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Team Matchups San Jose Chicago Detroit Colorado
Record 51-20-11 -- 113 pts 52-22-8 -- 112 pts 44-24-14 -- 107 pts 43-30-9 -- 95 pts
Goals Scored 264 271 229 244
Goals Against 215 209 216 233
Power Play % 21.0 (4th) 17.7 (16th) 19.2 (9th) 18.1 (15th)
Penalty Kill % 85.0 (5th) 85.3 (4th) 83.9 (10th) 80.2 (21st)
Individual Matchups
Goals Marleau - 44 Kane - 30 Datsyuk - 27 Stewart - 28
Assists Thornton - 69 Kane - 58 Zetterberg - 47 Stastny - 59
Points Thornton - 89 Kane - 88 Datsyuk/Zetterberg - 70 Stastny - 79
Penalty Minutes Clowe - 131 Eager - 120 Bertuzzi - 80 McLeod - 138
Goals Against Nabokov - 2.43 Niemi - 2.25 Howard - 2.26 Anderson - 2.64
Save % Nabokov - .922 Niemi - .912 Howard - .924 Hiller - .917
Sharks not good enough, trail 2-0
Nabokov continues to struggle in 4-2 loss
The bell may have tolled on the Sharks season on Tuesday night. Only two games into the Western Conference Finals, San Jose had little answer for a faster Chicago Blackhawks team that capitalized on most of their chances. Poor goaltending continued to cost the Sharks, who allowed Chicago to take a two-game lead with a 4-2 win at HP Pavilion. Evgeni Nabokov allowed he Blackhawks to jump out to an early lead on a weak goal, then couldn’t make the big saves when it counted.
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A game of missed opportunities
Fishing for answers one point at a time
The NHL’s Western Conference Finals kicked off on Sunday afternoon in San Jose in an action packed barn-burner. The only thing missing was a home win, as the Chicago Blackhawks took Game 1 with a 2-1 decision on a 3rd period Dustin Byfuglien goal. Chicago won their 6th straight road-game during the playoffs, staking themselves to a 1-0 series lead. San Jose had their chances, but couldn’t solve Blackhawks netminder Antti Niemi, who made 44 saves for his 9th win of the playoffs.
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Regular Season Series vs Detroit
Blackhawks won season series 3-1-0
Nov 15: Sharks 3 @ Blackhawks 5 (OT)
Nov 25: Blackhawks 7 @ Sharks 2
Dec 22: Sharks 3 @ Blackhawks 2
Jan 28: Blackhawks 4 @ Sharks 3 (OT)

The Chum Bucket - WCF Edition
Fishing for answers one point at a time
I don't think a break could have been any longer. Let's hope the Sharks didn't rust over during that six days off. -- Everyone keeps talking abut Dustin Byfuglien for some reason. Patrick Kane is the guy the Sharks need to contain. The less-than fleet-footed Sharks defense will have their hands full.
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Red Wings sent packing
Sharks win sereis with 2-1 win in Game 5
After getting shellacked in Game 4, the Sharks made sure there would be no comeback after the eliminated the Detroit Red Wings with a 2-1 win at HP Pavilion on Saturday night. San Jose knocked off Detroit four games to one to advance to the Conference Finals for the second time in team history. The Sharks biggest names turned in the biggest performance of the playoffs, accounting for all the Sharks scoring, and defended against a mad rush in the last two minutes to preserve a one-goal lead late.
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Franzen lights up Sharks in Game 4
Wings pound Sharks in 7-1 romp
With their backs against the wall the Detroit Red Wings played desperate hockey on Thursday night at Joe Louis Arena. San Jose played like a team with three games to burn in the best-of-seven series. Johan Franzen played like a man possessed, scoring four goals, including three in the 1st period alone. Game 4 of the Western Conference Semi Final match up was over before the first intermission, as the Red Wings coasted to a 7-1 win.
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Marleau's thriller decides Game 3 in OT
Sharks grab a commanding 3-0 lead in series
Patrick Marleau hasn’t been very good in this year’s playoffs, but he made up for it in a big way on Tuesday night as the Sharks overcame a 2-goal deficit against the Detroit Red Wings in the 3rd period, then won it in overtime. Marleau bagged the game winner on an odd-man rush, sending the Sharks to Game 4 with a chance to sweep the series.
