Carolina Hurricanes at San Jose Sharks

Saturday, December 10, 2005, 10:30 PM ET HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose Regular Season Final

Final score

The San Jose Sharks beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 on Saturday, December 10, 2005 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at San Jose Sharks
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Carolina Hurricanes	3	52-22-8
at San Jose Sharks	4	44-27-11

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

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at San Jose Sharks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	8	11	13	32
San Jose Sharks	12	15	12	39

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at San Jose Sharks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	04:07	San Jose Sharks	Joe Thornton (11)	Jonathan Cheechoo (10), Christian Ehrhoff (4)	Even strength	CAR 0, SJS 1
2nd	06:21	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour (10)	Cory Stillman (18), Oleg Tverdovsky (9)	Power play	CAR 1, SJS 1
2nd	13:21	San Jose Sharks	Jonathan Cheechoo (11)	Joe Thornton (32), Scott Thornton (6)	Even strength	CAR 1, SJS 2
3rd	05:06	San Jose Sharks	Nisse Ekman (5)	Joe Thornton (33), Tom Preissing (9)	Even strength	CAR 1, SJS 3
3rd	05:38	San Jose Sharks	Jonathan Cheechoo (12)	Patrick Marleau (24), Joe Thornton (34)	Power play	CAR 1, SJS 4
3rd	07:37	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (21)	Erik Cole (15)	Shorthanded	CAR 2, SJS 4
3rd	17:24	Carolina Hurricanes	Craig Adams (2)	Chad LaRose (2)	Even strength	CAR 3, SJS 4

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

Carolina Hurricanes 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 8 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	0	60%	13:09
Number 11 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	-2	0	7	0	2	0		23:00
Number 12 E. Staal	C	1	0	1	0	2	2	3	1	0	42.1%	17:39
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0	0		15:49
Number 14 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	60%	11:15
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	1	0	1	-2	2	2	1	2	1	41.2%	24:31
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	1	0		20:43
Number 27 C. Adams	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	1	0		11:26
Number 44 N. Nordgren	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		06:54
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0		09:59
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0		15:45
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		19:50
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	3	0		16:38
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	-2	0	4	2	0	0		15:52
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		22:51
Number 22 M. Commodore	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	0	0		18:04
Number 24 A. Hutchinson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:48
Number 70 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0		18:45

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Gerber	39	35	4	.897	59:24	Loss

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	0	0	2	0	0	0		10:40
Number 10 A. McCauley	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	33.3%	15:56
Number 11 M. Goc	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	63.6%	09:37
Number 12 P. Marleau	C	0	1	1	-2	0	5	3	0	0	44.4%	21:45
Number 14 J. Cheechoo	R	2	1	3	+3	0	5	2	0	1		19:03
Number 16 M. Smith	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	60%	14:34
Number 17 S. Thornton	L	0	1	1	+2	0	2	3	0	0		14:47
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	1	3	4	+2	0	3	1	0	0	56.3%	21:03
Number 23 N. Dimitrakos	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0		12:07
Number 24 J. Langfeld	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0		11:11
Number 28 N. Ekman	R	1	0	1	0	0	5	1	1	0		13:58
Number 37 G. Stevenson	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	1	0		15:55
Number 4 K. McLaren	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	0	0		22:30
Number 5 R. Davison	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2	0		15:01
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	4	0		22:48
Number 41 D. Murray	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0		17:12
Number 42 T. Preissing	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		23:53
Number 44 C. Ehrhoff	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		12:02

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 20 E. Nabokov	32	29	3	.906	60:00	Win

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at San Jose Sharks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:28	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	Interference	2
1st	16:50	Carolina Hurricanes	Aaron Ward	Cross checking	2
1st	17:11	Carolina Hurricanes	Mike Commodore	Holding	2
1st	17:49	Carolina Hurricanes	Martin Gerber	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	04:42	San Jose Sharks	Josh Langfeld	Tripping	2
3rd	05:20	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal	Hooking	2
3rd	06:21	Carolina Hurricanes	Martin Gerber	Roughing	2
3rd	10:03	San Jose Sharks	Mark Smith	Tripping	2
3rd	12:31	Carolina Hurricanes	Kevyn Adams	Diving	2
3rd	12:31	San Jose Sharks	Kyle McLaren	Tripping	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
San Jose Sharks head coach: Ron Wilson
Referees: Mike Leggo, Rob Shick
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Don Henderson
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Colin Forbes, Jesse Boulerice, Josef Vasicek, Pavel Brendl, Mike Zigomanis, Radim Vrbata, Niclas Wallin, David Gove, Keith Aucoin, Danny Richmond, Kevin Nastiuk, Andrew Ladd
San Jose Sharks scratches: Scott Parker, Jim Fahey, Matt Carkner, Nolan Schaefer, Dimitri Patzold, Ryane Clowe, Patrick Rissmiller, Josh Gorges, Steve Bernier

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