San Jose Sharks at Toronto Maple Leafs

Thursday, February 23, 2012, 7:00 PM ET Air Canada Centre, Toronto Regular Season Final

Final score

The San Jose Sharks beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 on Thursday, February 23, 2012 on the road.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
San Jose Sharks	2	43-29-10
at Toronto Maple Leafs	1	35-37-10

Goals by period

Goals by period, San Jose Sharks at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	0	2	0	2
Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	1	1

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	7	9	9	25
Toronto Maple Leafs	5	9	16	30

Three stars

P. Marleau, San Jose Sharks (2 goals)
A. Niemi, San Jose Sharks (goaltender)
J. Gardiner, Toronto Maple Leafs (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Toronto Maple Leafs. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	00:32	San Jose Sharks	Patrick Marleau (1)	Joe Thornton (1), Tommy Wingels (1)	Even strength	SJS 1, TOR 0
2nd	10:43	San Jose Sharks	Patrick Marleau (2)	Logan Couture (1), Dan Boyle (1)	Power play	SJS 2, TOR 0
3rd	03:53	Toronto Maple Leafs	Jake Gardiner (1)	Phil Kessel (1), Luke Schenn (1)	Even strength	SJS 2, TOR 1

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

Team stats

Team stats, San Jose Sharks at Toronto Maple Leafs
Stat	San Jose Sharks	Toronto Maple Leafs
Shots on goal	25	30
Power play	1 of 2	0 of 0
Penalty minutes	5	9
Hits	23	27
Blocked shots	15	15
Giveaways	17	17
Takeaways	13	10
Faceoffs won	25/54 (46.3%)	29/54 (53.7%)

Box score

San Jose Sharks

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	0	0	3	1	0	0		20:23
Number 10 B. Winchester	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	100%	06:18
Number 12 P. Marleau	C	2	0	2	+1	0	3	1	0	1	66.7%	20:48
Number 17 T. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		12:52
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	54.5%	20:45
Number 26 M. Handzus	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	41.7%	12:51
Number 29 R. Clowe	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0		20:09
Number 39 L. Couture	C	0	1	1	-1	0	3	1	1	0	60%	16:40
Number 57 T. Wingels	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	4	0	0		17:50
Number 64 J. McGinn	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		16:30
Number 69 A. Desjardins	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	50%	09:46
Number 2 J. Vandermeer	D	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	0		06:28
Number 5 C. White	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0		13:33
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	1	2	0		24:55
Number 44 M. Vlasic	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	0		25:16
Number 60 J. Demers	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2	0		18:23
Number 61 J. Braun	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		13:20
Number 88 B. Burns	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		23:13

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 A. Niemi	30	29	1	.967	60:00	Win

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs 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 12 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	58.3%	15:26
Number 15 M. Lombardi	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	0		16:54
Number 16 C. MacArthur	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		17:34
Number 18 M. Brown	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	3	0	0		04:43
Number 19 J. Lupul	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	0		17:39
Number 20 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	55.6%	05:53
Number 41 N. Kulemin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		16:06
Number 42 T. Bozak	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	0	0	55.6%	19:40
Number 46 J. Crabb	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		17:08
Number 47 D. Boyce	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:35
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0	33.3%	22:13
Number 84 M. Grabovski	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	1	0	50%	20:12
Number 2 L. Schenn	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	5	0	0		15:00
Number 3 D. Phaneuf	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	1	0		23:22
Number 4 C. Franson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		17:14
Number 24 J. Liles	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0		20:44
Number 36 C. Gunnarsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	4	3	0		16:50
Number 51 J. Gardiner	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	2	0		26:50

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 J. Reimer	25	23	2	.920	58:41	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Toronto Maple Leafs
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	10:27	Toronto Maple Leafs	Luke Schenn	Interference	2
2nd	12:29	Toronto Maple Leafs	Mikhail Grabovski	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	02:48	Toronto Maple Leafs	Mike Brown	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	02:48	San Jose Sharks	Jim Vandermeer	Fighting (major)	5

Game information

San Jose Sharks head coach: Todd McLellan
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Ron Wilson
Referees: Mike Leggo, Dave Jackson
Linesmen: Steve Miller, Brian Murphy
San Jose Sharks scratches: Douglas Murray, Dominic Moore, Benn Ferriero
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Mike Komisarek, Colby Armstrong, Jay Rosehill

Other NHL games on Feb 23

Other NHL games on Thursday, February 23, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/SO	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Feb 23, 2012
Minnesota Wild 3 at Florida Panthers 2	Final/SO	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Florida Panthers, Thu, Feb 23, 2012
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final/SO	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Feb 23, 2012
St. Louis Blues 3 at Nashville Predators 2	Final/SO	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators, Thu, Feb 23, 2012
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Winnipeg Jets 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Winnipeg Jets, Thu, Feb 23, 2012
Dallas Stars 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Feb 23, 2012
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Calgary Flames 3	Final/SO	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Calgary Flames, Thu, Feb 23, 2012
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Feb 23, 2012

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