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The Air is Different in San Jose
Sharks turning in 60 minute efforts
It started in Game 3 of the first round series against Colorado. It was as if we were looking at a different group of guys who were somehow swapped for our regular San Jose Sharks. It seemed like a magic trick to some of us however it was not an illusion, the San Jose Sharks are actually playing ‘playoff hockey’. This is where I will lose most of you. “What the heck does this guy mean?
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No Ordinary Joe's in Game 2
Pavelski and Thornton score key goals in 4-3 win
A guy named Joe came up big in Game 2 of the Sharks Western Conference Semi Final match-up with the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday night. Joe Pavelski turned in a multi-goal performance for the third straight game in the playoffs, becoming the first player to do it since Mario Lemieux in 1992, and Joe Thornton scored the game-winner in a wild 4-3 Sharks win at HP Pavilion. San Jose overcame a 3rd period deficit to take a 2-0 lead in the series.
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Sharks take early lead in game and series
Pavelski continues to shine in 4-3 win
The NHL’s marquee Conference Semi-Final match-up between the San Jose Sharks and Detroit Red Wings kicked off on Thursday night in the Bay Area, and if Game was any indication, this is going to be one heck of a series. The Sharks scored three 1st period goals, then hung on to take a 4-3 decision in the best of seven series. Joe Pavelski continued to wield a hot hand, scoring a pair of power play goals to lead San Jose.
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WCSF - Game 1 Notes
Recapping the Sharks 4-3 win
Patrick Marleau was a game time scratch with what Sharks head coach Todd McLellan called a high fever and flu like symptoms. Marleau skated in pre-game warmups, but did not dress for the game. McLellan indicated that Marleau will be back in the lineup on Sunday for Game 2.
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Regular Season Series vs Detroit
Red Wings won season series 3-0-1
Nov 5: Sharks 1 @ Red Wings 2 (SO)
Jan 9: Red Wings 4 @ Sharks 1
Feb 2: Red Wings 4 @ Sharks 2
Feb 11: Sharks 3 @ Red Wings 2 (SO)

Sharks advance on 3rd period comeback
Avalanche succumbs to San Jose in 6 games
When compared to their first round series a year ago, the Sharks took a huge step forward with a 5-2 win in Denver on Saturday night, dispatching the Colorado Avalanche in 6 games in a tightly contested matchup. Where they buckled last season, the Sharks overcame a 3rd period deficit in Game 6, scoring 4 goals in the last 20 minutes to end the series. Joe Pavelski scored a pair of goals to lead San Jose , including the game winner.
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Sharks finally unload on Avalanche
Sharks pile on 5 unanswered goals in Game 5 win
Now that’s more like it. The Sharks finally bum rushed the Colorado Avalanche with the performance everyone has been waiting for. The top seeded Sharks played a near perfect game on Thursday night, rolling the Avalanche 5-0 in Game 5 of the Western Conference Semi-Final match-up at HP Pavilion. Logan Couture scored a pair of goals and Evgeni Nabokov made 28 saves to earn his 7th career playoff shutout.
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The Chum Bucket - Pre Game 5
Fishing for answers one point at a time
Unless the Avalanche make it to June, it's safe to say that Peter Mueller's season is over. Milan Hejduk did not accompany the team to San Jose for Game 5. Does Milan mean "soft" in Czech?
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Sharks try to kick an old habit
It's time to deliver
During the past few regular seasons, the San Jose Sharks have developed a consistent pattern of behavior when they were down by a few goals in hockey games. They would end up waiting until mid-way through the third period and only then would they begin playing all out hockey and more often than not, they would end up coming back and winning the game.
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Pavelski's OT winner knots series
Boyle comes up big in retribution game
If the Sharks manage to pull out their Western Conference Semi-Final series against the Colorado Avalanche, two players may surface as Sharks saviors. Joe Pavelski and Dan Boyle turned in heroic performances on Tuesday night as the Sharks knocked off the Avalanche 2-1 in overtime. Pavelski scored the game winner, but it was Boyle who set the tone on a night where the Sharks would either tie up the series or go down 3-1 with a loss.
