San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks

Sunday, December 18, 2005, 8:00 PM ET Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim Regular Season Final

Final score

The Anaheim Ducks beat the San Jose Sharks 5–4 on Sunday, December 18, 2005 at home.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
San Jose Sharks	4	44-27-11
at Anaheim Ducks	5	43-27-12

Goals by period, San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	1	2	1	4
Anaheim Ducks	1	2	2	5

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	16	9	9	34
Anaheim Ducks	6	13	15	34

Scoring summary

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:37	Anaheim Ducks	Chris Kunitz (4)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	SJS 0, ANA 1
1st	17:34	San Jose Sharks	Grant Stevenson (4)	Christian Ehrhoff (5)	Power play	SJS 1, ANA 1
2nd	03:36	Anaheim Ducks	Scott Niedermayer (4)	Rob Niedermayer (15)	Even strength	SJS 1, ANA 2
2nd	05:37	San Jose Sharks	Patrick Marleau (13)	Josh Langfeld (9)	Even strength	SJS 2, ANA 2
2nd	11:05	Anaheim Ducks	Todd Fedoruk (1)	Joe Dipenta (5), Tyler Wright (6)	Even strength	SJS 2, ANA 3
2nd	13:43	San Jose Sharks	Grant Stevenson (5)	Patrick Marleau (26)	Even strength	SJS 3, ANA 3
3rd	04:10	Anaheim Ducks	Todd Marchant (6)	Joffrey Lupul (13), Keith Carney (8)	Even strength	SJS 3, ANA 4
3rd	08:30	San Jose Sharks	Scott Thornton (5)	Tom Preissing (11), Joe Thornton (36)	Even strength	SJS 4, ANA 4
3rd	09:56	Anaheim Ducks	Rob Niedermayer (10)	Scott Niedermayer (19), Francois Beauchemin (9)	Even strength	SJS 4, ANA 5

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	0	1	1	0		11:23
Number 10 A. McCauley	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	40%	16:29
Number 11 M. Goc	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	55.6%	12:09
Number 12 P. Marleau	C	1	1	2	-1	0	2	0	0	0	36.4%	19:33
Number 14 J. Cheechoo	R	0	0	0	-2	2	3	1	0	0		19:28
Number 16 M. Smith	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	50%	10:35
Number 17 S. Thornton	L	1	0	1	-1	0	4	0	0	0		15:55
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	1	1	-2	0	3	0	0	0	36.4%	20:12
Number 23 N. Dimitrakos	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		07:38
Number 24 J. Langfeld	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		12:14
Number 28 N. Ekman	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		14:32
Number 37 G. Stevenson	C	2	0	2	-1	0	4	0	1	1		16:24
Number 5 R. Davison	D	0	0	0	-2	4	0	2	0	0		14:34
Number 21 J. Fahey	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0		07:32
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		27:17
Number 41 D. Murray	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		15:48
Number 42 T. Preissing	D	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0		29:52
Number 44 C. Ehrhoff	D	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0		21:05

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 20 E. Nabokov	34	29	5	.853	58:57	Loss

Anaheim Ducks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 13 T. Selanne	R	0	0	0	-2	0	5	0	0		12:08
Number 15 J. Lupul	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0	50%	15:35
Number 17 J. Hedstrom	R	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0		17:48
Number 19 A. McDonald	C	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	62.5%	11:34
Number 22 T. Marchant	C	1	0	1	+2	4	4	0	1	71.4%	15:58
Number 25 Z. Konopka	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	41.7%	13:03
Number 26 S. Pahlsson	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0	72.7%	17:51
Number 28 T. Wright	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		08:52
Number 29 T. Fedoruk	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0		09:35
Number 38 C. Kunitz	L	1	0	1	+2	0	3	1	0		15:51
Number 39 P. Sykora	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		12:16
Number 44 R. Niedermayer	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	0		22:59
Number 3 K. Carney	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0		19:45
Number 5 V. Vishnevski	D	0	0	0	+2	0	3	0	0		15:51
Number 23 F. Beauchemin	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0		23:17
Number 24 R. Salei	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	4	0		20:58
Number 27 S. Niedermayer	D	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	1		23:54
Number 33 J. Dipenta	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0		13:42

Anaheim Ducks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 J. Giguere	34	30	4	.882	60:00	Win

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:09	Anaheim Ducks	Jonathan Hedstrom	Tripping	2
1st	10:29	Anaheim Ducks	Ruslan Salei	Tripping	2
1st	15:52	Anaheim Ducks	Andy McDonald	Tripping	2
1st	18:58	San Jose Sharks	Rob Davison	High sticking	2
2nd	00:24	San Jose Sharks	Mark Smith	Hooking	2
2nd	07:19	San Jose Sharks	Rob Davison	Interference	2
2nd	08:54	San Jose Sharks	Jonathan Cheechoo	Kneeing	2
2nd	17:14	Anaheim Ducks	Todd Marchant	Boarding	2
3rd	19:07	Anaheim Ducks	Todd Marchant	Tripping	2

San Jose Sharks head coach: Ron Wilson
Anaheim Ducks head coach: Randy Carlyle
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Shane Heyer
Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Brad Lazarowich
San Jose Sharks scratches: Kyle McLaren, Scott Parker, Matt Carkner, Nolan Schaefer, Dimitri Patzold, Ryane Clowe, Patrick Rissmiller, Josh Gorges, Steve Bernier
Anaheim Ducks scratches: Jason Marshall, Sandis Ozolinsh, Aaron Gavey, Kip Brennan, Bruno St. Jacques, Trevor Gillies, Travis Moen, Joel Perrault, Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry, Dustin Penner, Michael Wall

Every San Jose Sharks and Anaheim Ducks game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 1 at Anaheim Ducks 0	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Nov 4, 2005
San Jose Sharks 4 at Anaheim Ducks 5	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Dec 18, 2005
Anaheim Ducks 2 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Dec 20, 2005
Anaheim Ducks 2 at San Jose Sharks 0	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Jan 26, 2006
San Jose Sharks 6 at Anaheim Ducks 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Feb 1, 2006
Anaheim Ducks 2 at San Jose Sharks 0	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Feb 4, 2006
San Jose Sharks 4 at Anaheim Ducks 5	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks, Tue, Mar 7, 2006
Anaheim Ducks 3 at San Jose Sharks 6	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Apr 15, 2006

Other NHL games on Sunday, December 18, 2005
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 2 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at New York Rangers, Sun, Dec 18, 2005
Florida Panthers 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Sun, Dec 18, 2005
Dallas Stars 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Dec 18, 2005