Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks

Saturday, March 7, 2015, 10:00 PM ET SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vancouver Canucks beat the San Jose Sharks 3–2 on Saturday, March 7, 2015 on the road.

Final score, Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Vancouver Canucks	3	48-29-5
at San Jose Sharks	2	40-33-9

Goals by period

Goals by period, Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Vancouver Canucks	1	1	1	3
San Jose Sharks	2	0	0	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Vancouver Canucks	15	10	9	34
San Jose Sharks	15	13	12	40

Three stars

R. Vrbata, Vancouver Canucks (2 goals)
E. Lack, Vancouver Canucks (goaltender)
J. Thornton, San Jose Sharks (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:58	San Jose Sharks	Melker Karlsson (11)	Marc-Edouard Vlasic (13), Joe Thornton (44)	Even strength	VAN 0, SJS 1
1st	11:51	San Jose Sharks	Joe Thornton (13)	Brent Burns (33), Joe Pavelski (29)	Power play	VAN 0, SJS 2
1st	19:21	Vancouver Canucks	Radim Vrbata (24)	Nick Bonino (17), Daniel Sedin (43)	Even strength	VAN 1, SJS 2
2nd	16:24	Vancouver Canucks	Bo Horvat (10)	Unassisted	Even strength	VAN 2, SJS 2
3rd	05:21	Vancouver Canucks	Radim Vrbata (25)	Daniel Sedin (44), Henrik Sedin (45)	Power play	VAN 3, SJS 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks
Stat	Vancouver Canucks	San Jose Sharks
Shots on goal	34	40
Power play	1 of 5	1 of 2
Penalty minutes	13	19
Hits	26	26
Blocked shots	17	22
Giveaways	24	9
Takeaways	2	9
Faceoffs won	27/66 (40.9%)	39/66 (59.1%)

Box score

Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks 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 7 L. Vey	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	35.7%	11:39
Number 9 Z. Kassian	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	6	0	0		14:06
Number 13 N. Bonino	C	0	1	1	+1	2	2	1	1	0	50%	16:46
Number 14 A. Burrows	R	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0		16:18
Number 17 R. Vrbata	R	2	0	2	+1	0	6	0	0	1		16:49
Number 21 B. McMillan	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		09:10
Number 22 D. Sedin	L	0	2	2	-1	0	5	0	0	0		19:56
Number 27 S. Matthias	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		12:43
Number 33 H. Sedin	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	30%	19:53
Number 36 J. Hansen	R	0	0	0	+1	5	2	2	0	0		14:33
Number 51 D. Dorsett	R	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	3	0		13:30
Number 53 B. Horvat	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	1	0	56.3%	14:17
Number 2 D. Hamhuis	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0	0		22:58
Number 5 L. Sbisa	D	0	0	0	+2	2	2	2	3	0		22:26
Number 6 Y. Weber	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	0		13:55
Number 18 R. Stanton	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	0		15:25
Number 23 A. Edler	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		26:26
Number 44 A. Clendening	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		14:26

Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 E. Lack	40	38	2	.950	60:00	Win

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	1	1	0	0	6	0	1	0	43.8%	23:24
Number 12 P. Marleau	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	1	0	50%	21:07
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	2	1	69.2%	21:02
Number 20 J. Scott	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0		05:48
Number 21 B. Smith	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	3	0	57.1%	12:38
Number 39 L. Couture	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	0	0	71.4%	20:38
Number 48 T. Hertl	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0		10:12
Number 50 C. Tierney	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	80%	05:38
Number 57 T. Wingels	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	33.3%	14:05
Number 68 M. Karlsson	C	1	0	1	0	2	3	3	0	0		16:05
Number 83 M. Nieto	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0		16:34
Number 89 B. Goodrow	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	75%	07:47
Number 4 B. Dillon	D	0	0	0	0	7	1	1	1	0		16:49
Number 27 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	3	0		15:48
Number 41 M. Mueller	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	0		14:06
Number 44 M. Vlasic	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	3	0		24:07
Number 61 J. Braun	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	2	0		24:06
Number 88 B. Burns	D	0	1	1	-2	2	7	0	2	0		23:43

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 A. Niemi	34	31	3	.912	58:06	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:05	San Jose Sharks	Brenden Dillon	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:05	Vancouver Canucks	Jannik Hansen	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:05	Vancouver Canucks	Derek Dorsett	Roughing	2
1st	02:05	San Jose Sharks	John Scott	Roughing	2
1st	02:05	San Jose Sharks	Brenden Dillon	Cross checking	2
1st	08:25	San Jose Sharks	Tomas Hertl	High sticking	2
1st	11:07	Vancouver Canucks	Luca Sbisa	Cross checking	2
2nd	06:48	Vancouver Canucks	Alexandre Burrows	Slashing	2
2nd	11:47	San Jose Sharks	Mirco Mueller	Roughing	2
3rd	03:34	Vancouver Canucks	Nick Bonino	Roughing	2
3rd	03:34	San Jose Sharks	Melker Karlsson	Roughing	2
3rd	05:13	San Jose Sharks	Brent Burns	High sticking	2
3rd	19:51	San Jose Sharks	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Game information

Vancouver Canucks head coach: Willie Desjardins
San Jose Sharks head coach: Todd McLellan
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Mike Cvik
Vancouver Canucks scratches: Chris Higgins, Frank Corrado, Ronalds Kenins
San Jose Sharks scratches: Matt Irwin, Taylor Fedun

2014-2015 season series

Every Vancouver Canucks and San Jose Sharks game in the 2014-2015 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Vancouver Canucks 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Nov 6, 2014
Vancouver Canucks 3 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Dec 30, 2014
San Jose Sharks 5 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Feb 5, 2015
San Jose Sharks 6 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Mar 3, 2015
Vancouver Canucks 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 7, 2015

Other NHL games on Mar 7

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 7, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 7, 2015
St. Louis Blues 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 7, 2015
Dallas Stars 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 7, 2015
New York Islanders 3 at Florida Panthers 4	Final/SO	Game page: New York Islanders at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 7, 2015
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Washington Capitals 6	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, Sat, Mar 7, 2015
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 7, 2015
Winnipeg Jets 3 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 7, 2015
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Arizona Coyotes 0	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Arizona Coyotes, Sat, Mar 7, 2015
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Los Angeles Kings 0	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 7, 2015

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