2008 Orlando Predators season | |
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Head coach | Jay Gruden |
Home field | Amway Arena |
Results | |
Record | 9–7 |
Division place | 2nd |
Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs ( Gladiators) 66–69 |
The 2008 Orlando Predators season was the 18th season for the franchise. Finishing the regular season with a 9–7 record, the Predators made the playoffs for the 17th consecutive year. In this season, they made the playoffs as the 5th seed in the National Conference. The Predators were eliminated in the Wild Card round of the playoffs, losing to the Cleveland Gladiators, 66–69.
Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away |
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y- Georgia Force | 10 | 6 | .625 | 927 | 848 | 3–3 | 6–4 | 6–2 | 4–4 |
x- Orlando Predators | 9 | 7 | .563 | 881 | 898 | 3–3 | 4–6 | 5–3 | 4–4 |
Tampa Bay Storm | 8 | 8 | .500 | 903 | 876 | 4–2 | 5–5 | 5–3 | 3–5 |
New Orleans VooDoo | 8 | 8 | .500 | 893 | 835 | 2–4 | 2–6 | 6–2 | 2–6 |
y - Clinched division
x - Clinched playoff berth
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Location | Attendance | Recap |
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1 | March 1 | at Philadelphia Soul | L 56–77 | 0–1 | Wachovia Center | 17,869 | Recap |
2 | March 9 | at New Orleans VooDoo | L 53–54 | 0–2 | New Orleans Arena | 13,042 | Recap |
3 | March 14 | Utah Blaze | W 69–61 | 1–2 | Amway Arena | 11,861 | Recap |
4 | March 22 | Georgia Force | W 50–45 | 2–2 | Amway Arena | 12,107 | Recap |
5 | March 29 | at Columbus Destroyers | W 47–44 | 3–2 | Nationwide Arena | 13,035 | Recap |
6 | April 6 | Chicago Rush | W 57–56 (OT) | 4–2 | Amway Arena | 12,483 | Recap |
7 | April 13 | at Grand Rapids Rampage | W 75–56 | 5–2 | Van Andel Arena | 6,946 | Recap |
8 | April 19 | at Georgia Force | W 65–62 | 6–2 | The Arena at Gwinnett Center | 10,079 | Recap |
9 | April 26 | Tampa Bay Storm | L 41–48 | 6–3 | Amway Arena | 13,365 | Recap |
10 | May 3 | San Jose SaberCats | W 61–35 | 7–3 | Amway Arena | 11,733 | Recap |
11 | May 9 | at Cleveland Gladiators | L 43–62 | 7–4 | Quicken Loans Arena | 13,808 | Recap |
12 | May 18 | at Kansas City Brigade | W 58–51 | 8–4 | Sprint Center | 10,992 | Recap |
13 | May 23 | Dallas Desperados | L 41–67 | 8–5 | Amway Arena | 12,366 | Recap |
14 | May 31 | Arizona Rattlers | L 53–60 | 8–6 | Amway Arena | 12,821 | Recap |
15 | June 7 | at Tampa Bay Storm | L 61–71 | 8–7 | St. Pete Times Forum | 17,344 | Recap |
16 | June 13 | New Orleans VooDoo | W 51–49 | 9–7 | Amway Arena | 13,423 | Recap |
17 | Bye Week |
Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Location | Attendance | Recap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NC Wild Card | June 30 | at Cleveland Gladiators (4) | L 66–69 | Quicken Loans Arena | 13,896 | Recap |
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Uniform # | Player | Position | Height | Weight (lb) | |||||
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1 | Jake Eaton | QB | 6' 2" | 215 | |||||
2 | Damon Mason | DB | 5' 9" | 195 | |||||
3 | Ron Johnson | WR | 6' 3" | 223 | |||||
4 | Ahmad Carroll | DB | 5' 11" | 190 | |||||
5 | B.J. Cohen | DL | 6' 2" | 280 | |||||
9 | Marlon Moye-Moore | FB/LB | 6' 2" | 240 | |||||
14 | Shane Stafford | QB | 6' 3" | 220 | |||||
15 | John Vaughn | K | 6' 0" | 200 | |||||
17 | T.T. Toliver | WR | 5' 11 | 175 | |||||
21 | Chas Gessner | WR | 6' 5" | 220 | |||||
28 | Kenny McEntyre | DB | 5' 11" | 175 | |||||
34 | Odie Armstrong | FB | 5' 11" | 265 | |||||
42 | Nick Allison | DB | 5' 11" | 180 | |||||
44 | Brian Ballantine | LB | 6'1" | 235 | 53 | Steve Baggs | LB | 6' 2" | 245 |
55 | Chris Jahnke | OL | 6' 5" | 315 | |||||
62 | Johnathan Clinkscale | OL | 6' 3" | 315 | |||||
65 | Tim Goins | OL | 6' 3" | 300 | |||||
68 | Darrell Campbell | DL | 6' 4" | 290 | |||||
72 | Jasper Harvey | OL | 6' 3" | 315 | |||||
75 | Bobby Harris | OL | 6' 4" | 315 | |||||
96 | Doug Miller | DL | 6' 2" | 290 | |||||
98 | Charles Hill | OL/DL | 6' 3" | 300 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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ORL | 9 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 56 |
PHI | 14 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 77 |
at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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ORL | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 53 |
NO | 7 | 27 | 7 | 13 | 54 |
at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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UTA | 7 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 61 |
ORL | 14 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 69 |
at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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GA | 21 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
ORL | 10 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 50 |
at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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ORL | 7 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 47 |
CLB | 10 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 44 |
