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Dog Days of
November
Sharks take 3rd straight from
Coyotes
11/15/07 - by Mike Lee
11
months after the great debacle in Phoenix, the Sharks continued their healing
process by man-handling the Coyotes for the third time in a week. Joe Pavelski
scored two goals and Patrick Marleau added three assists to pace the Sharks to
a 6-0 white-washing of the Coyotes at Jobing.com Arena in Phoenix on Thursday
night. The Sharks have outscored the Coyotes 15-1 in those three games, which
has contributed to the first 4-game winning streak of the season.
Sharks goaltender Evgeni Nabokov shutout the Coyotes for the 2nd time in 4
days, although he only faced 15 shots in the game.
The wire-to-wire
victory began with a Jeremy Roenick goal just 4:21 into the contest. Roenick's
501st career goal came on a wrist shot from the left circle that beat Coyotes
goaltender Alex Auld, clanking off the crossbar. Roenick picked up a loose puck
at center ice before skating into the Coyotes zone and scoring the unassisted
goal.
Patrick Rissmiller scored his 1st goal of the season on a shot
from the top of the left circle. Rissmiller's shot found it's way through
traffic, beating Auld, after Marleau setup the shot with a pass from the left
wing boards. The assist was Marleau's 500th career NHL point.
Joe
Pavelski made it 3-0 midway through the 2nd period on the power play after
Fredrik Sjostrom took a 2-minue slashing penalty. After Steve Bernier wound the
puck to his teammate around the end boards, Pavelski would fake a move to the
right post behind the Phoenix goal before putting on the breaks and reversing
direction. Pavelski would then tuck the puck inside the opposite post with a
partial wraparound, as Coyotes defenseman Matt Jones dove in desperation at the
goal mouth.
Coyotes head coach Wayne Gretzky had seen enough, pulling
Auld in favor of Mikael Tellqvist . Auld's replacement held off the Sharks for
the remainder of the period, before the wheels fall off in the 3rd.
Things got testy early in the final period and it
would cost the Coyotes another goal. Phoenix winger Craig Weller tried to
generate some momentum by goading Douglas Murray into a fight, but Craig
dropped his gloves before Murray would commit. Seeing that Weller was going to
earn a penalty, Murray decided to keep his gloves on, resulting in a power play
for the Sharks.
Pavelski would score his 2nd power play goal of the
evening on a one-timer into a wide open net. Patrick Marleau fed Pavelski the
pass from the right wing boards, after the Sharks strung together a series of
precision passes. Auld was drawn over to the right post as the puck cycled over
to Marleau, exposing the entire net behind him.
Devin Setoguchi would
follow up Pavelski's goal 66 seconds later after Joe Thornton sent a pass
through the crease. Setoguchi easily redirected the Thornton pass for his 4th
goal in as many games. Setoguchi goal scoring streak has been no coincidence.
Since moving on to Thornton's line, the rookie winger has been on a tear.
Bernier added his 4th goal of the season on a one timer from the slot
on a feed from Marleau at 13:59 of the period. Marleau skated in on Telqvist,
squeezing a shot on goal from just inside the left circle, that rebounded back
out to the Charks captain. Circling around the back of the Coyotes net, Marleau
then floated a pass out to Bernier who was parked 15 feet in front of the net.
Nabokov's load was extremely light in the 3rd period, only facing 3
shots, but he was forced to make a tough save with 11 seconds remaining in
regulation to preserve his 37th career shutout.
Game Notes:
The sharks outscored the Coyotes 15-1 in the three games between the two teams
this week. The Sharks dressed 7 defenseman, even though Craig Rivet did not
play on Thursday. Both Alexei Semanov and Matt Carle found their way back into
the lineup.
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3 |
T |
| SJ |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
| PHO |
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| 1st period - 1, SJ,
Roenick 6 (unassisted), 4:21. 2, SJ, Rissmiller 1 (Marleau, Murray),
11:23. |
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| 2nd period - 3, SJ,
Pavelski 4 (Bernier, Ehrhoff), 8:23, (pp). |
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| 3rd period - 4, SJ,
Pavelski 5 (Marleau, Ehrhoff), 2:12, (pp). 5, SJ, Setoguchi 7 (Thornton), 3:18.
6, SJ, Bernier 4 (Marleau, Rissmiller), 13:59. |
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| 1st period - Mitchell,
SJ (slashing), 16:12. |
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| 2nd period - Sjostrom,
PHO (slashing), 6:24; Tjarnqvist, PHO (tripping), 12:22; Bernier, SJ
(roughing), 15:16; Bernier, SJ (roughing, 15:16; Carcillo, PHO (roughing),
15:16; Carcillo, PHO (roughing), 15:16. |
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| 3rd period - Weller, PHO
(unsportsmanlike conduct), :15; Cheechoo, SJ (hooking), 8:47; Pavelski, SJ
(holding the stick), 16:04. |
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Shots |
Saves |
| SJ - Nabokov |
15 |
15 |
| PHO - Auld |
18 |
15 |
| PHO - Tellqvist |
12 |
9 |
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2 |
3 |
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| SJ |
14 |
8 |
8 |
30 |
| PHO |
6 |
6 |
3 |
15 |
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| Referees: Kerry
Fraser, Brad Meier. Linesmen: Thor Nelson, Lyle Seitz. |
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