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Theft in the
southland
Sharks steal 2 points in
shootout
12/15/08 - By Mike Lee
Kicking off a three game road trip, the Sharks overcame some lethargic
play and a 2-0 deficit to the Los Angeles Kings to steal a 3-2 shoot out win at
the Staples Center. Brian Boucher 26 saves, then stopped 2 of 3 shooters in the
shootout to earn his 8th victory of the season. Ryane Clowe and Patrick Marleau
scored for San Jose to extend their win streak to 3 games, and their point
streak to 14 games.
The Kings took it to San Jose early, holding shot
advantages in the first two periods. Their game plan would pay dividends with
two 1st period goals.
Matt Green gave the Kings the lead at 4:55 into
the game on a blast from the right point that was deflected by Sharks rookie
forward Lukas Kaspar. The puck appeared to hit Kaspar in the skate, deflecting
it just enough to fool Sharks goaltender Brian Boucher.
Anze Kopitar
had a partial break squashed by a Rob Blake hook, but it gave the Kings a power
play shortly after the Green goal. Teddy Purcell would capitalize on a poor
turnover by Christian Ehrhoff seconds after the Blake penalty expired. Skating
in the left corner, the Sharks defenseman sent a lazy attempt along the end
boards. Purcell scooped up the puck, headed toward the net and whipped a shot
past Boucher for the 2-0 Kings lead.
A Kyle Quincey hooking penalty
put the Sharks on the power play at 11:47 and the Sharks would capitalize to
halve the Kings lead. Dan Boyle fired a shot in that bounced off the end boards
right to Clowe, who was parked at the top of the crease. The Sharks forward
took a step to his left, before gathering up the puck and putting it past Kings
goaltender Erik Ersberg.
Jody Shelley tried to create some energy by
dropping the gloves with Raitis Ivanans at 4:38 of the 2nd period in a lengthy
scrap. Shelley landed a handful of jabs, but neither landed any big punches.
Ersberg injure himself midway through the period after lunging for a
puck that fluttered over his head. Jason LaBarbera was forced to come in and
man the pipes, but he was given an opportunity to settle himself after Clowe
was called for a phantom tripping penalty on Kopitar.
A steady stream
of penalties to the Sharks stymied any chances to generate much offense, so
Marleau took matters into his own hands during of the Sharks penalty-kills.
Drew Doughty's failure to control the puck in the offensive zone was the crack
Marleau needed. The speedy Shark grabbed a loose puck at his own blueline and
raced up the left side before beating LaBarbera on only the Sharks 3rd shot of
the period.
Neither team seemed interested in fighting for the lead
early in the 3rd period. Patrick O'Sullivan just missed on a partial break with
6 minutes to play, but Boucher stood up his 20-foot shot.
Tomas Plihal
would come closest to ending things in regulation with a scoring chance in the
final 2 minutes after skating around Doughty, but LaBarbera poke checked the
puck safely away.
In the overtime period Michalek just missed on a move
across the top of the crease, but LaBarbera turned the scoring chance aside.
In the shootout Wayne Simmons shot the puck wide. Dan Boyle lifted a
shot over LaBarbera's left pad. O'Sullivan backhanded his shot past Boucher
after a handful of stick-handling moves. Clowe used the same move to beat
LaBarbera, beating the Kings goaltender with the backhand shot. Boucher poke
checked Purcell's chance to seal the deal.
Game Notes:
Marleau's goal was his 4th in the last three games. Joe Pavelski was a scratch
after suffering a lower body injury on Saturday night against the St Louis
Blues. Jonathan Cheechoo missed his 7th consecutive game as he nurses an upper
body injury.
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1 |
2 |
3 |
OT |
SO |
T |
| SJ |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| LA |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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| 1st period - 1, LA,
Green 1 (O'Sullivan, Purcell), 4:55. 2, LA, Purcell (unassisted), 9:52. 3, SJ,
Clowe 13 (Boyle, Vlasic), 13:12, (pp). |
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| 2nd period - 4, SJ,
Marleau 16 (unassisted), 15:43, (sh). |
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| Shootout - LA: Simmons
(miss), O'Sullivan (goal), Purcell (miss). SJ: Boyle (goal), Clowe (goal). |
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| 1st period - Blake, SJ
(hooking), 7:43; Quincey, LA (hooking), 11:47; Murray, SJ (interference),
14:47. |
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| 2nd period - Plihal, SJ
(hooking), 1:58; Shelley, SJ (fighting major), 4:38; Ivanans, LA (fighting
major), 4:38; Clowe, SJ (tripping), 7:18; Boyle, SJ (slashing), 15:33. |
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Shots |
Saves |
| SJ - Boucher |
28 |
26 |
| LA - Ersberg |
11 |
10 |
| LA - Labarbera |
14 |
13 |
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2 |
3 |
OT |
T |
| SJ |
10 |
4 |
11 |
0 |
25 |
| LA |
13 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
28 |
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| Referees: Kimmerly,
Koharski. Linesmen: Mach, Rody. |
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