San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild

Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the San Jose Sharks 5–4 in a shootout on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at home.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild
Team Goals 2011-2012 record
San Jose Sharks 4 43-29-10
at Minnesota Wild 5 35-36-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Shootout Total
San Jose Sharks 1 0 3 0 0 4
Minnesota Wild 1 1 2 0 1 5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Shootout Total
San Jose Sharks 8 7 18 5 0 38
Minnesota Wild 10 11 8 2 0 31

Three stars

  1. M. Cullen, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)
  2. C. Clutterbuck, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. C. Wellman, Minnesota Wild (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:04 Minnesota Wild Cal Clutterbuck (1) Casey Wellman (1), Marek Zidlicky (1) Even strength SJS 0, MIN 1
1st 16:08 San Jose Sharks Dan Boyle (1) Patrick Marleau (1), Joe Thornton (1) Power play SJS 1, MIN 1
2nd 13:26 Minnesota Wild Warren Peters (1) Justin Falk (1), David McIntyre (1) Even strength SJS 1, MIN 2
3rd 07:42 Minnesota Wild Nick Johnson (1) Dany Heatley (1), Justin Falk (2) Even strength SJS 1, MIN 3
3rd 09:47 San Jose Sharks Benn Ferriero (1) Marc-Edouard Vlasic (1), Dan Boyle (1) Even strength SJS 2, MIN 3
3rd 13:40 Minnesota Wild Matt Cullen (1) Casey Wellman (2), Cal Clutterbuck (1) Even strength SJS 2, MIN 4
3rd 16:54 San Jose Sharks Logan Couture (1) Brent Burns (1), Dan Boyle (2) Even strength SJS 3, MIN 4
3rd 17:16 San Jose Sharks Patrick Marleau (1) Joe Thornton (2), Joe Pavelski (1) Even strength SJS 4, MIN 4

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round Team Shooter Result
1 Minnesota Wild Matt Cullen Goal (winner)
1 San Jose Sharks Michal Handzus Saved
2 Minnesota Wild Mikko Koivu Goal
2 San Jose Sharks Ryane Clowe Saved

Team stats

Team stats, San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild
Stat San Jose Sharks Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal 38 31
Power play 1 of 3 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 8
Hits 13 20
Blocked shots 11 17
Giveaways 2 10
Takeaways 5 4
Faceoffs won 35/70 (50%) 35/70 (50%)

Box score

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 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 75% 23:12
Number 10 B. Winchester L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 06:11
Number 12 P. Marleau C 1 1 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 100% 22:00
Number 17 T. Mitchell C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 1 0 66.7% 11:56
Number 19 J. Thornton C 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 47.1% 22:00
Number 26 M. Handzus C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 27.3% 14:06
Number 29 R. Clowe L 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 0 0 17:56
Number 39 L. Couture C 1 0 1 -1 0 5 1 0 0 33.3% 19:15
Number 57 T. Wingels C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 06:59
Number 64 J. McGinn L 0 0 0 +1 2 1 1 0 0 13:06
Number 69 A. Desjardins L 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 44.4% 13:48
Number 78 B. Ferriero R 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 12:08
Number 3 D. Murray D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 18:40
Number 22 D. Boyle D 1 2 3 +3 0 5 0 0 1 28:47
Number 44 M. Vlasic D 0 1 1 -1 2 4 0 5 0 24:56
Number 60 J. Demers D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 18:26
Number 61 J. Braun D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 1 0 13:53
Number 88 B. Burns D 0 1 1 +1 0 4 0 1 0 24:41
San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 A. Niemi 31 27 4 .871 65:00 OT loss

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 7 M. Cullen C 1 0 1 +2 0 6 2 1 0 47.8% 20:01
Number 9 M. Koivu C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 0 0 50% 26:21
Number 14 D. Powe C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12:50
Number 15 D. Heatley L 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 24:17
Number 16 B. Staubitz R 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 05:41
Number 17 C. Wellman C 0 2 2 +2 0 2 0 2 0 16:01
Number 18 C. Gillies C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 05:31
Number 21 K. Brodziak C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 0 0 42.9% 17:55
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck R 1 1 2 +2 2 4 1 0 0 18:21
Number 25 N. Johnson R 1 0 1 -1 0 4 1 0 0 21:31
Number 34 D. McIntyre C 0 1 1 -1 2 1 0 3 0 11:46
Number 43 W. Peters C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 75% 06:41
Number 3 M. Zidlicky D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:13
Number 4 C. Stoner D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 20:35
Number 5 G. Zanon D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 2 0 22:22
Number 44 J. Falk D 0 2 2 +1 0 2 2 1 0 21:33
Number 46 J. Spurgeon D 0 0 0 +2 2 1 0 1 0 22:33
Number 55 N. Schultz D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 20:00
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 37 J. Harding 38 34 4 .895 65:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 11:05 San Jose Sharks Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
1st 15:20 Minnesota Wild Jared Spurgeon Closing hand on puck 2
1st 15:24 Minnesota Wild Kyle Brodziak Slashing 2
2nd 10:08 San Jose Sharks Marc-Edouard Vlasic Tripping 2
2nd 13:39 Minnesota Wild Cal Clutterbuck Roughing 2
2nd 13:39 San Jose Sharks Jamie McGinn Roughing 2
2nd 18:10 San Jose Sharks Andrew Desjardins Boarding 2
3rd 02:33 Minnesota Wild David McIntyre Hooking 2

Game information

San Jose Sharks head coach
Todd McLellan
Minnesota Wild head coach
Mike Yeo
Referees
Mike Hasenfratz, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen
Ryan Galloway, Bryan Pancich
San Jose Sharks scratches
Antero Niittymaki, Andrew Murray, Frazer McLaren
Minnesota Wild scratches
Mike Lundin, Devin Setoguchi

2011-2012 season series

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