This was a relatively low-scoring series. There was only a combined 4.5 goals/game with just three goals in the first two games combined. Patric Hornqvist registered two assists as the top-seeded ’10-’11 Predators took Game 1, 2-1. Then, goaltender Tomas Vokoun stopped all 23 shots against in a 1-0 shutout for the ’10-’11 Predators. David Legwand scored the only goal of Game 2. The 4th-seeded ’05-’06 Predators got on the board in the series in Game 3 as they won 3-1. Paul Kariya posted two assists in the win. The ’10-’11 Predators held a 3-2 lead going into the third period of Game 4. However, the ’05-’06 Predators scored three times in the third to comeback and tie the series up, including an empty-netter from Adam Hall.
Joel Ward led the ’10-’11 Predators to a 4-2 win in Game 5 as he posted a goal and two assists. Nick Spaling and defenseman Ryan Suter both posted a goal and an assist in the win. Vokoun then led the ’05-’06 Predators to a 3-0 shutout win in Game 6 as he stopped all 33 shots he saw. Mike Sillinger posted a hat trick as he scored all three goals in the game while Kariya tallied two assists, again. In Game 7, the ’05-’06 Predators outscored the ’10-’11 Predators 2-1 in both the first and second periods to hold a 4-2 lead going into the third. Scottie Upshall scored a shorthanded goal to cap their good first two periods. Defenseman Shea Weber scored almost halfway through the third period for the ’10-’11 Predators to narrow the lead to 4-3, but they could never find the game-tying goal. So, the Nashville Predators will have a new representative in the upcoming 2015 Ultimate NHL Playoffs with the ’10-’11 Predators being eliminated.
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’05-’06 Predators | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 1 |
’10-’11 Predators | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’10-’11 NSH – 2 ’05-’06 NSH – 1 (1-0 ’10-’11 NSH)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: RW – Patric Hornqvist (’10-’11 NSH) – 0 G 2 A 2 P +1 3 S
2nd Star: G – Tomas Vokoun (’05-’06 NSH) – L 2.00 GAA .943 SV% (33 SV’s)
3rd Star: D – Marek Zidlicky (’05-’06 NSH) – 1 G 0 A 1 P +1 2 S
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’05-’06 Predators | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
’10-’11 Predators | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’10-’11 NSH – 1 ’05-’06 NSH – 0 (2-0 ’10-’11 NSH)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Pekka Rinne (’10-’11 NSH) – W 0.00 GAA 1.000 SV% (23 SV’s)
2nd Star: G – Tomas Vokoun (’05-’06 NSH) – L 1.00 GAA .969 SV% (31 SV’s)
3rd Star: C – David Legwand (’10-’11 NSH) – 1 G 0 A 1 P +1 5 S 2 PIM
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’10-’11 Predators | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
’05-’06 Predators | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’05-’06 NSH – 3 ’10-’11 NSH – 1 (2-1 ’10-’11 NSH)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Tomas Vokoun (’05-’06 NSH) – W 1.00 GAA .970 SV% (32 SV’s)
2nd Star: LW – Paul Kariya (’05-’06 NSH) – 0 G 2 A 2 P Even 5 S 2 PIM
3rd Star: LW – Scott Hartnell (’05-’06 NSH) – 1 G 0 A 1 P +1 2 S
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’10-’11 Predators | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 |
’05-’06 Predators | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’05-’06 NSH – 5 ’10-’11 NSH – 3 (2-2)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: D – Marek Zidlicky (’05-’06 NSH) – 2 G 2 A 4 P +2 4 S
2nd Star: G – Pekka Rinne (’10-’11 NSH) – L 4.00 GAA .926 SV% (50 SV’s)
3rd Star: G – Tomas Vokoun (’05-’06 NSH) – W 3.00 GAA .936 SV% (44 SV’s)
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’05-’06 Predators | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 2 |
’10-’11 Predators | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’10-’11 NSH – 4 ’05-’06 NSH – 2 (3-2 ’10-’11 NSH)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: RW – Joel Ward (’10-’11 NSH) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +1 6 S
2nd Star: G – Pekka Rinne (’10-’11 NSH) – W 2.00 GAA .927 SV% (38 SV’s)
3rd Star: D – Ryan Suter (’10-’11 NSH) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +1 2 S
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’10-’11 Predators | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
’05-’06 Predators | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’05-’06 NSH – 3 ’10-’11 NSH – 0 (3-3)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Tomas Vokoun (’05-’06 NSH) – W 0.00 GAA 1.000 SV% (33 SV’s)
2nd Star: C – Mike Sillinger (’05-’06 NSH) – 3 G 0 A 3 P +3 8 S
3rd Star: LW – Paul Kariya (’05-’06 NSH) – 0 G 2 A 2 P +2 3 S
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’05-’06 Predators | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 |
’10-’11 Predators | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’05-’06 NSH – 4 ’10-’11 NSH – 3 (4-3 ’10-’11 NSH)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: D – Marek Zidlicky (’05-’06 NSH) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +2 2 S
2nd Star: D – Shea Weber (’10-’11 NSH) – 2 G 0 A 2 P Even 7 S
3rd Star: C – Mike Sillinger (’05-’06 NSH) – 1 G 1 A 2 P Even 9 S
Up next in the other Semifinal matchup is the 2nd-seeded ’11-’12 Predators and the 3rd-seeded ’06-’07 Predators!