2010 Compuware NHL Premiere Series – Week Roundup
Nashville Predators win 3-0 against the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens versus the Nashville Predators was the 272nd game of the 2010 Compuware NHL Premiere Series that took place this Thursday. The match took place at the Centre Bell, home of the Montreal Canadiens in front of 21,000 fans.
The first period of the match saw both teams start off strongly. They made strong goal attempts but both the teams failed to score during the course of the first period.
The Nashville Predators made 16 goal attempts during the course of the period while the Montreal Candiens made 9 goal attempts during the period.
The 2nd period of the match saw the home away team make a good start to the period and they scored in the 2nd minute to take the lead. The goal was scored by Marcel Goc through a spectacular backhand shot.
The period ended with the Nashville Predators making 5 goal attempts while the Montreal Canadiens made 12 goal attempts.
The final period of the match saw the Nashville Predators come up with attacks. The shots were also made by the Montreal Canadiens who tried desperately to level the score.
However, the away team scored in the 9th minute to double the lead. The goal was scored by Cal O’Reilly through a simple tip in shot.
The period saw the away team dominate the middle part of the period. The Nashville Predators were successful in scoring the 3rd goal of the match with a goal in the 12th minute of the match. The goal was scored by Marcel Goc who scored
through a perfectly placed flick shot.
The period and the match ended with the Nashville Predators winning the match 3-0. During the course of the period, both the teams made 9 goal attempts.
Dallas Stars win 5-4 against the San Jose Sharks
This was the 273rd game of the regular season which saw the match taking place at the American Airlines.
The match saw the Dallas Stars play host to the San Jose Sharks in front of 15,000 fans.
Both the teams put all of their concentration and hard work on the offence rather than the defence. Both the teams were content on taking the lead.
The Dallas Stars scored in the 6th minute to take the lead. The goal was scored by Brad Richards through a wrap around shot.
The Dallas Stars scored once again in the 8th minute through a simple tip in shot by James Neal. The San Jose Sharks piled up shots too and scored in the 19th minute to cut the lead to just one goal. The goal was scored by Scott Nichol
as the period ended 2-1 in favour of the Dallas Stars.
The period saw the San Jose Sharks 15 goal attempts while the Dallas Stars made 14 goal attempts.
Though both the teams made strong attacks during the course of the period but the San Jose Sharks were able to convert the chances into goals. The San Jose Sharks managed to score in the 11th minute to level the scores 2-2. The goal was scored
by Joe Pavelski. They scored once again in the 13th minute when Logan Couture’s flick shot.
The period ended with the San Jose Sharks leading 3-2 as they made 11 goal attempts while the Dallas Stars made 12 goal attempts.
The final period of the match saw the San Jose Sharks score once again in the 7th minute to take the score to 4-2 with the goal scored by Patrick Marleau.
The home team with the backing of the home crowd managed to score twice in the 18th minute to level the score. The first goal was scored by James Neal, while the second goal was scored by Mike Ribeiro’s flick shot.
The period ended with the scores level at 4-4. During the course of the period, the Dallas Stars and the San Jose Sharks both made 12 goal attempts.
The home team managed to edge out ahead of the Sharks as they scored in the 3rd minute with the goal scored by Mike Rebeiro which won the Dallas Stars the match 5-4.
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