San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks

Sunday, March 26, 2006, 7:00 PM ET United Center, Chicago Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The San Jose Sharks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5–4 in overtime on Sunday, March 26, 2006 on the road.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
San Jose Sharks	5	44-27-11
at Chicago Blackhawks	4	26-43-13

Goals by period, San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
San Jose Sharks	2	1	1	1	5
Chicago Blackhawks	2	1	1	0	4

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
San Jose Sharks	16	11	6	2	35
Chicago Blackhawks	6	15	12	1	34

Scoring summary

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:02	San Jose Sharks	Patrick Rissmiller (2)	Marcel Goc (12), Mark Smith (14)	Even strength	SJS 1, CHI 0
1st	03:39	Chicago Blackhawks	Radim Vrbata (10)	Mark Cullen (3), Brent Seabrook (23)	Even strength	SJS 1, CHI 1
1st	14:29	Chicago Blackhawks	Michael Holmqvist (10)	Mark Bell (19), Radim Vrbata (18)	Power play	SJS 1, CHI 2
1st	16:46	San Jose Sharks	Steve Bernier (9)	Jonathan Cheechoo (30), Joe Thornton (79)	Even strength	SJS 2, CHI 2
2nd	06:50	Chicago Blackhawks	Radim Vrbata (11)	Mark Cullen (4), James Wisniewski (3)	Even strength	SJS 2, CHI 3
2nd	18:06	San Jose Sharks	Nisse Ekman (17)	Joe Thornton (80), Tom Preissing (23)	Even strength	SJS 3, CHI 3
3rd	07:33	San Jose Sharks	Mark Smith (9)	Ville Nieminen (14), Rob Davison (5)	Even strength	SJS 4, CHI 3
3rd	18:48	Chicago Blackhawks	Kyle Calder (19)	Radim Vrbata (19), Mark Bell (20)	Power play	SJS 4, CHI 4
OT	01:24	San Jose Sharks	Tom Preissing (11)	Joe Thornton (81), Patrick Marleau (46)	Power play	SJS 5, CHI 4

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Michalek	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		16:11
Number 10 A. McCauley	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0	55.6%	14:24
Number 11 M. Goc	C	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	0	0	44.4%	09:01
Number 12 P. Marleau	C	0	1	1	-1	0	3	1	0	0	35.3%	18:17
Number 14 J. Cheechoo	R	0	1	1	+2	0	9	1	0	0		20:55
Number 15 V. Nieminen	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		14:02
Number 16 M. Smith	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	0	0		08:41
Number 17 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	50%	13:06
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	3	3	+2	0	1	1	0	0	44.8%	21:13
Number 26 S. Bernier	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	2	0	100%	16:08
Number 28 N. Ekman	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		18:05
Number 34 P. Rissmiller	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	0	0		07:37
Number 4 K. McLaren	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	2	0		24:15
Number 5 R. Davison	D	0	1	1	+1	4	2	4	0	0		12:46
Number 6 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0		09:37
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0		22:27
Number 42 T. Preissing	D	1	1	2	+3	0	2	0	1	1		25:25
Number 44 C. Ehrhoff	D	0	0	0	+3	2	4	1	2	0		26:49

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 V. Toskala	34	30	4	.882	61:24	Win

Chicago Blackhawks 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 10 P. Sharp	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	53.8%	14:01
Number 14 R. Bourque	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		15:55
Number 16 R. Vrbata	R	2	2	4	+2	0	4	0	1	0	50%	16:23
Number 17 M. Holmqvist	C	1	0	1	-2	0	2	0	0	1	42.9%	16:50
Number 19 K. Calder	L	1	0	1	-1	0	5	0	0	1		21:57
Number 20 B. Bochenski	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0		10:42
Number 22 M. Lapointe	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0	50%	18:59
Number 26 M. Bartovic	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		09:31
Number 28 M. Bell	C	0	2	2	-2	0	2	3	0	0	61.1%	22:30
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		14:51
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	100%	03:51
Number 48 M. Cullen	C	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0	0	0	53.3%	15:35
Number 2 D. Keith	D	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	1	0		22:14
Number 7 B. Seabrook	D	0	1	1	-2	4	5	0	1	0		22:42
Number 23 J. Vandermeer	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	4	0		23:10
Number 42 M. Barinka	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0	0		16:22
Number 43 J. Wisniewski	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1	0		18:55
Number 52 D. Byfuglien	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		15:12

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 53 N. Khabibulin	35	30	5	.857	60:32	OT loss

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:32	San Jose Sharks	Rob Davison	High sticking	2
1st	13:32	San Jose Sharks	Rob Davison	High sticking	2
2nd	01:58	San Jose Sharks	Christian Ehrhoff	Interference	2
2nd	19:51	Chicago Blackhawks	Brent Seabrook	High sticking	2
2nd	19:51	Chicago Blackhawks	Brent Seabrook	High sticking	2
3rd	17:56	San Jose Sharks	Scott Hannan	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	19:34	Chicago Blackhawks	Jim Vandermeer	Holding	2

San Jose Sharks head coach: Ron Wilson
Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Trent Yawney
Referees: Bill McCreary, Blaine Angus
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Jean Morin
San Jose Sharks scratches: Scott Parker, Jim Fahey, Matt Carkner, Douglas Murray, Nolan Schaefer, Dimitri Patzold, Ryane Clowe, Grant Stevenson, Matt Carle
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Jassen Cullimore, Adrian Aucoin, Eric Daze, Jason Morgan, Shawn Thornton, Mike Brown, Pavel Vorobiev, Tuomo Ruutu, Adam Munro, Martin St. Pierre, Danny Richmond, Corey Crawford, Cam Barker

Every San Jose Sharks and Chicago Blackhawks game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 6	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Oct 7, 2005
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Oct 15, 2005
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks, Wed, Feb 8, 2006
San Jose Sharks 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Mar 26, 2006

Other NHL games on Sunday, March 26, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Calgary Flames 2 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Dallas Stars, Sun, Mar 26, 2006
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New Jersey Devils, Sun, Mar 26, 2006
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Mar 26, 2006
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final/SO	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Mar 26, 2006