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San Jose Sharks at Nashville Predators

Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the San Jose Sharks 6–2 on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at home.

Team Goals 2011-2012 record
San Jose Sharks 2 43-29-10
at Nashville Predators 6 48-26-8

Goals by period

Team Total
San Jose Sharks 1 1 0 2
Nashville Predators 3 1 2 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
San Jose Sharks 9 9 16 34
Nashville Predators 10 8 3 21

Three stars

  1. S. Weber, Nashville Predators (2 goals)
  2. P. Marleau, San Jose Sharks (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. C. Wilson, Nashville Predators (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:03 Nashville Predators Colin Wilson (1) Jordin Tootoo (1) Even strength SJS 0, NSH 1
1st 03:23 Nashville Predators Shea Weber (1) Martin Erat (1), Sergei Kostitsyn (1) Even strength SJS 0, NSH 2
1st 10:58 San Jose Sharks Patrick Marleau (1) Joe Pavelski (1), Joe Thornton (1) Even strength SJS 1, NSH 2
1st 15:58 Nashville Predators Kevin Klein (1) Roman Josi (1), Mike Fisher (1) Even strength SJS 1, NSH 3
2nd 00:23 San Jose Sharks Joe Pavelski (1) Patrick Marleau (1), Joe Thornton (2) Even strength SJS 2, NSH 3
2nd 12:04 Nashville Predators Shea Weber (2) David Legwand (1), Ryan Suter (1) Power play SJS 2, NSH 4
3rd 18:00 Nashville Predators Martin Erat (1) Gabriel Bourque (1), Roman Josi (2) Even strength, Empty net SJS 2, NSH 5
3rd 19:18 Nashville Predators Nick Spaling (1) Jordin Tootoo (2), Colin Wilson (1) Even strength SJS 2, NSH 6

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

Team stats

Stat San Jose Sharks Nashville Predators
Shots on goal 34 21
Power play 0 of 3 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 13 11
Hits 11 14
Blocked shots 11 11
Giveaways 6 10
Takeaways 7 7
Faceoffs won 36/62 (58.1%) 26/62 (41.9%)

Box score

San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player
8 J. Pavelski C 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 61.5% 16:25
10 B. Winchester L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 09:28
12 P. Marleau C 1 1 2 -1 0 3 0 0 0 75% 17:40
17 T. Mitchell C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 11:16
19 J. Thornton C 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 44.4% 17:14
26 M. Handzus C 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 1 0 54.5% 14:13
29 R. Clowe L 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 0 0 19:14
39 L. Couture C 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 53.8% 18:43
57 T. Wingels C 0 0 0 -1 5 1 4 0 0 16:40
64 J. McGinn L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 14:54
69 A. Desjardins L 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 72.7% 11:22
2 J. Vandermeer D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 09:34
5 C. White D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 13:14
22 D. Boyle D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 25:35
44 M. Vlasic D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 21:50
60 J. Demers D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 1 0 20:40
61 J. Braun D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 13:56
88 B. Burns D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 1 0 22:28
San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie
1 T. Greiss 13 11 2 .846 43:56
31 A. Niemi 7 4 3 .571 15:58 Loss

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
10 M. Erat R 1 1 2 +1 0 1 1 1 0 19:16
11 D. Legwand C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 26.7% 20:18
12 M. Fisher C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 43.8% 20:18
13 N. Spaling C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 65% 16:37
15 C. Smith C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.7% 05:39
18 B. Yip R 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 08:33
22 J. Tootoo R 0 2 2 +2 0 4 3 1 0 15:11
24 M. Halischuk R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 08:38
27 P. Hornqvist R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 13:33
33 C. Wilson C 1 1 2 +2 0 3 1 0 0 50% 16:07
57 G. Bourque L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 1 0 14:24
74 S. Kostitsyn L 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 15:57
6 S. Weber D 2 0 2 -1 0 2 3 1 1 24:29
8 K. Klein D 1 0 1 +2 0 2 0 2 0 17:28
20 R. Suter D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24:11
51 F. Bouillon D 0 0 0 +2 2 0 1 0 0 16:23
59 R. Josi D 0 2 2 +2 2 2 0 1 0 17:31
75 H. Gill D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 2 3 0 19:36
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
35 P. Rinne 34 32 2 .941 59:51 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:46 San Jose Sharks Andrew Desjardins Cross checking 2
1st 13:44 San Jose Sharks Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
1st 17:22 Nashville Predators Brandon Yip Fighting (major) 5
1st 17:22 San Jose Sharks Tommy Wingels Fighting (major) 5
2nd 10:53 San Jose Sharks Michal Handzus Boarding 2
2nd 13:22 Nashville Predators Hal Gill Tripping 2
3rd 03:28 Nashville Predators Roman Josi Tripping 2
3rd 09:39 Nashville Predators Francis Bouillon Tripping 2
3rd 19:31 San Jose Sharks Marc-Edouard Vlasic High sticking 2

Game information

San Jose Sharks head coach
Todd McLellan
Nashville Predators head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Wes McCauley, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen
Scott Driscoll, Bryan Pancich
San Jose Sharks scratches
Douglas Murray, Dominic Moore, Benn Ferriero
Nashville Predators scratches
Jack Hillen

2011-2012 season series

Matchup Status Details
San Jose Sharks 3 at Nashville Predators 1 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final/OT Game page
San Jose Sharks 2 at Nashville Predators 6 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 1 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 25

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 8 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 3 at Winnipeg Jets 2 Final/SO Game page
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Edmonton Oilers 1 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 5 at Ottawa Senators 3 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at New York Rangers 3 Final/OT Game page
Florida Panthers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final/SO Game page
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Los Angeles Kings 4 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Calgary Flames 4 Final/SO Game page

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