San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild

Monday, April 8, 2002, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the San Jose Sharks 3–1 on Monday, April 8, 2002 at home.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
San Jose Sharks	1	44-27-8-3
at Minnesota Wild	3	26-35-12-9

Goals by period, San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	0	0	1	1
Minnesota Wild	1	1	1	3

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	5	2	12	19
Minnesota Wild	5	11	7	23

Scoring summary

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:52	Minnesota Wild	Pascal Dupuis (14)	Nick Schultz (6), Tony Virta (3)	Power play	SJS 0, MIN 1
2nd	06:42	Minnesota Wild	Richard Park (10)	Sergei Zholtok (18)	Even strength	SJS 0, MIN 2
3rd	02:11	San Jose Sharks	Patrick Marleau (20)	Scott Thornton (15), Scott Hannan (11)	Even strength	SJS 1, MIN 2
3rd	19:15	Minnesota Wild	Sergei Zholtok (19)	Antti Laaksonen (17), Richard Park (15)	Even strength, Empty net	SJS 1, MIN 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 T. Selanne	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		14:47
Number 9 A. Graves	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0		13:30
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	0	100%	23:12
Number 12 P. Marleau	C	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	0	33.3%	12:04
Number 13 T. Harvey	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0		12:12
Number 15 A. Korolyuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		08:08
Number 16 M. Smith	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	44.4%	09:22
Number 17 S. Thornton	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		16:22
Number 18 M. Ricci	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	56.3%	19:41
Number 19 M. Sturm	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	100%	16:15
Number 25 V. Damphousse	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	42.1%	18:40
Number 28 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		09:05
Number 2 M. Rathje	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		21:08
Number 5 J. Jillson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		20:20
Number 7 B. Stuart	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	4	2		17:33
Number 10 M. Ragnarsson	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	3	1		17:55
Number 20 G. Suter	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		23:32
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1		18:29

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 E. Nabokov	22	20	2	.909	59:43	Loss

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 H. Domenichelli	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		14:20
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		16:33
Number 11 P. Dupuis	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	1		13:51
Number 12 M. Johnson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		11:25
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		15:43
Number 18 R. Park	R	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	0	0		15:17
Number 24 A. Laaksonen	L	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	1	0		16:04
Number 26 T. Virta	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0		13:53
Number 33 S. Zholtok	C	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	0	0	57.1%	19:48
Number 34 J. Dowd	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	50%	13:00
Number 37 W. Walz	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	42.9%	15:08
Number 44 A. Gavey	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	69.2%	14:51
Number 2 W. Mitchell	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	4	0		18:31
Number 3 L. Benysek	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		18:03
Number 17 F. Kuba	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		21:45
Number 19 D. Cullen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	2	0		13:57
Number 23 J. Marshall	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	2	0		20:39
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0		20:49

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Fernandez	19	18	1	.947	60:00	Win

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:37	Minnesota Wild	Jim Dowd	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	06:23	San Jose Sharks	Marcus Ragnarsson	Hooking	2
1st	13:20	San Jose Sharks	Matt Bradley	High sticking	2
2nd	03:59	San Jose Sharks	Adam Graves	Interference	2
2nd	13:27	San Jose Sharks	Brad Stuart	Hooking	2
2nd	13:54	Minnesota Wild	Aaron Gavey	High sticking	2

San Jose Sharks head coach: Darryl Sutter
Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Referees: Mike Leggo, Craig Spada
Linesmen: Jonny Murray, Thor Nelson
San Jose Sharks scratches: Mike Craig, Bryan Marchment, Stephane Matteau, Steve Bancroft, Niklas Sundstrom, Vesa Toskala, Shawn Heins, Hannes Hyvonen
Minnesota Wild scratches: Brad Bombardir, Darby Hendrickson, Sylvain Blouin, Stacy Roest, Brad Brown, Mike Matteucci, Lubomir Sekeras, Roman Simicek, Travis Roche

Every San Jose Sharks and Minnesota Wild game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 0 at San Jose Sharks 0	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Oct 6, 2001
San Jose Sharks 3 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Oct 16, 2001
Minnesota Wild 2 at San Jose Sharks 0	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks, Wed, Nov 21, 2001
San Jose Sharks 1 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild, Mon, Apr 8, 2002

Other NHL games on Monday, April 8, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders, Mon, Apr 8, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Mon, Apr 8, 2002
Florida Panthers 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Philadelphia Flyers, Mon, Apr 8, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Toronto Maple Leafs, Mon, Apr 8, 2002
Dallas Stars 0 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Apr 8, 2002