| Team Matchups |
| San
Jose |
| Nashville |
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| Offense |
D+ | The Sharks offense sputtered early after a defenseman
scored the game's first goal. No pressure ealry on allowed Nashcille to control
the tempo of the game. |
A- | J.P. Dumont is averaging 2 goals per game in this
series already. 2 even strength goals, a short-handed goal and an empty-netter
pretty much says it all. |
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| Defense |
C | Marc-Edourd Vlasic looked like a rookie for the first
time in a long time. Vern Fiddler schooled him on Nashville's first goal. Scott
Hannan didn't help on the play by tripping over his own feet. |
B- | The Predators kept the Sharks at bay, throughout most
of the game. Their only gaff was Rivet's break early on. |
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| Power Play |
F | Not only did the Sharks come up empty handed with a
5-minute power play, they also ended the last minute of that advantage on a
5-on-3. Zero production on 5 chances spelled doom for the Sharks. |
C- | The Predators only power play tally came on a
2-minute 5-on-3. They were fruitless in 7 other attempts. |
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| Penalty Kill |
B- | The Sharks almost made it through Goc and Clowe's
simultaneous infractions, which would have kept the game at 3-1. They snuffed
out every Predators 5-on-4 opportunity |
A | The Predators showed why they had the 2nd ranked
penalty kill in the league during the regular season. The Nashville PK kept
the
Sharks from generating any serious scoring chances, including a 2 minute
opportunity in overtime. |
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| Goaltending |
C+ | Nabokov didn't get much help from his defense, but he
could have come up bigger on Forsberg's first goal. The shot came from an
impossible angle, but it found the back of teh net. That gave all the energy
Nashville needed to roll. |
B+ | Tomas Vokoun's stick save on Joe Thornton's shot
during the 5-on-3 may have been the save of the series. He was relatively busy,
but he made the basic saves when he had to. |
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| Individual
Matchups |
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| Hero |
| Ryane Clowe - He was the only player ice willing to
go after Scott Hartnell after the game had been decided. Clowe also scored a
goal and played with the energy that most of his teammates were
llacking.
Craig Rivet (Honorable Mention) - Rivet not only scored a
goal, but also sent a message to Radulov, who tried getting away with a bush
league move after a whistle blew in the 1st period. Solid defense continues to
be the name of the game with Rivet. |
| J.P. Dumont - Two more goals for the sniper continues
to provide teh energy the Predators need to be competetive in this
series.
Marek Zidlicky - The young defenseman shook off a bad Game 1 and
contributed 2 assists. |
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| Goat |
| Ryane Clowe - A poor decision to go after Paul Kariy,
after Marcel Goc was on his way to the penalty box, setup the 5-on-3 that broke
the Sharks back. |
| Alexander Radulov - Radulov's cheapshot put his team
in a tight spot, handing the Sharks 5 minutes of power play time. He may make
it tougher if he draws a suspension for the hit on Steve Bernier. |
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