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Sharks don't quack in
Anaheim Thornton bags shootout
winner 11/16/07 - by Mike Lee
The
Sharks kicked off a home-and-home series with the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night
with a nail-bighting 2-1 shootout victory. The two teams will actually square
off three times in the next 7 days, so the defending Stanley Cup Champions
decided to call in some reserves by welcoming back defenseman Scott
Neidermayer. Joe Thornton scored the game winner in the shootout's 6th round to
propel the Sharks back into a tie with the Dallas Stars for the Pacific
Division lead.
Anaheim got on the board first with a goal from Bobby
Ryan at 13:41 of the opening period. Ryan one-timed a shot on a feed by Doug
Weight, who was acquired by the Ducks on Thursday for Andy McDonald.
Joe Thornton had two chances from in tight, but he stuffed his first shot into
Ducks goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere's pads, then he whiffed on a shot from
4 feet out.
The 1st period ended with a golden chance to knot the game
at 1, when Milan Michalek was hauled down on a breakaway. The Sharks winger was
awarded a penalty shot, but his meek attempt ended up in Giguere's mid section.
Michalek had an excellent opportunity to take notes on one-on-nobody
chances early in the 2nd period. After Michalek was sent off for high sticking
at 4:27, Torrey Mitchell scored a highlight reel goal by stealing the puck at
his own blueline, then racing up ice to beat Giguere. Mitchell was tripped up
on the play, but he bounced back up, controlled the puck, then deeked Giguere
with a fantastic move to his left.
San Jose missed fired on an
extended 4 minute power play later in the period after Todd Marchant cut
Patrick Marleau with a high stick. Once again, Thornton had a chance on the
doorstop, but he misfired on the shot.
San Jose generated 13 shots on
Giguere in the 3rd period, but couldn't muster a goal. Things got dicey for the
Sharks when Christian Ehrhoff took a hooking penalty with 4:23 remaining in
regulation. Anaheim had two quality scoring chances in the man advantage, but
couldn't solve Nabokov.
Todd Bertuzzi had a 2-on-1 chance with a
minutes left in the overtime, but Nabokov turned aside the chance that skidded
through the slot. Neidermayer had Nabokov dead to rights moments later, but the
shot sailed over the top of the goal.
In the shootout, Todd Bertuzzi led off with a backhand
shot that roofed over Nabokov's left shoulder. Mitchell then tried using the
same move he used on his goal, but Giguere was ready for it this time.
Doug Weight tried to go low to the stick side, but Nabokov threw his glove hand
to his left to snuff the new Duck. Joe Pavelski went 5-hole to knot the
shootout at 1-1.
Ryan Getzlaf tried to fake a shot, then bounced the
puck off the crossbar. Devin Setoguchi could have ended things, but his shot
sailed into Giguere;s pads.
Cory Perry came in wide right, then
slipped a shot under Nabokov's glove. With the game on th line, Marleau tied it
up again with a shot that snapped off the left post.
The rookie Ryan
tried snapping a shot inside the right post, but his shot sailed right. Patrick
Rissmiller followed up Ryan's miss by trying to go 5-hole, but Giguere shut the
door to extend the shootout.
Chris Kunitz shot went wide, then
Thornton atoned for his three doorstep misses in regulation by beating Giguere
with a wrister that slipped inside the left post.
Game Notes:
Defenseman Mat Carle was scratched for the 3rd time in the last 4
games. Rob Davison took his spot in the lineup.
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1 |
2 |
3 |
OT |
SO |
T |
SJ |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
ANA |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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1st period - 1, ANA,
Ryan 2 (Weight, Bertuzzi), 13:41. Michalek, (Unsuccessful Penalty Shot),
19:33. |
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2nd period - 2, SJ,
Mitchell 5 (unassisted), 5:13, (sh). |
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Shootout - ANA: Bertuzzi
(goal), Weight (miss), Getzlaf (miss), Perry (goal), Ryan (miss), Kunitz
(miss). SJ: Mitchell (miss), Pavelski (goal), Setoguchi (miss), Marleau (goal),
Rissmiller (miss), Thornton (goal). |
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1st period - Marchant,
ANA (hooking), 8:36; Michalek, ANA (slashing), 9:26; Schneider, ANA
(interference), 14:50; Ozolinsh, SJ (interference), 17:21; Rivet, SJ
(roughing), 19:52; Pronger, ANA (slashing), 19:52; Moen, ANA (roughing), 19:52.
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2nd period - Michalek,
SJ (high sticking), 4:27; Bertuzzi, ANA (holding), 6:07; Marchant, ANA (high
sticking - double minor), 7:54; McLaren, SJ (cross checking), 19:09; Perry, ANA
(cross checking), 19:09; Moen, ANA (roughing), 19:09. |
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3rd period - S.
Neidermayer, ANA (holding), 13:07; |
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Shots |
Saves |
SJ - Nabokov |
31 |
30 |
ANA - Giguere |
37 |
36 |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
OT |
T |
SJ |
12 |
12 |
13 |
0 |
37 |
ANA |
8 |
13 |
8 |
2 |
31 |
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Referees: Dave
Jackson, Kelly Sutherland. Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Brad Lazarowich. |
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