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Canucks help
SJ get right
Sharks win
again in B.C.
10/15/07 -
by
Mike Lee
Vancouver has proven to
be the place to get your scoring woes straightened
out. At least if you're the Sharks. San Jose put 4
pucks past Roberto Luongo en route to a 4-2 win at GM
Place, their second win in British Columbia in the
past week. The Sharks scored three 3rd period goals
in less than 3 minutes to jump back into the Pacific
Division lead. Joe Thornton and Jonathan Cheechoo had
a goal and an assist each to lead the Sharks.
The Sharks overcame a horrid opening period that was
laden with penalties to anyone in teal. Jeremy
Roenick led the parade to the penalty box with a
hooking penalty just 3 minutes into the game.
Defensemen Matt Carle and Christian Ehrhoff would draw
penalties 1:17 apart, giving the Canucks 43 seconds of
5-on-3 power play time. Sharks goaltender Evgeni
Nabokov weathered that storm, but was forced to face
another power play 2 minutes later.
After Steve Bernier drove to the Canucks net,
Vancouver defenseman Willie Mitchell went after
Bernier. Three other Canucks joined in on the ruckus,
but when things finally settled down Criag Rivet and
Mitchell were given off-setting fighting majors and
Douglas Murray earned a 2-minute stay in the box for
roughing.
The Canucks opened the game scoring on a Vancouver
power play after Brad Isbister bounced a shot off the
right post that bounced out into the slot. With
Nabokov covering the right side of the net, the
rebound bounced off Taylor Pyatt's right skate and
into the net. The Canucks had the man advantage on
the play after the Sharks were whistled for too many
men on the ice.
Daniel Sedin missed on a sure goal midway through the
period, when Nabokov robbed him with a diving save
across the crease. Sedin snapped a one-timer on a
rebound, but the Sharks goaltender gloved it to keep
San Jose within one goal.
The Sharks would tie the game on their own 5-on-3,
when Steve Bernier converted for his 1st goal of the
season. Patrick Marleau hit Bernier in stride with a
60-foot pass as the Sharks split two Vancouver
defenders. Bernier skated in uncontested and slipped
a shot past Roberto Luongo for the 1-1 tie.
The Sharks took advantage of a roughing penalty on
Matt Cooke to open the 3rd period when Joe Pavelski
deposited the puck after Luongo gave up a big rebound.
Craig Rivet sent in a blast from the point that
Luongo couldn't control. Pavelski grabbed the rebound
in the slot then slid around a fallen Luongo before
tucking the puck into the Vancouver net for the 2-1
lead.
Thornton would add to the Sharks lead by scoring the
first even strength goal of the season just 72 seconds
later. Thornton grabbed a puck as it pin-balled in
the slot and slipped it under Luongo, who lay sprawled
out in the crease.
Cheechoo padded the Sharks lead 2 minutes later to bag
his 1st goal of the season. Cheechoo's persistence
paid dividends after he kept battling for control of
the puck in the slot, before finally lifting a shot
over Luongo's shoulder. After jamming the puck into
Luongo's pads, the puck bounced out to the left corner
of the rink. Cheechoo chased it down, fought off a
check, then snapped the puck home to give the Sharks a
3 goal lead.
Vancouver cut the Sharks lead to 4-2 on a power play
conversion of their own when Henrik Sedin one-timed a
feed from his brother, after Thornton was sent to the
box for delay of game.
The game ended with a flurry of penalties after
several players decided to mix it up in front of the
Vancouver net. Milan Michalek squared off against two
Canucks along the boards, while Cooke had Ryane Clowe
by the neck with a chokehold. Rivet tried to aid his
teammate, but was pulled away by another Canuck. The
Canucks earned an unusual 10 minute misconduct penalty
for having a player leave the bench during the
skirmish.
Game Notes:
Rob Davison and Curtis Brown were healthy scratches.
Murray and Jeremy Roenick returned to the lineup in
their place. The two teams combined for 94 total
penalty minutes.
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3 |
T |
| SJ |
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| VAN |
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1 |
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| 2nd period - 1,
VAN, Pyatt 2 (Isbister, Naslund), 3:04, (pp). 2, SJ,
Bernier 1 (Marleau, Nabokov), 14:52, (pp). |
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| 3rd period - 3, SJ,
Pavelski 1 (Rivet, Thornton), 2:33, (pp). 4, SJ,
Thornton 3 (Clowe, Cheechoo), 3:45. 5, SJ, Cheechoo 1
(Ehrhoff, Clowe), 5:53. 6, VAN, H. Sedin 2 (D. Sedin,
Kesler), 13:17, (pp). |
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| 1st period -
Roenick, SJ (hooking), 3:15; Carle, SJ (holding),
11:05; Ehrhoff, SJ (hooking), 12:22; Murray, SJ
(roughing), 14:51; Rivet, SJ (fighting major), 14:51;
Mitchell, VAN (fighting major), 14:51; Morrison, VAN
(hooking), 18:46. |
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| 2nd period - Team,
SJ (too many men), 2:28; Rivet, SJ (holding), 4:31;
Murray, SJ (fighting major), 9:37; Rypien, VAN
(fighting major), 9:37; Mitchell, VAN (hooking),
13:18; Ohlund, VAN (holding), 13:22. |
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| 3rd period - Cooke,
VAN (roughing), 2:27; Rypien, VAN (hooking), 7:53;
Thornton, SJ (delay of game), 11:51; Ohlund, VAN
(interference), 17:58; Marleau, SJ (slashing), 19:31;
Clowe, SJ (roughing), 19:31; Clowe, SJ (10 min
misconduct), 19:31; Cooke, VAN (game misconduct),
19:31; Ritchie, VAN (10 min misconduct); 19:31;
Ritchie, VAN (roughing), 19:31; Team, VAN (player
leaving the bench), 19:31; Miller, VAN (10 min
misconduct), 19:31. |
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Shots |
Saves |
| SJ - Nabokov |
26 |
24 |
| VAN - Luongo | 34 | 30 |
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3 |
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| SJ |
6 |
15 |
13 |
34 |
| VAN |
8 |
8 |
10 |
26 |
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| Referees:
Steve Kozari, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Lyle Seitz, Jay Sharrers.
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