Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks

HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose Regular Season Final

Final score

The San Jose Sharks beat the Minnesota Wild 3–2 on Thursday, March 17, 2011 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks
Team Goals 2010-2011 record
Minnesota Wild 2 39-35-8
at San Jose Sharks 3 48-25-9

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Minnesota Wild 12 9 9 30
San Jose Sharks 13 21 16 50

Three stars

  1. J. Pavelski, San Jose Sharks (2 assists)
  2. N. Backstrom, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)
  3. P. Marleau, San Jose Sharks (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 11:29 San Jose Sharks Jamal Mayers (1) Joe Pavelski (1), Torrey Mitchell (1) Even strength MIN 0, SJS 1
1st 14:53 Minnesota Wild John Madden (1) Unassisted Shorthanded MIN 1, SJS 1
2nd 11:33 San Jose Sharks Logan Couture (1) Douglas Murray (1), Jason Demers (1) Even strength MIN 1, SJS 2
2nd 13:23 Minnesota Wild Kyle Brodziak (1) Martin Havlat (1), Pierre-Marc Bouchard (1) Even strength MIN 2, SJS 2
3rd 05:00 San Jose Sharks Patrick Marleau (1) Joe Pavelski (2), Devin Setoguchi (1) Power play MIN 2, SJS 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks
Stat Minnesota Wild San Jose Sharks
Shots on goal 30 50
Power play 0 of 1 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 22 4
Hits 18 29
Blocked shots 16 14
Giveaways 9 16
Takeaways 14 15
Faceoffs won 20/62 (32.3%) 42/62 (67.7%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 7 M. Cullen C 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 0 0 60% 15:55
Number 9 M. Koivu C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 0 0 33.3% 19:32
Number 11 J. Madden C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 33.3% 16:11
Number 12 C. Kobasew R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 08:34
Number 15 A. Brunette L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 16:13
Number 16 B. Staubitz R 0 0 0 0 12 0 1 0 0 07:30
Number 20 A. Miettinen R 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 0 11.1% 16:49
Number 21 K. Brodziak C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 2 0 0 41.2% 15:17
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 3 0 13:40
Number 23 E. Nystrom L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 0 0 28.6% 11:35
Number 24 M. Havlat R 0 1 1 +1 2 4 1 0 0 16:30
Number 96 P. Bouchard C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 14:02
Number 4 C. Stoner D 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 2 0 19:07
Number 5 G. Zanon D 0 0 0 +2 2 0 1 3 0 22:02
Number 6 M. Scandella D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 14:06
Number 8 B. Burns D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 27:05
Number 46 J. Spurgeon D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 14:21
Number 55 N. Schultz D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 21:43
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 32 N. Backstrom 50 47 3 .940 59:00 Loss

San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 J. Pavelski C 0 2 2 +1 0 7 0 2 0 61.9% 18:10
Number 10 J. Mayers R 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 100% 08:54
Number 12 P. Marleau C 1 0 1 0 0 5 4 0 1 100% 20:59
Number 16 D. Setoguchi R 0 1 1 0 0 6 2 0 0 17:42
Number 17 T. Mitchell C 0 1 1 +1 2 6 1 0 0 13:57
Number 19 J. Thornton C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 75% 21:18
Number 20 K. Wellwood C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 66.7% 13:56
Number 29 R. Clowe L 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 19:33
Number 39 L. Couture C 1 0 1 0 0 6 2 0 0 66.7% 18:41
Number 43 J. McCarthy C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 07:40
Number 55 B. Eager L 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 0 0 13:36
Number 69 A. Desjardins L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 0 0 100% 05:33
Number 3 D. Murray D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 20:42
Number 9 I. White D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17:27
Number 22 D. Boyle D 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 26:00
Number 44 M. Vlasic D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 0 17:19
Number 60 J. Demers D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 3 3 0 18:23
Number 61 J. Braun D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 1 0 16:35
San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 A. Niemi 30 28 2 .933 59:35 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:52 Minnesota Wild Greg Zanon Tripping 2
1st 08:27 San Jose Sharks Dan Boyle Slashing 2
1st 13:46 Minnesota Wild Clayton Stoner Holding the stick 2
2nd 06:35 Minnesota Wild Matt Cullen Tripping 2
3rd 04:22 Minnesota Wild Clayton Stoner Holding 2
3rd 08:56 Minnesota Wild Brad Staubitz Tripping 2
3rd 08:56 Minnesota Wild Brad Staubitz Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 16:50 Minnesota Wild Martin Havlat Cross checking 2
3rd 16:50 San Jose Sharks Torrey Mitchell Cross checking 2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach
Todd Richards
San Jose Sharks head coach
Todd McLellan
Referees
Kevin Pollock, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen
Shane Heyer, Lonnie Cameron
Minnesota Wild scratches
Warren Peters, Marek Zidlicky, Cam Barker, Guillaume Latendresse
San Jose Sharks scratches
Dany Heatley, Niclas Wallin

2010-2011 season series

Other NHL games on Mar 17

Sources and further reading

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