San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks

Saturday, March 7, 2009, 10:00 PM ET General Motors Place, Vancouver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vancouver Canucks beat the San Jose Sharks 3–1 on Saturday, March 7, 2009 at home.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
San Jose Sharks	1	53-18-11
at Vancouver Canucks	3	45-27-10

Goals by period, San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	0	1	0	1
Vancouver Canucks	2	0	1	3

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	10	8	11	29
Vancouver Canucks	10	15	4	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:15	Vancouver Canucks	Alexander Edler (8)	Mattias Ohlund (17), Ryan Kesler (23)	Even strength	SJS 0, VAN 1
1st	06:02	Vancouver Canucks	Mats Sundin (7)	Pavol Demitra (23), Ryan Kesler (24)	Even strength	SJS 0, VAN 2
2nd	19:57	San Jose Sharks	Joe Thornton (18)	Jonathan Cheechoo (13), Rob Blake (30)	Power play	SJS 1, VAN 2
3rd	11:48	Vancouver Canucks	Kevin Bieksa (11)	Sami Salo (12), Daniel Sedin (37)	Power play	SJS 1, VAN 3

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 8 J. Pavelski	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0	77.8%	17:37
Number 9 M. Michalek	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		16:22
Number 12 P. Marleau	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	2	0	46.2%	22:29
Number 14 J. Cheechoo	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0		14:16
Number 16 D. Setoguchi	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	5	0	0		16:00
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0	1	50%	18:48
Number 24 T. Moen	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	100%	17:04
Number 29 R. Clowe	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		17:25
Number 39 T. Plihal	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		08:41
Number 45 J. Shelley	L	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	0		05:25
Number 59 B. Staubitz	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:40
Number 64 J. McGinn	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		10:01
Number 3 D. Murray	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		17:32
Number 4 R. Blake	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	2	0		15:00
Number 21 A. Semenov	D	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0		13:49
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	0	0	-1	4	9	0	4	0		30:17
Number 37 B. Lukowich	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		19:10
Number 44 M. Vlasic	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0		21:19

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 B. Boucher	29	26	3	.897	57:54	Loss

Vancouver Canucks 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 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	100%	15:07
Number 10 R. Johnson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	07:27
Number 13 M. Sundin	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	33.3%	17:39
Number 14 A. Burrows	R	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0	0	0	50%	16:46
Number 17 R. Kesler	C	0	2	2	+2	0	3	2	2	0	33.3%	22:38
Number 18 S. Bernier	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0	0		14:27
Number 21 M. Raymond	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		06:08
Number 22 D. Sedin	L	0	1	1	0	0	7	0	0	0		18:13
Number 24 D. Hordichuk	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		04:00
Number 33 H. Sedin	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	40%	18:14
Number 38 P. Demitra	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0	87.5%	19:19
Number 42 K. Wellwood	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	25%	12:49
Number 2 M. Ohlund	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0		21:04
Number 3 K. Bieksa	D	1	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	1		20:56
Number 6 S. Salo	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	1	0		20:18
Number 8 W. Mitchell	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	2	0		22:03
Number 23 A. Edler	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		19:14
Number 55 S. O'Brien	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0		15:33

Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Luongo	29	28	1	.966	59:53	Win

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:26	San Jose Sharks	Jody Shelley	Roughing	2
1st	02:26	Vancouver Canucks	Darcy Hordichuk	Roughing	2
1st	06:37	San Jose Sharks	Alexei Semenov	Tripping	2
1st	09:04	Vancouver Canucks	Alexandre Burrows	Roughing	2
1st	16:19	San Jose Sharks	Dan Boyle	Interference	2
2nd	02:38	San Jose Sharks	Alexei Semenov	Hooking	2
2nd	06:58	San Jose Sharks	Jody Shelley	High sticking	2
2nd	10:29	San Jose Sharks	Dan Boyle	Interference	2
2nd	18:22	Vancouver Canucks	Kevin Bieksa	Hooking	2
3rd	09:48	San Jose Sharks	Alexei Semenov	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	09:48	Vancouver Canucks	Shane O'Brien	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	11:21	San Jose Sharks	Devin Setoguchi	Holding	2
3rd	19:23	Vancouver Canucks	Steve Bernier	Roughing	2

San Jose Sharks head coach: Todd McLellan
Vancouver Canucks head coach: Alain Vigneault
Referees: Tom Kowal, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Lyle Seitz, Mike Cvik
San Jose Sharks scratches: Claude Lemieux, Jeremy Roenick, Mike Grier, Evgeni Nabokov, Marcel Goc, Christian Ehrhoff, Tom Cavanagh, Lukas Kaspar, Riley Armstrong, Derek Joslin, Ryan Vesce
Vancouver Canucks scratches: Rob Davison, Jason Krog, Curtis Sanford, Lawrence Nycholat, Michel Ouellet, Jason Jaffray, Alexandre Bolduc, Cory Schneider, Jannik Hansen, Rick Rypien

Every San Jose Sharks and Vancouver Canucks game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Vancouver Canucks 0 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
San Jose Sharks 4 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Jan 10, 2009
Vancouver Canucks 1 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Jan 20, 2009
San Jose Sharks 1 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Mar 7, 2009

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 7, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 7, 2009
New Jersey Devils 3 at New York Islanders 7	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 7, 2009
Minnesota Wild 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 7, 2009
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 7, 2009
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Ottawa Senators 6	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 7, 2009
Nashville Predators 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 7, 2009
St. Louis Blues 3 at Florida Panthers 5	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 7, 2009
Columbus Blue Jackets 8 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Mar 7, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 9 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 7, 2009