Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks

Thursday, March 31, 2016, 10:30 PM ET SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vancouver Canucks beat the San Jose Sharks 4–2 on Thursday, March 31, 2016 on the road.

Final score, Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks
Team	Goals	2015-2016 record
Vancouver Canucks	4	31-38-13
at San Jose Sharks	2	46-30-6

Goals by period

Goals by period, Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Vancouver Canucks	2	0	2	4
San Jose Sharks	0	1	1	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	10	9	7	26
San Jose Sharks	13	13	8	34

Three stars

J. Hansen, Vancouver Canucks (1 goal, 1 assist)
R. Miller, Vancouver Canucks (goaltender)
B. Burns, San Jose Sharks (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:09	Vancouver Canucks	Daniel Sedin (28)	Jannik Hansen (14), Henrik Sedin (41)	Even strength	VAN 1, SJS 0
1st	13:55	Vancouver Canucks	Bo Horvat (13)	Unassisted	Even strength	VAN 2, SJS 0
2nd	14:30	San Jose Sharks	Patrick Marleau (22)	Joe Thornton (58), Brent Burns (45)	Power play	VAN 2, SJS 1
3rd	10:58	San Jose Sharks	Logan Couture (14)	Joonas Donskoi (24), Brent Burns (46)	Even strength	VAN 2, SJS 2
3rd	14:57	Vancouver Canucks	Jannik Hansen (20)	Unassisted	Even strength	VAN 3, SJS 2
3rd	19:39	Vancouver Canucks	Markus Granlund (6)	Alexandre Burrows (13)	Even strength, Empty net	VAN 4, 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	26	34
Power play	0 of 4	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	8
Hits	17	30
Blocked shots	13	18
Giveaways	22	31
Takeaways	5	7
Faceoffs won	29/64 (45.3%)	35/64 (54.7%)

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	+1	0	1	0	0	0		15:27
Number 14 A. Burrows	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	1	0		14:58
Number 20 C. Higgins	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		16:13
Number 22 D. Sedin	L	1	0	1	+2	0	3	0	0	0		17:49
Number 26 E. Etem	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		13:10
Number 33 H. Sedin	C	0	1	1	+2	2	3	0	1	0	40%	19:08
Number 36 J. Hansen	R	1	1	2	+2	2	2	0	0	0		14:24
Number 47 S. Baertschi	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		04:51
Number 50 B. Gaunce	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	85.7%	13:06
Number 53 B. Horvat	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	1	0	47.8%	18:11
Number 60 M. Granlund	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1	0	33.3%	16:36
Number 91 J. McCann	L	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	1	0		12:26
Number 2 D. Hamhuis	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		22:18
Number 8 C. Tanev	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		22:18
Number 27 B. Hutton	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	2	0		20:24
Number 44 M. Bartkowski	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	5	2	0		21:17
Number 55 A. Biega	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	4	0	0		16:53
Number 88 N. Tryamkin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	0		13:58

Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	34	32	2	.941	59:58	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	0	0	-2	2	3	2	0	0	46.2%	17:30
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		10:00
Number 12 P. Marleau	C	1	0	1	-1	0	4	1	2	1	63.6%	17:36
Number 16 N. Spaling	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	66.7%	12:01
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	1	1	-2	0	1	0	0	0	83.3%	17:16
Number 27 J. Donskoi	R	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0		13:57
Number 39 L. Couture	C	1	0	1	-2	0	4	0	1	0	41.7%	18:06
Number 42 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	0	0	33.3%	17:21
Number 48 T. Hertl	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	2	0		14:21
Number 50 C. Tierney	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	54.5%	13:08
Number 57 T. Wingels	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	60%	13:59
Number 68 M. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		13:01
Number 4 B. Dillon	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0		20:11
Number 7 P. Martin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	0		18:52
Number 46 R. Polak	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	2	0		20:26
Number 61 J. Braun	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		16:03
Number 74 D. DeMelo	D	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	2	0		16:46
Number 88 B. Burns	D	0	2	2	-2	0	4	1	3	0		22:59

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 M. Jones	25	22	3	.880	58:27	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	14:21	San Jose Sharks	Melker Karlsson	Tripping	2
1st	17:09	Vancouver Canucks	Henrik Sedin	Holding the stick	2
2nd	06:00	Vancouver Canucks	Jared McCann	Hooking	2
2nd	10:30	San Jose Sharks	Dylan DeMelo	Interference	2
2nd	13:55	Vancouver Canucks	Jannik Hansen	Slashing	2
2nd	18:30	Vancouver Canucks	Alex Biega	Slashing	2
2nd	19:00	San Jose Sharks	Joe Pavelski	Tripping	2
3rd	16:00	San Jose Sharks	Dylan DeMelo	Tripping	2

Game information

Vancouver Canucks head coach: Willie Desjardins
San Jose Sharks head coach: Peter DeBoer
Referees: Frederick L'Ecuyer, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Mark Wheler, Tim Nowak
Vancouver Canucks scratches: Radim Vrbata, Derek Dorsett, Yannick Weber, Luca Sbisa, Andrey Pedan, Jake Virtanen
San Jose Sharks scratches: Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Micheal Haley, Matt Nieto, Matt Tennyson

2015-2016 season series

Every Vancouver Canucks and San Jose Sharks game in the 2015-2016 season
Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 4 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks, Sun, Feb 28, 2016
San Jose Sharks 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Mar 3, 2016
Vancouver Canucks 4 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 5, 2016
San Jose Sharks 4 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Mar 29, 2016
Vancouver Canucks 4 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 31, 2016

Other NHL games on Mar 31

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 31, 2016
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Mar 31, 2016
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at New York Islanders, Thu, Mar 31, 2016
Nashville Predators 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Mar 31, 2016
New York Rangers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Mar 31, 2016
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Mar 31, 2016
New Jersey Devils 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers, Thu, Mar 31, 2016
Ottawa Senators 3 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Mar 31, 2016
Arizona Coyotes 1 at Dallas Stars 4	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Dallas Stars, Thu, Mar 31, 2016
Calgary Flames 0 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 31, 2016

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