San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars

Monday, December 29, 2008, 9:00 PM ET American Airlines Center, Dallas Regular Season Final

Final score

The San Jose Sharks beat the Dallas Stars 3–1 on Monday, December 29, 2008 on the road.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
San Jose Sharks	3	53-18-11
at Dallas Stars	1	36-35-11

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

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	6	6	7	19
Dallas Stars	9	10	10	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	15:10	San Jose Sharks	Jonathan Cheechoo (6)	Dan Boyle (19), Joe Thornton (33)	Even strength	SJS 1, DAL 0
3rd	03:55	San Jose Sharks	Milan Michalek (8)	Joe Pavelski (14), Ryane Clowe (14)	Even strength	SJS 2, DAL 0
3rd	14:57	Dallas Stars	Matt Niskanen (3)	Unassisted	Even strength	SJS 2, DAL 1
3rd	18:58	San Jose Sharks	Ryane Clowe (15)	Joe Pavelski (15)	Even strength, Empty net	SJS 3, DAL 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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 J. Pavelski	C	0	2	2	+1	0	2	0	1	35%	16:12
Number 9 M. Michalek	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0		16:51
Number 11 M. Goc	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	42.9%	12:33
Number 12 P. Marleau	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	1	37.5%	23:41
Number 14 J. Cheechoo	R	1	0	1	+1	2	1	3	0		16:59
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1	53.3%	18:16
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	1		15:53
Number 29 R. Clowe	L	1	1	2	+1	0	1	2	0	100%	16:06
Number 39 T. Plihal	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		12:53
Number 45 J. Shelley	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		05:38
Number 47 T. Cavanagh	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	06:30
Number 64 J. McGinn	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:38
Number 3 D. Murray	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		16:14
Number 4 R. Blake	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	2		21:10
Number 21 A. Semenov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2		15:19
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	1	1	0	2	4	0	2		26:06
Number 37 B. Lukowich	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	3	1		16:14
Number 44 M. Vlasic	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		25:47

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

Dallas Stars skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Modano	C	0	0	-2	0	6	0	0	46.2%	24:23
Number 13 K. Barch	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:14
Number 17 T. Petersen	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		11:39
Number 18 J. Neal	L	0	0	-1	2	3	3	0		20:12
Number 20 B. Sutherby	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	75%	08:00
Number 21 L. Eriksson	L	0	0	-1	0	3	3	0		19:53
Number 22 L. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		05:34
Number 26 J. Lehtinen	R	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1		21:05
Number 29 S. Ott	C	0	0	-1	0	0	11	0	100%	17:35
Number 37 M. Parrish	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:07
Number 63 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	-1	4	2	2	0	58.8%	19:18
Number 91 B. Richards	C	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	52.9%	21:04
Number 2 N. Grossmann	D	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		13:06
Number 3 S. Robidas	D	0	0	-1	0	2	4	2		27:07
Number 5 M. Niskanen	D	1	1	0	0	1	3	1		18:30
Number 6 T. Daley	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		25:35
Number 27 A. Hutchinson	D	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		10:30
Number 55 D. Sydor	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		15:37

Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Turco	18	16	2	.889	59:31	Loss

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:47	San Jose Sharks	Tomas Plihal	Tripping	2
1st	11:11	Dallas Stars	Mike Ribeiro	Boarding	2
2nd	01:40	Dallas Stars	Mike Ribeiro	Tripping	2
2nd	05:35	San Jose Sharks	Brad Lukowich	Interference	2
2nd	06:40	San Jose Sharks	Marc-Edouard Vlasic	Hooking	2
2nd	08:58	Dallas Stars	James Neal	High sticking	2
3rd	05:06	San Jose Sharks	Jonathan Cheechoo	Interference	2
3rd	10:37	San Jose Sharks	Rob Blake	Delaying game	2
3rd	16:08	San Jose Sharks	Dan Boyle	Closing hand on puck	2

San Jose Sharks head coach: Todd McLellan
Dallas Stars head coach: Dave Tippett
Referees: Chris Lee, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Brian Murphy
San Jose Sharks scratches: Claude Lemieux, Jeremy Roenick, Christian Ehrhoff, Lukas Kaspar, Thomas Greiss, Riley Armstrong, Brad Staubitz, Devin Setoguchi, Derek Joslin, Ryan Vesce
Dallas Stars scratches: Sergei Zubov, Brenden Morrow, Doug Janik, Dan Jancevski, Sean Avery, Joel Lundqvist, Garrett Stafford, Mark Fistric, Raymond Sawada, Tom Wandell, Chris Conner, Fabian Brunnstrom

Every San Jose Sharks and Dallas Stars game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Dallas Stars 1 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Nov 8, 2008
San Jose Sharks 6 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars, Fri, Nov 28, 2008
San Jose Sharks 3 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars, Mon, Dec 29, 2008
San Jose Sharks 1 at Dallas Stars 0	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars, Mon, Feb 23, 2009
Dallas Stars 4 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Mar 3, 2009
Dallas Stars 2 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 21, 2009

Other NHL games on Monday, December 29, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 4 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at New York Rangers, Mon, Dec 29, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers, Mon, Dec 29, 2008
Minnesota Wild 1 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Calgary Flames, Mon, Dec 29, 2008
Nashville Predators 1 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Dec 29, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Los Angeles Kings 0	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Dec 29, 2008