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San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings

STAPLES Center, Los Angeles Regular Season Final

Final score

The Los Angeles Kings beat the San Jose Sharks 5–2 on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at home.

Team Goals 2011-2012 record
San Jose Sharks 2 43-29-10
at Los Angeles Kings 5 40-27-15

Goals by period

Team Total
San Jose Sharks 1 0 1 2
Los Angeles Kings 1 1 3 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
San Jose Sharks 8 5 9 22
Los Angeles Kings 12 16 14 42

Three stars

  1. A. Kopitar, Los Angeles Kings (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. W. Mitchell, Los Angeles Kings (1 assist)
  3. M. Havlat, San Jose Sharks (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 15:26 Los Angeles Kings Mike Richards (1) Willie Mitchell (1) Shorthanded SJS 0, LAK 1
1st 15:48 San Jose Sharks Martin Havlat (1) Brent Burns (1) Power play SJS 1, LAK 1
2nd 15:49 Los Angeles Kings Alec Martinez (1) Anze Kopitar (1), Justin Williams (1) Even strength SJS 1, LAK 2
3rd 04:00 Los Angeles Kings Anze Kopitar (1) Mike Richards (1), Dustin Brown (1) Power play SJS 1, LAK 3
3rd 06:56 San Jose Sharks Dan Boyle (1) Logan Couture (1), Martin Havlat (1) Even strength SJS 2, LAK 3
3rd 15:54 Los Angeles Kings Dustin Penner (1) Slava Voynov (1) Even strength SJS 2, LAK 4
3rd 19:44 Los Angeles Kings Jeff Carter (1) Mike Richards (2), Anze Kopitar (2) Even strength, Empty net SJS 2, LAK 5

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

Team stats

Stat San Jose Sharks Los Angeles Kings
Shots on goal 22 42
Power play 1 of 1 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 4
Hits 26 34
Blocked shots 15 13
Giveaways 5 13
Takeaways 4 3
Faceoffs won 23/57 (40.4%) 34/57 (59.6%)

Box score

San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player
8 J. Pavelski C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 0 0 38.5% 20:41
9 M. Havlat R 1 1 2 -1 0 2 0 0 1 18:24
12 P. Marleau C 0 0 0 -3 0 3 1 0 0 55.6% 19:43
17 T. Mitchell C 0 0 0 -1 4 2 1 0 0 13:05
18 D. Moore C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 0 31.3% 11:51
19 J. Thornton C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 60% 20:15
29 R. Clowe L 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 19:23
34 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 10:08
39 L. Couture C 0 1 1 -1 0 4 2 1 0 18:48
69 A. Desjardins L 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 33.3% 07:06
78 B. Ferriero R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 09:13
2 J. Vandermeer D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 05:25
3 D. Murray D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 21:12
5 C. White D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 1 0 12:42
22 D. Boyle D 1 0 1 -3 0 2 2 1 0 24:01
44 M. Vlasic D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 3 0 23:09
61 J. Braun D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 13:28
88 B. Burns D 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 24:10
San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie
31 A. Niemi 41 37 4 .902 57:57 Loss

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player
10 M. Richards C 1 2 3 +2 0 2 3 0 0 53.3% 19:00
11 A. Kopitar C 1 2 3 +2 2 2 1 1 1 42.1% 20:56
13 K. Clifford L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 09:58
14 J. Williams R 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 17:11
22 T. Lewis C 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 100% 13:02
23 D. Brown R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 5 0 0 19:17
24 C. Fraser C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 0 0 100% 09:50
25 D. Penner L 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 12:51
28 J. Stoll C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 1 0 73.3% 15:52
71 J. Nolan C 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 10:00
74 D. King L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 14:57
77 J. Carter C 1 0 1 +2 2 6 0 0 0 66.7% 18:25
2 M. Greene D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 1 3 0 16:27
7 R. Scuderi D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 19:25
8 D. Doughty D 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 2 0 24:28
26 S. Voynov D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 19:05
27 A. Martinez D 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 12:10
33 W. Mitchell D 0 1 1 +2 0 4 0 4 0 23:52
Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie
32 J. Quick 22 20 2 .909 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 14:34 Los Angeles Kings Anze Kopitar Interference goalkeeper 2
1st 16:03 San Jose Sharks Dominic Moore Cross checking 2
3rd 01:53 San Jose Sharks Torrey Mitchell High sticking double minor 4
3rd 02:41 San Jose Sharks Andrew Desjardins High sticking 2
3rd 02:58 Los Angeles Kings Jeff Carter Interference 2
3rd 04:00 San Jose Sharks Brent Burns Holding 2

Game information

San Jose Sharks head coach
Todd McLellan
Los Angeles Kings head coach
Darryl Sutter
Referees
Mike Leggo, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen
Thor Nelson, Don Henderson
San Jose Sharks scratches
Michal Handzus, Brad Winchester, TJ Galiardi, Jason Demers, Tommy Wingels
Los Angeles Kings scratches
Brad Richardson, Kevin Westgarth, Davis Drewiske

2011-2012 season series

Matchup Status Details
Los Angeles Kings 2 at San Jose Sharks 4 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 0 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 1 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final/SO Game page
San Jose Sharks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 5 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 6 at Los Angeles Kings 5 Final/SO Game page
Los Angeles Kings 2 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 20

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 8 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at Ottawa Senators 0 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 6 at Nashville Predators 3 Final Game page
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Dallas Stars 4 Final/SO Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final/OT Game page

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