San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings

Thursday, March 23, 2006, 7:30 PM ET Joe Louis Arena, Detroit Regular Season Final

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the San Jose Sharks 4–0 on Thursday, March 23, 2006 at home.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
San Jose Sharks	0	44-27-11
at Detroit Red Wings	4	58-16-8

Goals by period, San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	0	0	0	0
Detroit Red Wings	0	1	3	4

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	9	5	14	28
Detroit Red Wings	11	9	10	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	01:47	Detroit Red Wings	Tomas Holmstrom (24)	Mathieu Schneider (34), Brendan Shanahan (34)	Even strength	SJS 0, DET 1
3rd	01:18	Detroit Red Wings	Jason Williams (17)	Robert Lang (34)	Even strength	SJS 0, DET 2
3rd	02:59	Detroit Red Wings	Steve Yzerman (10)	Nicklas Lidstrom (56), Robert Lang (35)	Power play	SJS 0, DET 3
3rd	13:42	Detroit Red Wings	Mikael Samuelsson (21)	Henrik Zetterberg (41), Nicklas Lidstrom (57)	Even strength	SJS 0, DET 4

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

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Michalek	L	-1	0	0	1	0		17:09
Number 10 A. McCauley	C	-1	0	2	0	0		13:13
Number 11 M. Goc	C	-1	0	0	0	0	50%	12:50
Number 12 P. Marleau	C	-1	0	2	0	0	57.1%	17:03
Number 14 J. Cheechoo	R	-1	4	1	1	1		18:49
Number 15 V. Nieminen	L	-1	0	2	1	1		15:49
Number 16 M. Smith	C	0	0	1	0	0	57.1%	08:29
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	-1	2	2	1	2	36.4%	19:18
Number 26 S. Bernier	R	-1	0	0	2	0		15:37
Number 27 S. Parker	R	0	0	1	1	0		07:23
Number 28 N. Ekman	R	-1	0	1	0	0		12:55
Number 34 P. Rissmiller	L	0	0	1	0	1		10:54
Number 4 K. McLaren	D	-1	0	1	0	1		20:48
Number 5 R. Davison	D	-1	0	2	3	3		12:46
Number 6 J. Gorges	D	0	0	2	0	2		18:09
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	-2	0	4	0	0		21:52
Number 42 T. Preissing	D	-1	0	3	1	0		21:53
Number 44 C. Ehrhoff	D	-1	0	3	0	3		20:16

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 20 E. Nabokov	30	26	4	.867	59:47	Loss

Detroit Red Wings 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 13 P. Datsyuk	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0	37.5%	18:54
Number 14 B. Shanahan	L	0	1	1	+1	2	1	2	0	0		16:20
Number 18 K. Maltby	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0		10:29
Number 19 S. Yzerman	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	1	1	40%	13:27
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	13:12
Number 29 J. Williams	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		13:07
Number 33 K. Draper	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	0	77.8%	20:08
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		13:03
Number 39 J. Franzen	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		10:41
Number 40 H. Zetterberg	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0	44.4%	20:53
Number 44 M. Mowers	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	100%	06:14
Number 96 T. Holmstrom	L	1	0	1	+1	2	4	1	0	0		14:28
Number 3 A. Lilja	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	3	0		18:41
Number 4 C. Cross	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		16:42
Number 5 N. Lidstrom	D	0	2	2	+1	2	3	1	1	0		21:54
Number 23 M. Schneider	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	2	0		22:49
Number 24 C. Chelios	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	1	0		17:24
Number 55 N. Kronwall	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	3	1	0		20:38

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 M. Legace	28	28	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:20	Detroit Red Wings	Nicklas Lidstrom	Hooking	2
1st	17:13	San Jose Sharks	Jonathan Cheechoo	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	17:39	Detroit Red Wings	Tomas Holmstrom	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	10:10	San Jose Sharks	Joe Thornton	Hooking	2
2nd	15:50	Detroit Red Wings	Andreas Lilja	Tripping	2
3rd	02:44	San Jose Sharks	Jonathan Cheechoo	Tripping	2
3rd	08:38	Detroit Red Wings	Niklas Kronwall	Hooking	2
3rd	16:22	Detroit Red Wings	Brendan Shanahan	Hooking	2

San Jose Sharks head coach: Ron Wilson
Detroit Red Wings head coach: Mike Babcock
Referees: Rob Shick, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Mark Wheler, Don Henderson
San Jose Sharks scratches: Scott Thornton, Jim Fahey, Matt Carkner, Douglas Murray, Nolan Schaefer, Dimitri Patzold, Ryane Clowe, Grant Stevenson, Matt Carle
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Jason Woolley, Donald MacLean, Daniel Cleary, Jiri Fischer, Tomas Kopecky, Joey MacDonald, Valtteri Filppula, Jiri Hudler, Jimmy Howard, Kyle Quincey, Brett Lebda

Every San Jose Sharks and Detroit Red Wings game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings, Mon, Oct 17, 2005
Detroit Red Wings 7 at San Jose Sharks 6	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Nov 26, 2005
Detroit Red Wings 1 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Feb 28, 2006
San Jose Sharks 0 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Mar 23, 2006

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 23, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 6	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Mar 23, 2006
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Mar 23, 2006
Washington Capitals 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Mar 23, 2006
Calgary Flames 7 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Mar 23, 2006
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Mar 23, 2006
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final/SO	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Mar 23, 2006