Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks

Friday, December 23, 2011, 10:30 PM ET HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The San Jose Sharks beat the Los Angeles Kings 2–1 in a shootout on Friday, December 23, 2011 at home.

Final score, Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Los Angeles Kings	1	40-27-15
at San Jose Sharks	2	43-29-10

Goals by period

Goals by period, Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Los Angeles Kings	0	1	0	0	0	1
San Jose Sharks	0	1	0	0	1	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Los Angeles Kings	7	10	9	3	0	29
San Jose Sharks	5	15	14	1	0	35

Three stars

M. Vlasic, San Jose Sharks
A. Niemi, San Jose Sharks (goaltender)
J. Quick, Los Angeles Kings (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	07:53	San Jose Sharks	Logan Couture (1)	Ryane Clowe (1), Patrick Marleau (1)	Even strength	LAK 0, SJS 1
2nd	18:52	Los Angeles Kings	Mike Richards (1)	Anze Kopitar (1), Drew Doughty (1)	Power play	LAK 1, SJS 1

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	San Jose Sharks	Joe Pavelski	Saved
1	Los Angeles Kings	Jarret Stoll	Saved
2	San Jose Sharks	Michal Handzus	Saved
2	Los Angeles Kings	Anze Kopitar	Saved
3	San Jose Sharks	Dan Boyle	Saved
3	Los Angeles Kings	Dustin Brown	Saved
4	San Jose Sharks	Ryane Clowe	Goal (winner)
4	Los Angeles Kings	Mike Richards	Saved

Team stats

Team stats, Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks
Stat	Los Angeles Kings	San Jose Sharks
Shots on goal	29	35
Power play	1 of 3	0 of 5
Penalty minutes	12	8
Hits	28	18
Blocked shots	24	20
Giveaways	8	8
Takeaways	8	11
Faceoffs won	27/52 (51.9%)	25/52 (48.1%)

Box score

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings 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 10 M. Richards	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	4	1	1	41.7%	20:02
Number 11 A. Kopitar	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	0	0	68.4%	24:14
Number 12 S. Gagne	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		16:53
Number 13 K. Clifford	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		07:31
Number 14 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		15:41
Number 15 B. Richardson	R	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	0		12:48
Number 22 T. Lewis	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0		13:50
Number 23 D. Brown	R	0	0	0	-1	2	3	4	2	0		20:38
Number 24 C. Fraser	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	1	0	57.1%	09:23
Number 25 D. Penner	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		12:28
Number 28 J. Stoll	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	41.7%	17:23
Number 47 T. Hunter	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	1	0		07:57
Number 2 M. Greene	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		14:16
Number 3 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		21:18
Number 7 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		25:23
Number 8 D. Doughty	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	3	0		28:05
Number 26 S. Voynov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0		14:39
Number 33 W. Mitchell	D	0	0	0	-1	0	5	2	3	0		25:31

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 J. Quick	35	34	1	.971	65:00	OT loss

San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 J. Pavelski	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	71.4%	21:03
Number 10 B. Winchester	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		06:02
Number 12 P. Marleau	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	28.6%	22:51
Number 17 T. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		11:46
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	57.1%	20:36
Number 26 M. Handzus	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	43.8%	18:30
Number 28 A. Murray	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		06:50
Number 29 R. Clowe	L	0	1	1	+1	2	2	3	0		21:49
Number 39 L. Couture	C	1	0	1	+1	2	3	1	0	40%	21:15
Number 64 J. McGinn	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1		13:33
Number 69 A. Desjardins	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	60%	07:34
Number 78 B. Ferriero	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		11:09
Number 5 C. White	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3		18:02
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2		27:42
Number 44 M. Vlasic	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	8		25:13
Number 60 J. Demers	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1		16:40
Number 61 J. Braun	D	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		19:04
Number 88 B. Burns	D	0	0	0	+1	0	5	1	1		23:24

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 A. Niemi	29	28	1	.966	65:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:55	Los Angeles Kings	Trent Hunter	Interference	2
1st	13:08	San Jose Sharks	Jason Demers	Interference	2
1st	17:56	Los Angeles Kings	Dustin Brown	Boarding	2
2nd	09:52	Los Angeles Kings	Jarret Stoll	Hooking	2
2nd	10:59	San Jose Sharks	Ryane Clowe	Interference	2
2nd	13:58	San Jose Sharks	Andrew Desjardins	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	13:58	Los Angeles Kings	Colin Fraser	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	17:55	San Jose Sharks	Logan Couture	Interference	2
3rd	06:26	Los Angeles Kings	Brad Richardson	Cross checking	2
3rd	11:51	Los Angeles Kings	Justin Williams	Holding	2

Game information

Los Angeles Kings head coach: Darryl Sutter
San Jose Sharks head coach: Todd McLellan
Referees: Dave Jackson, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Vaughan Rody
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Kevin Westgarth, Alec Martinez, Davis Drewiske, Andrei Loktionov
San Jose Sharks scratches: Antero Niittymaki, Frazer McLaren

2011-2012 season series

Every Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 2 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks, Mon, Nov 7, 2011
San Jose Sharks 0 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Nov 28, 2011
Los Angeles Kings 1 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final/SO	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Dec 23, 2011
San Jose Sharks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 5	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Mar 20, 2012
San Jose Sharks 6 at Los Angeles Kings 5	Final/SO	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Apr 5, 2012
Los Angeles Kings 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Apr 7, 2012

Other NHL games on Dec 23

Other NHL games on Friday, December 23, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 0 at Boston Bruins 8	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins, Fri, Dec 23, 2011
Washington Capitals 3 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Dec 23, 2011
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Islanders, Fri, Dec 23, 2011
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers, Fri, Dec 23, 2011
Ottawa Senators 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Dec 23, 2011
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Winnipeg Jets 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Winnipeg Jets, Fri, Dec 23, 2011
Nashville Predators 3 at Dallas Stars 6	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars, Fri, Dec 23, 2011
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, Dec 23, 2011
St. Louis Blues 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Phoenix Coyotes, Fri, Dec 23, 2011
Calgary Flames 3 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Dec 23, 2011