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Stalock earns 1st career
shutout
Sharks knock off Panthers 3-0
The Sharks snapped the win-loss-win-loss patter by
knocking off the Florida Panthers 3-0 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise Florida
on Thursday night. Picking up where they left off on Tuesday, the Sharks played
a methodical game, waiting out the Panthers and getting scoring from three
different players. Rookie goaltender Alex Stalock earned his first career
shutout by making 24 saves.
* Stalock wasn't peppered in the game, but
he was forced to stop the first 5 shots until his teammates kicked things into
gear. The Sharks went on to outshoot the Panthers 21-3 in the period.
* The biggest hole in the Sharks game was the absence of a power play. The
Sharks had four power play chances, including 1:29 of 5-on-3 time after former
Shark Marcel Goc followed Aleksander Barkov to the penalty box.
* San
Jose's penalty kill was equal to the Florida special team's unit, although it
helped that Florida has the 30th ranked power play in the NHL. San Jose killed
three man-advantage chances for Florida.
* Scoring looked as if it
might come at a premium with the Panthers playing well in the neutral zone. The
Sharks could have become frustrated by the trap that was clogging up the middle
of the ice.
* Joe Thornton finally snapped the scoreless tie in the
most unexpected way. The big centerman caught the Panthers defense and raced up
ice as Brent Burns sprung him with a lead pass up the right side. Thornton
raced in on Thomas and lifted puck over the Panthers goaltender for his 6th
goal of the season.
* Alex Stalock helped protect the Sharks lead early in
the 3rd period by making a monster save on Scottie Upshall after the Panthers
forward cut across the slot. Stalock was forced to move from his left to right
in order to make the pad save.
* San Jose responded right sfter
Stalock's big save, taking the puck the opposite way. Tyler Kennedy tried to
mirror Upshall's move, slicing across the slot, but Thomas denied the Sharks
forward. Rookie Matt Nieto swooped in and poked home the rebound, sliding a
shot between the left post and Thomas' right skate.
* Todd McLellan
earned his 250th win, achieving that mark with the second fastest number of
games to achieve that feat (424).
The win was also San Jose's first
against Florida at the BB&T Center in 7 years.
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| 2nd period - 1, SJ,
Thornton 6 (Burns, Pavelski), 19:09. |
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| 3rd period - 2, SJ,
Nieto 3 (Kennedy, Marleau ), 4:44. 3, SJ, Pavelski 22 (Burns, Stuart),
11:46. |
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| 1st period - Barkov, FLA
(interference), 10:55; Goc, FLA (high sticking), 11:26; Wingels, SJ (illegal
check to head), 13:53. |
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| 2nd period - Stuart, SJ
(cross checking), 4:44; Kearns, SJ (high sticking), 9:12; Upshall, FLA (high
sticking), 10:57; Upshall, FLA (hooking), 13:44. |
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Shots |
Saves |
| SJ - Stalock |
24 |
24 |
| FLA - Thomas |
39 |
36 |
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21 |
7 |
11 |
39 |
| FLA |
8 |
11 |
4 |
24 |
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| Referees:
VanMassenhoven, Walsh. Linesmen: Cormier, Driscoll. |
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