Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks

Thursday, December 26, 2002, 10:30 PM ET HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose Regular Season Final

Final score

The San Jose Sharks beat the Anaheim Ducks 4–1 on Thursday, December 26, 2002 at home.

Final score, Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Anaheim Ducks	1	40-27-9-6
at San Jose Sharks	4	28-37-9-8

Goals by period, Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Anaheim Ducks	0	1	0	1
San Jose Sharks	0	3	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Anaheim Ducks	4	9	8	21
San Jose Sharks	9	9	10	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	02:16	San Jose Sharks	Owen Nolan (9)	Patrick Marleau (17), Dan Mcgillis (7)	Even strength	ANA 0, SJS 1
2nd	10:58	San Jose Sharks	Owen Nolan (10)	Vincent Damphousse (18), Adam Graves (4)	Even strength	ANA 0, SJS 2
2nd	18:11	Anaheim Ducks	Matt Cullen (7)	Dan Bylsma (2), Jason Krog (5)	Even strength	ANA 1, SJS 2
2nd	18:35	San Jose Sharks	Marco Sturm (13)	Unassisted	Even strength	ANA 1, SJS 3
3rd	17:20	San Jose Sharks	Teemu Selanne (19)	Patrick Marleau (18), Dan Mcgillis (8)	Even strength	ANA 1, SJS 4

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

Anaheim Ducks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 P. Kariya	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1		22:01
Number 10 J. Krog	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	44.4%	13:33
Number 12 M. Leclerc	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		14:28
Number 17 M. Cullen	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	100%	16:26
Number 18 P. Kjellberg	L	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0		16:05
Number 19 A. McDonald	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	66.7%	19:01
Number 20 S. Rucchin	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	52.6%	19:39
Number 21 D. Bylsma	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		08:41
Number 23 S. Chistov	R	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0		13:06
Number 39 P. Sykora	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		15:28
Number 44 M. Brown	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:29
Number 77 A. Oates	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	63.6%	17:21
Number 2 F. Olausson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:08
Number 3 K. Carney	D	0	0	0	-3	2	5	0		21:15
Number 5 V. Vishnevski	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		14:58
Number 24 R. Salei	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		22:10
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	-2	0	6	0		21:59
Number 34 K. Sauer	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0		19:12

Anaheim Ducks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 J. Giguere	28	24	4	.857	60:00	Loss

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 T. Selanne	R	1	0	1	+3	0	5	0	100%	18:31
Number 9 A. Graves	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0		13:38
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	2	0	2	+1	2	4	1	33.3%	16:07
Number 12 P. Marleau	C	0	2	2	+2	2	3	0	42.9%	18:05
Number 13 T. Harvey	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		09:18
Number 14 J. Cheechoo	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		11:24
Number 16 M. Smith	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	50%	10:46
Number 17 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1		15:44
Number 18 M. Ricci	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40%	17:10
Number 19 M. Sturm	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	0		15:54
Number 24 N. Sundstrom	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		13:07
Number 25 V. Damphousse	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	33.3%	14:12
Number 2 M. Rathje	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		22:56
Number 3 D. Mcgillis	D	0	2	2	+3	0	2	2		24:27
Number 7 B. Stuart	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		20:26
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	+3	0	1	0		22:42
Number 23 S. Heins	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1		10:36
Number 27 B. Marchment	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0		18:53

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 20 E. Nabokov	21	20	1	.952	60:00	Win

Penalties, Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:55	San Jose Sharks	Patrick Marleau	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	11:18	Anaheim Ducks	Keith Carney	Slashing	2
1st	19:53	San Jose Sharks	Owen Nolan	High sticking	2
2nd	15:23	San Jose Sharks	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	05:18	Anaheim Ducks	Petr Sykora	High sticking	2

Anaheim Ducks head coach: Mike Babcock
San Jose Sharks head coach: Ron Wilson
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Thor Nelson, Vaughan Rody
Anaheim Ducks scratches: Rob Valicevic, Chris O'Sullivan, Pavel Trnka, Kevin Sawyer, Marc Chouinard, Samuel Pahlsson, Jean-Francois Damphousse, Cam Severson, Jonathan Hedstrom, Mike Commodore, Alexei Smirnov, Ilya Bryzgalov
San Jose Sharks scratches: John Jakopin, Vesa Toskala, Ryan Kraft, Matt Bradley, Rob Davison, Miroslav Zalesak, Jesse Fibiger, Jim Fahey, Jeff Jillson, Niko Dimitrakos, Lynn Loyns, Chad Wiseman

Every Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 4 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Nov 3, 2002
Anaheim Ducks 1 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Dec 26, 2002
Anaheim Ducks 4 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Jan 30, 2003
San Jose Sharks 2 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks, Thu, Mar 13, 2003
Anaheim Ducks 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 22, 2003

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 26, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Dec 26, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Thu, Dec 26, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Dec 26, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 2 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Dec 26, 2002
Dallas Stars 1 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators, Thu, Dec 26, 2002
Minnesota Wild 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Dec 26, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Dec 26, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Dec 26, 2002