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The Chum Bucket
Fishing for answers one point at a time
Of all the guys you’d least expect to put a puck in his own net, Dan Boyle would be that guy.
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Plain ole bad luck or Evil curses?
Sharks need to make their own luck
Everyone knows the old saying about "If it weren't for bad luck they wouldn't have any luck at all". Well the Sharks could give seminars on every minute aspect of that adage. Throughout the first three games of their Western Conference Quarter Final matchup they have endured more than their fair share of freak goals and bad luck. Dan Boyle's miscue has got to sit atop the ever long list of Shark's historic 'UH-OHS'.
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Sharks Rock
Fans' predicament is like Peanuts' Halloween Special
Being a Sharks fan can seem like being Charlie Brown on Halloween. While all his fellow trick-or-treaters get candy, hapless Charlie Brown keeps getting rocks. For that matter, being a Sharks fan at playoff time can seem like being Charlie's pal Linus on Halloween, too. Linus skips trick-or-treating altogether, opting to wait for the mythical Great Pumpkin who never shows up.
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Painful way to lose
Boyle scores on his own goal in OT
Losing in overtime is tough. Losing in overtime in the playoffs is tougher. Losing in overtime in the playoffs because you put the puck in your own net is about as bad as it can get, and the Sharks found a way to do it. Dan Boyle will be haunted by his play that ended Game 3 of the Sharks Western Conference Semi-Final match-up with the Colorado Avalanche in Denver on Sunday. Boyle tried wrapping a puck around his own end-boards at the start of overtime, but instead backhanded the puck past Evgeni Nabokov to cap the most painful loss in Sharks history.
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Sharks show perseverance in Game 2 win
Series tied after wild 6-5 win in overtime
The Sharks Western Conference Quarter-Final match-up with the Colorado Avalanche got a little interesting on Friday night. Colorado led five different times throughout Game 2 at HP Pavilion, but the Sharks scratched back each time, sending the game to overtime with a goal with just 31.3 seconds left in regulation. Devin Setoguchi would give San Jose their only lead of the night 5:22 into overtime to send the series to Denver tied.
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Demons far from exorcised
Sharks fall to eighth seeded Avalanche in series opener
If the Sharks were planning on shedding their playoff demons this year, they started with the one step backwards approach on Wednesday night. The top seeded Sharks once again tripped out of the gate against the eight seed, dropping a 2-1 decision to the Colorado Avalanche at HP Pavilion. The storyline is a like a bad dream that keeps haunting the Sharks.
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Quest begins with Avalanche
Sharks must get past Colorado first
The Sharks embark on another trek down the playoff path or peril on Wednesday, with one goal in mind. Silence the naysayers. Three consecutive 2nd round exists was upstaged last season by an embarrassing opening round defeat to the Anaheim Ducks, so the Sharks have plenty of baggage to unload. The biggest lesson to be learned from last season’s debacle is that San Jose needs to apply their focus to the game in hand and not look past their opponent.
