San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild

Sunday, March 9, 2008, 4:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The San Jose Sharks beat the Minnesota Wild 3–2 in a shootout on Sunday, March 9, 2008 on the road.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
San Jose Sharks	3	49-23-10
at Minnesota Wild	2	44-28-10

Goals by period, San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
San Jose Sharks	2	0	0	0	0	3
Minnesota Wild	0	1	1	0	0	2

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
San Jose Sharks	11	9	5	1	0	26
Minnesota Wild	7	11	4	1	0	23

Scoring summary

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:46	San Jose Sharks	Milan Michalek (21)	Brian Campbell (43), Christian Ehrhoff (19)	Even strength	SJS 1, MIN 0
1st	13:44	San Jose Sharks	Tomas Plihal (2)	Unassisted	Even strength, Penalty shot	SJS 2, MIN 0
2nd	04:11	Minnesota Wild	Kurtis Foster (7)	Keith Carney (8), Pierre-Marc Bouchard (45)	Even strength	SJS 2, MIN 1
3rd	19:31	Minnesota Wild	Brian Rolston (26)	Mikko Koivu (20)	Even strength	SJS 2, MIN 2

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

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu	Saved
1	San Jose Sharks	Joe Pavelski	Goal
2	Minnesota Wild	Marian Gaborik	Saved
2	San Jose Sharks	Jonathan Cheechoo	Saved
3	Minnesota Wild	Pierre-Marc Bouchard	Goal
3	San Jose Sharks	Patrick Marleau	Goal

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 J. Pavelski	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	100%	20:35
Number 9 M. Michalek	L	1	0	1	+1	2	5	0	3		19:45
Number 11 M. Goc	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		05:21
Number 12 P. Marleau	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	28.6%	19:21
Number 14 J. Cheechoo	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	0		22:12
Number 16 D. Setoguchi	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		16:18
Number 17 T. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	33.3%	15:43
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	57.1%	21:23
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		15:51
Number 34 P. Rissmiller	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	50%	14:17
Number 39 T. Plihal	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1		08:09
Number 45 J. Shelley	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		07:05
Number 3 D. Murray	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		14:30
Number 4 K. McLaren	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3		19:05
Number 10 C. Ehrhoff	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	1		26:58
Number 44 M. Vlasic	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1		24:21
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	2		26:12
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1		18:54

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 20 E. Nabokov	23	21	2	.913	65:00	Win

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	52.4%	21:25
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	0	0	0	+1	0	4	2	0		23:21
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	1	0	1	+1	2	3	1	1	100%	22:08
Number 15 J. Sheppard	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	37.5%	16:00
Number 16 S. Kelly	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	03:56
Number 17 T. Fedoruk	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		09:54
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0		13:28
Number 21 M. Parrish	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		15:10
Number 34 A. Voros	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		06:41
Number 38 P. Demitra	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	58.3%	22:35
Number 92 B. Radivojevic	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2		15:19
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1		20:42
Number 3 K. Carney	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0		12:50
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	4		23:32
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		27:43
Number 26 K. Foster	D	1	0	1	+2	0	3	1	0		18:34
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		23:12
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	3		22:08

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	26	24	2	.923	64:22	OT loss

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	07:24	San Jose Sharks	Milan Michalek	Holding	2
2nd	08:10	Minnesota Wild	Brian Rolston	Hooking	2
2nd	14:42	San Jose Sharks	Patrick Rissmiller	Tripping	2

San Jose Sharks head coach: Ron Wilson
Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Referees: Tim Peel, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Thor Nelson
San Jose Sharks scratches: Jeremy Roenick, Sandis Ozolinsh, Curtis Brown, Alexei Semenov, Dimitri Patzold, Ryane Clowe, Tom Cavanagh, Matt Carle, Lukas Kaspar, Thomas Greiss, Mike Iggulden
Minnesota Wild scratches: Wes Walz, Sean Hill, Chris Simon, Eric Belanger, Petteri Nummelin, Nolan Schaefer, Derek Boogaard, Matt Foy, Benoit Pouliot, Cal Clutterbuck

Every San Jose Sharks and Minnesota Wild game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 1 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Dec 11, 2007
San Jose Sharks 3 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild, Mon, Dec 31, 2007
San Jose Sharks 3 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final/SO	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Mar 9, 2008
Minnesota Wild 3 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final/SO	Game page: Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks, Wed, Mar 19, 2008

Other NHL games on Sunday, March 9, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Sun, Mar 9, 2008
Boston Bruins 0 at New York Rangers 1	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Rangers, Sun, Mar 9, 2008
Nashville Predators 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Mar 9, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Mar 9, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 6 at Chicago Blackhawks 5	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Mar 9, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 0 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Sun, Mar 9, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Mar 9, 2008