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Wild 2nd period opens up
offense
9 goals between NY and SJ
3/11/04 - by Mike Lee
The Sharks snapped their three
game losing streak with a close 5-4 victory over the visiting New York
Islanders at HP Pavilion on Thursday night. San Jose was outshot 41-28, but
they unloaded on Islanders goaltender Rick DiPietro for five goals, including
four during a wild 2nd period. Jonathan Cheechoo bagged two goals and Nils
Ekman had a goal and two assists to lead the Sharks. Evgani Nabokov struggled
in net for the fourth consecutive game, but his offense bailed him out.
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| 2nd period - NYI,
ASHAM (11) (BLAKE, NIINIMAA), 01:20 S.J, KOROLYUK (13) (MCLAREN, EKMAN), 02:59
S.J, EKMAN (16) (MCCAULEY, KOROLYUK), 06:01 S.J, CHEECHOO (19) (STUART,
HANNAN), 09:54 NYI, RONNING (6) (NIINIMAA, WEINHANDL), 12:53 S.J, MCCAULEY (16)
(KOROLYUK, EKMAN), 14:07 NYI, RONNING (6) (JONSSON, KARPOVTSEV), 14:32 |
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| 3rd period - S.J,
CHEECHOO (19) (STUART), 01:59 NYI, PECA (8) , 10:18 |
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| 1st period - NYI,
YASHIN, 01:02 - Hooking - Obstruction NYI, KVASHA, 09:22 - Holding stick S.J,
MCLAREN, 12:25 - Hooking |
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| 2nd period - NYI,
PECA, 04:17 - Interference - Goaltender S.J, THORNTON, 06:50 - Hooking -
Obstruction S.J, MCCAULEY, 16:11 - Tripping |
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| 3rd period - NYI,
KARPOVTSEV, 01:23 - Slashing NYI, WEINHANDL, 07:22 - Elbowing NYI, SCATCHARD,
09:56 - Slashing S.J, RATHJE, 10:43 - Hooking |
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Shots |
Saves |
| NYI - DiPietro |
21 |
16 |
| NYI - Snow |
7 |
7 |
| SJ - Nabokov |
41 |
37 |
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17 |
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| SJ |
11 |
7 |
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28 |
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Nabokov wasn't the only goaltender in search of his
game. DiPietro was chased after he surrendered four goals on seven shots in the
middle period, then game up the game winner to Cheechoo two minutes into the
3rd period on a wrap around attempt.
It was a free for all in the 2nd
period. After Arron Asham staked the Islanders to a 1-0 lead early in the
period, Alexander Korolyuk countered with a blast from the top of the left
circle that fooled DiPietro.
Ekman would convert after the Islanders
tuned the puck over in the neutral zone and a wild break ensued. Alyn McCauley
wound up with the puck in the slot, then dished to Ekman who was parked outside
the left post. Ekman held the puck as DiPietro tried to skate out and poke the
puck away from the Sharks forward, before swiping home his 17th of the season.
Cheechoo would extend the Sharks lead to 3-1 at 9:54 by deflecting a
Brad Stuart shot into the Islanders goal after racing to the slot after dishing
the puck out to Stuart.
Cliff Ronning would bring New York to with a
goal after he slipped a partial wrap around under Nabokov's outstretched stick.
Nabokov should have stopped the scoring chance, but he didn't get his stick
down in time.
McCauley would counter with a goal a minute later, but
Ronning struck again with a blast from the left circle that caught the right
corner of the net.
The Islanders wouldn't go away, countering again
after Cheechoo opened the 3rd period with his second goal of the evening.
Michael Peca grabbed a turnover in the neutral zone and ripped a shot from 35
feet past Nabokov to cap the scoring.
Play of
the Game
Cheechoo's first goal was generated from pure hustle.
After chasing down a loose puck along the left wing boards, he streaked back to
the front of the net to poke Stuart's shot by DiPietro. The Islanders
goaltender sat there shaking his head for allowing Cheechoo to beat him on the
play.
The Turning Point
Call it divine intervention, but the
Sharks dodged a huge bullet after they tied the game at 1-1. The Islanders
appeared to score the go ahead goal, but Peca was whistled for goaltender
interference even though Patrick Marleau clearly checked Peca into Nabokov. The
would be goal was disallowed and the Sharks countered with a goal on the
ensuing power play.
Save of the
Game
Nabokov came up huge on a Trent Hunter shot late in the 2nd
period, after Hunter one-timed the puck from the slot. All attention was on the
puck in the left corner, but that changed in the blink of an eye, when it
kicked out to Hunter who was cutting in from the high slot. Nabokov squared up
and snuffed the shot.
Box Scores Do No Justice
Just like that
Alexander Korolyuk has 26 points on the season after be relegated to press box
representative early on in the season. Korolyuk turned another multi-point game
with a goal and an assist.
Honorable
Mention
Curtis Brown made his debut in teal and it quickly became
clear why Sharks GM Doug Wilson went after him last Tuesday. Brown skated on
the left wing along side Marleau and Niko Dimitrakos, and was a presence on the
ice. It was hard to tell that it was Brown's first game in teal, as he logged
time on the power play and penalty kill in addition to his regular ice
time.
Quotables
"It's not good enough. We won tonight, but 41
shots (allowed), four goals, that's not us. - Kyle McLaren
"We've
given up 20 goals in the last five games, and that's way too much for my taste.
Although the shot chart didn't show it, I thought we were a lot more stable on
defense." - Sharks head coach Ron Wilson
"You can't give up five goals
on the road and expect to win hockey games. It's just not going to happen, and
as a result, we got what we deserved." - Michael Peca
Milestones
It was Curtis Brown's first game
as a Shark.
McLaren returned after missing six games with a facial
laceration.
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