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Regular Season Series vs Colorado
Sharks won season series 2-1-1
Oct 1: Sharks 2 @ Avalanche 5
Oct 30: Avalanche 1 @ Sharks 3
Mar 28: Avalanche 3 @ Sharks 4
Apr 4: Sharks 4 @ Avalanche 5 (OT)


WC Finals Schedule / Results
Round 3 Schedule (times PDT)
 Game 1 - CHI 2 @ SJ 1
 Game 2 - CHI 4 @ SJ 2
 Game 3 - SJ @ CHI (5/21 5:00pm)
 Game 4 - SJ @ CHI (5/23 12:00pm)
 *Game 5 - CHI @ SJ (5/25 6:00pm)
 *Game 6 - SJ @ CHI (5/27 5:00pm)
 *Game 7 - CHI @ SJ (5/29 5:00pm)
Chicago leads series tied 2-0
* If necessary
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Playoff Scoring
San Jose GP G A Pts PIM
Pavelski 13 9 6 15 6
Thornton 13 3 9 12 18
Boyle 13 2 10 12 6
Heatley 12 2 10 12 12
Marleau 12 5 5 10 8
Clowe 13 2 8 10 24
Setoguchi 13 5 3 8 4
Murray 13 1 5 6 8
Demers 13 1 4 5 8
Couture 13 3 0 3 2
Blake 13 1 1 2 10
Nichol 13 1 1 2 17
Vlasic 13 0 2 2 4
Mitchell 13 0 2 2 2
Malhotra 13 1 0 1 0
Helminen 7 1 0 1 4
Ortmeyer 4 0 1 1 0
McGinn 13 0 0 0 8
Huskins 13 0 0 0 6
Wallin 4 0 0 0 2
San Jose GP GA Shts GAA Sav%
Nabokov (8-5) 13 32 343 2.53 .907
Greiss (0-0) 1 2 28 3.00 .929
Chicago GP G A Pts PIM
Toews 14 7 16 23 2
Kane 14 7 11 18 4
Sharp 14 6 9 15 12
Hossa 14 2 9 11 19
Keith 14 1 8 9 8
Byfuglien 14 6 2 8 14
Seabrook 14 2 6 8 6
Versteeg 14 3 4 7 8
Bolland 14 3 4 7 20
Kopecky 11 3 1 4 4
Hjalmarsson 14 1 3 4 6
Brouwer 11 2 1 3 6
Ladd 14 2 1 3 10
Sopel 14 0 3 3 4
Campbell 11 0 2 2 0
Madden 14 1 0 1 2
Bickell 4 0 1 1 2
Eager 10 0 0 0 8
Burish 10 0 0 0 0
Hendry 10 0 0 0 0
Fraser 3 0 0 0 0
Chicago GP GA Shts GAA Sav%
Niemi (10-4) 14 33 403 2.41 .918
Huet (0-0) 1 0 3 0.00 1.00
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Rosters
San Jose
1 - Greiss
3 - Murray
4 - Blake
7 - Wallin
8 - Pavelski
12 - Marleau
15 - Heatley
16 - Setoguchi
17 - Mitchell
19 - Thornton
20 - Nabokov
21 - Nichol
22 - Boyle
27 - Malhotra
28 - Leach
29 - Clowe
36 - Helminen
39 - Couture
40 - Huskins
41 - Ortmeyer
44 - Vlasic
59 - Staubitz
64 - McGinn
Chicago
2 - Keith
4 - Hjalmarsson
5 - Sopel
6 - Hendry
7 - Seabrook
8 - Johnsson
10 - Sharp
11 - Madden
12 - Beach
16 - Ladd
19 - Toews
20 - Skille
22 - Brouwer
24 - Boynton
28 - Dowell
29 - Bickell
30 - Toivonen
31 - Niemi
32 - Versteeg
33 - Byfuglien
34 - Cullimore
36 - Bolland
37 - Burrish
39 - Huet
42 - Lalonde
44 - Richmond
46 - Fraser
50 - Crawford
51 - Campbell
55 - Eager
56 - Connelly
81 - Hossa
82 - Kopecky
88 - Kane
   
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WCSF Game 1--
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WCQF Game 6--
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  :: Nabokov Postgame
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WCQF Game 5--
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WCQF Game 3--
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WCQF Game 2--