at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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CHI | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
ORL | 13 | 14 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 57 |
at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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ORL | 13 | 34 | 28 | 0 | 75 |
GR | 7 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 56 |
at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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ORL | 21 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 65 |
GA | 7 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 62 |
at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Storm | 7 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 48 |
Predators | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 41 |
at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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SJ | 7 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 35 |
ORL | 17 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 61 |
at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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ORL | 13 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 43 |
CLE | 7 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 62 |
at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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ORL | 14 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 58 |
KC | 14 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 51 |
at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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DAL | 7 | 21 | 25 | 14 | 67 |
ORL | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 41 |
at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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ARZ | 7 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 60 |
ORL | 6 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 53 |
at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Predators | 12 | 20 | 7 | 22 | 61 |
Storm | 21 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 71 |
at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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NO | 0 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 49 |
ORL | 7 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 51 |
at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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(5) ORL | 20 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 66 |
(4) CLE | 14 | 20 | 14 | 21 | 69 |
at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Game information | ||
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|
2008 Orlando Predators season | |
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Head coach | Jay Gruden |
Home field | Amway Arena |
Results | |
Record | 9–7 |
Division place | 2nd |
Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs ( Gladiators) 66–69 |
The 2008 Orlando Predators season was the 18th season for the franchise. Finishing the regular season with a 9–7 record, the Predators made the playoffs for the 17th consecutive year. In this season, they made the playoffs as the 5th seed in the National Conference. The Predators were eliminated in the Wild Card round of the playoffs, losing to the Cleveland Gladiators, 66–69.
Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
y- Georgia Force | 10 | 6 | .625 | 927 | 848 | 3–3 | 6–4 | 6–2 | 4–4 |
x- Orlando Predators | 9 | 7 | .563 | 881 | 898 | 3–3 | 4–6 | 5–3 | 4–4 |
Tampa Bay Storm | 8 | 8 | .500 | 903 | 876 | 4–2 | 5–5 | 5–3 | 3–5 |
New Orleans VooDoo | 8 | 8 | .500 | 893 | 835 | 2–4 | 2–6 | 6–2 | 2–6 |
y - Clinched division
x - Clinched playoff berth
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Location | Attendance | Recap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | March 1 | at Philadelphia Soul | L 56–77 | 0–1 | Wachovia Center | 17,869 | Recap |
2 | March 9 | at New Orleans VooDoo | L 53–54 | 0–2 | New Orleans Arena | 13,042 | Recap |
3 | March 14 | Utah Blaze | W 69–61 | 1–2 | Amway Arena | 11,861 | Recap |
4 | March 22 | Georgia Force | W 50–45 | 2–2 | Amway Arena | 12,107 | Recap |
5 | March 29 | at Columbus Destroyers | W 47–44 | 3–2 | Nationwide Arena | 13,035 | Recap |
6 | April 6 | Chicago Rush | W 57–56 (OT) | 4–2 | Amway Arena | 12,483 | Recap |
7 | April 13 | at Grand Rapids Rampage | W 75–56 | 5–2 | Van Andel Arena | 6,946 | Recap |
8 | April 19 | at Georgia Force | W 65–62 | 6–2 | The Arena at Gwinnett Center | 10,079 | Recap |
9 | April 26 | Tampa Bay Storm | L 41–48 | 6–3 | Amway Arena | 13,365 | Recap |
10 | May 3 | San Jose SaberCats | W 61–35 | 7–3 | Amway Arena | 11,733 | Recap |
11 | May 9 | at Cleveland Gladiators | L 43–62 | 7–4 | Quicken Loans Arena | 13,808 | Recap |
12 | May 18 | at Kansas City Brigade | W 58–51 | 8–4 | Sprint Center | 10,992 | Recap |
13 | May 23 | Dallas Desperados | L 41–67 | 8–5 | Amway Arena | 12,366 | Recap |
14 | May 31 | Arizona Rattlers | L 53–60 | 8–6 | Amway Arena | 12,821 | Recap |
15 | June 7 | at Tampa Bay Storm | L 61–71 | 8–7 | St. Pete Times Forum | 17,344 | Recap |
16 | June 13 | New Orleans VooDoo | W 51–49 | 9–7 | Amway Arena | 13,423 | Recap |
17 | Bye Week |
Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Location | Attendance | Recap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NC Wild Card | June 30 | at Cleveland Gladiators (4) | L 66–69 | Quicken Loans Arena | 13,896 | Recap |
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Uniform # | Player | Position | Height | Weight (lb) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jake Eaton | QB | 6' 2" | 215 | |||||
2 | Damon Mason | DB | 5' 9" | 195 | |||||
3 | Ron Johnson | WR | 6' 3" | 223 | |||||
4 | Ahmad Carroll | DB | 5' 11" | 190 | |||||
5 | B.J. Cohen | DL | 6' 2" | 280 | |||||
9 | Marlon Moye-Moore | FB/LB | 6' 2" | 240 | |||||
14 | Shane Stafford | QB | 6' 3" | 220 | |||||
15 | John Vaughn | K | 6' 0" | 200 | |||||
17 | T.T. Toliver | WR | 5' 11 | 175 | |||||
21 | Chas Gessner | WR | 6' 5" | 220 | |||||
28 | Kenny McEntyre | DB | 5' 11" | 175 | |||||
34 | Odie Armstrong | FB | 5' 11" | 265 | |||||
42 | Nick Allison | DB | 5' 11" | 180 | |||||
44 | Brian Ballantine | LB | 6'1" | 235 | 53 | Steve Baggs | LB | 6' 2" | 245 |
55 | Chris Jahnke | OL | 6' 5" | 315 | |||||
62 | Johnathan Clinkscale | OL | 6' 3" | 315 | |||||
65 | Tim Goins | OL | 6' 3" | 300 | |||||
68 | Darrell Campbell | DL | 6' 4" | 290 | |||||
72 | Jasper Harvey | OL | 6' 3" | 315 | |||||
75 | Bobby Harris | OL | 6' 4" | 315 | |||||
96 | Doug Miller | DL | 6' 2" | 290 | |||||
98 | Charles Hill | OL/DL | 6' 3" | 300 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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ORL | 9 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 56 |
PHI | 14 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 77 |
at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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ORL | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 53 |
NO | 7 | 27 | 7 | 13 | 54 |
at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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UTA | 7 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 61 |
ORL | 14 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 69 |
at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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GA | 21 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
ORL | 10 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 50 |
at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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ORL | 7 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 47 |
CLB | 10 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 44 |
at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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CHI | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
ORL | 13 | 14 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 57 |
at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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ORL | 13 | 34 | 28 | 0 | 75 |
GR | 7 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 56 |
at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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ORL | 21 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 65 |
GA | 7 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 62 |
at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Storm | 7 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 48 |
Predators | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 41 |
at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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SJ | 7 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 35 |
ORL | 17 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 61 |
at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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ORL | 13 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 43 |
CLE | 7 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 62 |
at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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ORL | 14 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 58 |
KC | 14 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 51 |
at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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DAL | 7 | 21 | 25 | 14 | 67 |
ORL | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 41 |
at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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ARZ | 7 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 60 |
ORL | 6 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 53 |
at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Predators | 12 | 20 | 7 | 22 | 61 |
Storm | 21 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 71 |
at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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NO | 0 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 49 |
ORL | 7 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 51 |
at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
(5) ORL | 20 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 66 |
(4) CLE | 14 | 20 | 14 | 21 | 69 |
at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Game information | ||
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