San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks

Wednesday, March 21, 2007, 8:30 PM ET United Center, Chicago Regular Season Final

Final score

The San Jose Sharks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4–1 on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 on the road.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	Goals	2006-2007 record
San Jose Sharks	4	51-26-5
at Chicago Blackhawks	1	31-42-9

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

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	7	6	7	20
Chicago Blackhawks	12	10	7	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:12	San Jose Sharks	Jonathan Cheechoo (26)	Scott Hannan (20), Joe Thornton (77)	Even strength	SJS 1, CHI 0
1st	15:30	Chicago Blackhawks	Patrick Sharp (17)	Martin Havlat (30), Rene Bourque (9)	Even strength	SJS 1, CHI 1
2nd	10:03	San Jose Sharks	Milan Michalek (21)	Matt Carle (27), Craig Rivet (13)	Power play	SJS 2, CHI 1
3rd	05:43	San Jose Sharks	Jonathan Cheechoo (27)	Matt Carle (28), Joe Thornton (78)	Power play	SJS 3, CHI 1
3rd	12:48	San Jose Sharks	Milan Michalek (22)	Joe Thornton (79), Jonathan Cheechoo (30)	Even strength	SJS 4, CHI 1

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 7 M. Bell	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	100%	14:58
Number 9 M. Michalek	L	2	0	2	+2	0	4	0	1	1		17:07
Number 11 M. Goc	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	11:36
Number 12 P. Marleau	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	54.5%	16:09
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		15:38
Number 14 J. Cheechoo	R	2	1	3	+2	0	3	2	1	1		16:22
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	3	3	+2	0	0	0	0	0	76.9%	18:24
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		14:59
Number 26 S. Bernier	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		10:39
Number 29 R. Clowe	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		11:06
Number 34 P. Rissmiller	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		12:37
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	75%	14:22
Number 4 K. McLaren	D	0	0	0	-1	4	0	2	0	0		21:59
Number 10 C. Ehrhoff	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		16:41
Number 18 M. Carle	D	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	0	0		12:47
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0		22:48
Number 44 M. Vlasic	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	5	0		22:29
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0		23:23

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 20 E. Nabokov	29	28	1	.966	60:00	Win

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 T. Salmelainen	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		08:24
Number 10 P. Sharp	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	26.7%	19:12
Number 14 R. Bourque	R	0	1	1	0	2	2	2	1		18:49
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0		14:36
Number 16 R. Vrbata	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		14:58
Number 17 M. Holmqvist	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		12:25
Number 19 D. Arkhipov	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	30%	15:37
Number 22 M. Lapointe	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20%	11:53
Number 24 M. Havlat	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0		19:23
Number 29 J. Williams	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	55.6%	16:25
Number 34 N. Alexeev	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		11:19
Number 51 J. Hamilton	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		14:14
Number 2 D. Keith	D	0	0	0	-2	2	3	2	2		20:38
Number 5 J. Cullimore	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1		21:32
Number 7 B. Seabrook	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	1		21:42
Number 25 C. Barker	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		16:41
Number 33 A. Aucoin	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		20:55
Number 44 D. Richmond	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	0		13:53

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 P. Lalime	20	16	4	.800	59:33	Loss

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	01:25	Chicago Blackhawks	Jason Williams	Hooking	2
2nd	07:11	Chicago Blackhawks	Duncan Keith	High sticking	2
2nd	09:15	Chicago Blackhawks	Rene Bourque	Hooking	2
2nd	11:22	San Jose Sharks	Kyle McLaren	High sticking	2
2nd	11:22	San Jose Sharks	Kyle McLaren	High sticking	2
3rd	05:01	Chicago Blackhawks	Danny Richmond	Hooking	2
3rd	14:22	Chicago Blackhawks	Adrian Aucoin	Hooking	2
3rd	16:08	San Jose Sharks	Patrick Marleau	Hooking	2

San Jose Sharks head coach: Ron Wilson
Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Denis Savard
Referees: Don Koharski, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Mike Cvik, David Brisebois
San Jose Sharks scratches: Mark Smith, Rob Davison, Douglas Murray, Mathieu Darche, Nolan Schaefer, Dimitri Patzold, Tomas Plihal, Joe Pavelski
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Peter Bondra, Michal Handzus, Craig MacDonald, Reed Low, Jim Vandermeer, Jonas Nordqvist, David Koci, Matt Keith, PA Parenteau, Carl Corazzini, Adam Burish, James Wisniewski, Martin St. Pierre, Colin Fraser, Dustin Byfuglien, Dave Bolland, Bryan Bickell, Troy Brouwer, Mike Blunden

Every San Jose Sharks and Chicago Blackhawks game in the 2006-2007 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Feb 3, 2007
San Jose Sharks 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 0	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Feb 22, 2007
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at San Jose Sharks 7	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Mar 13, 2007
San Jose Sharks 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Mar 21, 2007

Other NHL games on Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 21, 2007
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers, Wed, Mar 21, 2007
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Mar 21, 2007
Nashville Predators 0 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Mar 21, 2007
Dallas Stars 4 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Los Angeles Kings, Wed, Mar 21, 2007