nd Star: D – Ryan Suter (’11-’12 NSH) – 0 G 3 A 3 P +3 1 S 2 PIM
3rd Star: D – Shea Weber (’11-’12 NSH) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +3 4 S
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’11-’12 Predators | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
’07-’08 Predators | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’07-’08 NSH – 4 ’11-’12 NSH – 1 (2-1 ’11-’12 NSH)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – David Legwand (’07-’08 NSH) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +2 5 S
2nd Star: G – Chris Mason (’07-’08 NSH) – W 1.00 GAA .972 SV% (35 SV’s)
3rd Star: LW – Jan Hlavac (’07-’08 NSH) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +1 4 S
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’11-’12 Predators | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
’07-’08 Predators | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’07-’08 NSH – 3 ’11-’12 NSH – 2 (OT) (2-2)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Chris Mason (’07-’08 NSH) – W 2.00 GAA .947 SV% (36 SV’s)
2nd Star: G – Pekka Rinne (’11-’12 NSH) – OTL 3.00 GAA .929 SV% (39 SV’s)
3rd Star: LW – Martin Erat (’07-’08 NSH) – 1 G 1 A 2 P Even 8 S
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’07-’08 Predators | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 |
’11-’12 Predators | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’07-’08 NSH – 2 ’11-’12 NSH – 1 (3-2 ’07-’08 NSH)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Chris Mason (’07-’08 NSH) – W 1.00 GAA .977 SV% (43 SV’s)
2nd Star: G – Pekka Rinne (’11-’12 NSH) – L 2.00 GAA .951 SV% (39 SV’s)
3rd Star: C – David Legwand (’07-’08 NSH) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +2 3 S
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’11-’12 Predators | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 6 |
’07-’08 Predators | 1 | 0 | 4 | — | 5 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’11-’12 NSH – 6 ’07-’08 NSH – 5 (3-3)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – Mike Fisher (’11-’12 NSH) – 1 G 3 A 4 P +3 6 S
2nd Star: D – Shea Weber (’11-’12 NSH) – 2 G 1 A 3 P Even 4 S
3rd Star: RW – Patric Hornqvist (’11-’12 NSH) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +3 10 S
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’07-’08 Predators | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 2 |
’11-’12 Predators | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’11-’12 NSH – 4 ’07-’08 NSH – 2 (4-3 ’11-’12 NSH)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: LW – Martin Erat (’11-’12 NSH) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +2 9 S
2nd Star: G – Chris Mason (’07-’08 NSH) – L 4.00 GAA .930 SV% (53 SV’s)
3rd Star: RW – Patric Hornqvist (’11-’12 NSH) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +2 11 S
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