San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, December 2, 2005, 8:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The San Jose Sharks beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–0 on Friday, December 2, 2005 on the road.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
San Jose Sharks	5	44-27-11
at Buffalo Sabres	0	52-24-6

Goals by period, San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	4	1	0	5
Buffalo Sabres	0	0	0	0

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	14	5	7	26
Buffalo Sabres	7	10	10	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:16	San Jose Sharks	Grant Stevenson (2)	Patrick Marleau (14), Milan Michalek (8)	Even strength	SJS 1, BUF 0
1st	05:10	San Jose Sharks	Jonathan Cheechoo (8)	Joe Thornton (25), Christian Ehrhoff (2)	Even strength	SJS 2, BUF 0
1st	06:18	San Jose Sharks	Milan Michalek (3)	Grant Stevenson (4), Patrick Marleau (15)	Even strength	SJS 3, BUF 0
1st	11:26	San Jose Sharks	Niko Dimitrakos (4)	Josh Langfeld (4), Alyn McCauley (6)	Even strength	SJS 4, BUF 0
2nd	02:09	San Jose Sharks	Jonathan Cheechoo (9)	Joe Thornton (26), Patrick Marleau (16)	Power play	SJS 5, BUF 0

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	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	0	0		12:39
Number 10 A. McCauley	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	12.5%	14:22
Number 11 M. Goc	C	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	45.5%	12:59
Number 12 P. Marleau	C	0	3	3	+2	0	1	0	0	0	50%	19:54
Number 14 J. Cheechoo	R	2	0	2	+1	0	4	0	0	1		22:24
Number 16 M. Smith	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	33.3%	11:19
Number 17 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	+1	0	5	0	1	0		19:09
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	2	2	+1	0	2	1	0	0	61.5%	19:33
Number 23 N. Dimitrakos	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0	100%	07:03
Number 24 J. Langfeld	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		13:24
Number 28 N. Ekman	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		10:04
Number 55 G. Stevenson	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	0	0		14:04
Number 4 K. McLaren	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		23:35
Number 5 R. Davison	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		17:39
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	+3	2	0	0	0	0		20:59
Number 41 D. Murray	D	0	0	0	+2	4	0	3	1	0		13:13
Number 42 T. Preissing	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		21:21
Number 44 C. Ehrhoff	D	0	1	1	+1	2	4	1	0	0		16:22

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 20 E. Nabokov	20	20	0	1.000	48:37	Win
Number 31 N. Schaefer	7	7	0	1.000	11:20

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	2	2	0	61.5%	17:40
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	-2	0	3	2	0	100%	14:06
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	-2	0	0	1	0	50%	20:18
Number 22 A. Mair	C	-1	0	0	2	0		10:32
Number 23 C. Drury	C	-1	0	3	0	2	50%	17:08
Number 25 M. Grier	R	-1	0	0	3	0		14:43
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	4	0	0		14:35
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	-1	2	0	0	0	54.5%	12:27
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	-1	0	4	1	2		16:06
Number 47 C. Thorburn	R	-1	2	1	2	0		08:27
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	-1	2	3	1	1		18:00
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	2	2	0	0		13:39
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	-1	0	0	0	1		17:14
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	-2	2	1	0	2		17:13
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	-1	0	0	0	0		18:50
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	-1	0	1	0	0		20:06
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	-2	0	3	0	1		20:21
Number 74 J. McKee	D	-2	4	0	2	7		17:14

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Noronen	11	7	4	.636	11:26	Loss
Number 43 M. Biron	15	14	1	.933	48:33

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:21	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee	Hooking	2
1st	13:22	San Jose Sharks	Marcel Goc	Delaying game	2
2nd	00:47	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	Hooking	2
2nd	02:01	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee	Interference	2
2nd	03:53	Buffalo Sabres	Rory Fitzpatrick	Boarding	2
2nd	13:48	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Roughing	2
2nd	13:48	San Jose Sharks	Douglas Murray	Cross checking	2
2nd	13:48	San Jose Sharks	Douglas Murray	Roughing	2
2nd	16:10	San Jose Sharks	Christian Ehrhoff	High sticking	2
2nd	18:13	San Jose Sharks	Scott Hannan	Hooking	2
3rd	04:15	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Hooking	2
3rd	10:32	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Thorburn	Kneeing	2
3rd	18:17	San Jose Sharks	Marcel Goc	Tripping	2

San Jose Sharks head coach: Ron Wilson
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Wes McCauley, Don Koharski
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Brian Mach
San Jose Sharks scratches: Vesa Toskala, Scott Parker, Jim Fahey, Matt Carkner, Dimitri Patzold, Ryane Clowe, Patrick Rissmiller, Josh Gorges, Steve Bernier
Buffalo Sabres scratches: J-P Dumont, Daniel Brière, Dmitri Kalinin, Andrew Peters, Taylor Pyatt, Jeff Jillson, Ryan Miller, Michael Leighton, Jiri Novotny, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille

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