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WCQF Game 1--
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WC Semi Finals Schedule / Results
Round 2 Schedule (times PDT)
 Game 1 - DET 3 @ SJ 4
 Game 2 - DET 3 @ SJ 4
 Game 3 - SJ 4 @ DET 3 (OT)
 Game 4 - SJ 1 @ DET 7
 Game 5 - DET 1 @ SJ 2
San Jose wins series 4-1
* If necessary
Playoff Scoring
San Jose GP G A Pts PIM
Pavelski 11 9 6 15 6
Thornton 11 3 8 11 16
Heatley 10 2 9 11 10
Clowe 11 2 8 10 12
Boyle 11 2 7 9 6
Setoguchi 11 5 3 8 4
Marleau 10 3 4 7 8
Murray 11 1 5 6 6
Demers 11 0 4 4 8
Couture 11 3 0 3 2
Blake 11 1 1 2 8
Nichol 11 1 1 2 17
Vlasic 11 0 2 2 4
Mitchell 11 0 2 2 2
Malhotra 11 1 0 1 0
Helminen 7 1 0 1 4
Ortmeyer 4 0 1 1 0
Huskins 11 0 0 0 6
McGinn 11 0 0 0 8
Wallin 2 0 0 0 0
San Jose GP GA Shts GAA Sav%
Nabokov (8-3) 11 26 281 2.43 .907
Greiss (0-0) 1 2 28 3.00 .929
Detroit GP G A Pts PIM
Franzen 12 6 12 18 16
Zetterberg 12 7 8 18 6
Datsyuk 12 6 7 13 8
Rafalski 12 3 8 11 2
Bertuzzi 12 2 9 11 12
Lidstrom 12 4 6 10 2
Filppula 12 4 5 9 6
Holmstrom 12 4 3 7 12
Stuart 12 2 4 6 8
Kronwall 12 0 5 5 12
Cleary 12 2 0 2 4
Abdelkader 11 1 1 2 36
Miller 12 1 1 2 4
Ericsson 12 0 2 2 8
Helm 12 1 0 1 4
Ritola 1 0 0 0 0
Lebda 2 0 0 0 0
Eaves 8 0 0 0 2
Williams 3 0 0 0 0
Eaves 8 0 0 0 2
Lilja 11 0 0 0 14
Draper 12 0 0 0 16
Colorado GP GA Shts GAA Sav%
Howard (5-7) 12 33 387 2.75 .915
Osgood (0-0) - - - - -
WC Quarter Finals Schedule / Results
Round 1 Schedule (times PST)
 Game 1 - COL 2 @ SJ 1
 Game 2 - COL 5 @ SJ 6 (1OT)
 Game 3 - SJ 0 @ COL 1 (1OT)
 Game 4 - SJ 2 @ COL 1 (1OT)
 *Game 5 - COL 0 @ SJ 5
 *Game 6 - SJ 5 @ COL 2
San Jose wins series 4-2
* If necessary
Playoff Scoring
San Jose GP G A Pts PIM
Pavelski 6 5 3 8 4
Clowe 6 1 7 8 0
Setoguchi 6 3 3 6 4
Boyle 6 2 4 6 0
Murray 6 1 4 5 0
Heatley 5 0 4 4 0
Marleau 6 1 2 3 6
Thornton 6 0 3 3 0
Couture 6 2 0 2 0
Nichol 6 1 1 2 8
Blake 6 1 1 2 8
Malhotra 6 1 0 1 0
Helminen 4 1 0 1 0
Vlasic 6 0 1 1 0
Demers 6 0 1 1 6
Mitchell 6 0 1 1 0
Ortmeyer 2 0 1 1 0
McGinn 5 0 0 0 6
Huskins 5 0 0 0 2
Wallin 1 0 0 0 0
San Jose GP GA Shts GAA Sav%
Nabokov (4-2) 6 11 149 1.76 .926
Greiss (0-0) 0 0 0 -- --
Colorado GP G A Pts PIM
Stastny 6 1 4 5 4
Yip 6 2 2 4 6
Stewart 6 3 0 3 4
Duchene 6 0 3 3 0
Cumisky 6 1 1 2 2
Liles 6 1 1 2 4
Galiardi 6 0 2 2 6
O'Reilly 6 1 0 1 2
Hejduk 3 1 0 1 0
Svatos 3 1 0 1 2
Wilson 4 0 1 1 0
Foote 6 0 1 1 10
Quincey 6 0 0 0 8
McLeaod 6 0 0 0 5
Hannan 6 0 0 0 4
Tucker 6 0 0 0 2
Yelle 6 0 0 0 2
Stoa 1 0 0 0 2
Hendricks 6 0 0 0 0
Porter 4 0 0 0 0
Salei 1 0 0 0 0
Durno 1 0 0 0 0
Colorado GP GA Shts GAA Sav%
Anderson (2-4) 6 16 239 2.62 .933
Budaj (0-0) 1 1 4 6.67 .750
Arena Information
San Jose:
HP Pavilion
525 W. Santa Clara St
San Jose, California
Capacity - 17,496
Colorado:
Pepsi Center
1000 Chopper Circle
Denver, Colorado
Capacity - 18,007

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