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No post All Star Game hangover
for SJ
Sharks pile on Blue Jackets in 6-0
ambush
The post All Star Game portion of the season kicked
off on Tuesday night with the Sharks unloading on the doormat Columbus Blue
Jackets at HP Pavilion. San Jose put 6 pucks past Columbus netminder Steve
Mason in a long overdue blowout. Antti Niemi made 30 saves to earn back-to-back
saves for the first time this season in the 6-0 white-washing.
Noting
that Columbus trails every team in the league, San Jose made it clear who the
contender was, bagging a pair of goals in each of the three periods, and
keeping the Columbus offense away from their own net all night long.
The only thing the Blue Jackets were adept at was hitting San Jose skaters high
with elbows. Jared Boll started things off 20 seconds into the contest with a
hit that nearly took Joe Thornton's head off. Boll was sent off for an illegal
hit to the head, but more importantly, it seemed to light a fire under the
Sharks.
Patrick Marleau opened the scoring with his 18th goal of the
season 7:53 into the contest. The Sharks forward collected a rebound to the
right of the goal, then swept home a shot from along the goal line.
Jim Vandermeer and Boll dropped the gloves on the ensuing faceoff. Vandermeer
was exacting a little on-ice justice for Boll's illegal hit to Joe Thornton's
head on the game's opening shift.
Thornton exacted his own revenge two
minutes later by intercepting a puck in front of the Columbus net, before
flipping a shot on net. Mason gave up a big rebound right back to Thornton, who
returned fire for his 9th goal of the season.
San Jose outshot
Columbus 18-11 in the open period, and had another 13 shots blocked by the Blue
Jackets.
Derick Brassard put the Sharks on a power play 3:48 into the
2nd period, then Ryan Johansen's broken stick on the ensuing power play setup
San Jose's 3rd goal of the evening. Joe Pavelski converted on the man-advantage
by pumping a shot from the high slot, deflecting the puck off Derek MacKenzie
and into the Blue Jackets net.
Jamie McGinn made it 4-0 with 3:05 left
in the period, depositing a rebound off Mason into the Columbus goal. The tally
was McGinn's 10th of the season, tying his career high for goals in a season.
Things didn't get any better for the Blue Jackets in the 3rd period.
Michal Handzus scored his 4th goal of the season.
Thornton then made
it 6-0 on a Sharks break with 9 minutes to play. The Sharks captain was on the
tail end of a nice set of passes as San Jose moved the puck up ice. Pavelski
made the last pass, a blind feed through the slot as he drove up the left wing.
Thornton swept home the puck for his 2nd goal of the evening.
Dan Boyle took exception to something Brassard said to
him with 4 minutes remaining, engaging in Blue Jackets defenseman in a spirited
bout. Boyle was not amused that Brassard seemed to embellish a hit along the
end boards.
That was just the start of the fight card. Dorsett tried
to engage Colin White with a hit from behind moments later, then finally got
the Shark defenseman's attention by butt-ending him in the chest. Fedor Tyutin
and Justin Braun joined the fracas with a bout of their own while gloves and
sticks littered the ice.
78 penalties minutes were dished out in total
in the 3rd period.
Game Notes:
Three Sharks players hit
career milestones against the Blue Jackets. Douglas Murray played in his 400th
game, Brent Burns in his 500th and Dan Boyle in his 800th.
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2 |
3 |
T |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
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| SJ |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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| 1st period - 1, SJ,
Marleau 18 (Braun, Couture), 7:53. 2, SJ, Thornton 9 (unassisted), 9:43. |
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| 2nd period - 3, SJ,
Pavelski 18 (Couture, Thornton), 4:56, (pp). 4, SJ, McGinn 10 (D. Murray,
Handzus), 16:55. |
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| 3rd period - 5, SJ,
Handzus 4 (McGinn), 1:54. 6, SJ, Thornton 10 (Pavelski, Desjardins),
10:54. |
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| 1st period - Boll, CBJ
CBJ (illegal check to the head), 0:20; Boll, CBJ (fighting major), 7:55;
Vandermeer, SJ (fighting major), 7:55. |
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| 2nd period - Brassard,
CBJ (interference), 3:48. |
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| 3rd period - Boll, CBJ
(fighting major), 2:27; Vandermeer, SJ (fighting major), 2:27; Vandermeer, SJ
(boarding), 2:27; Brassard, CBJ (fighting major), 15:54; Boyle, SJ (fighting
major), 15:54; Boyle, SJ (10 min miscinduct), 15:54; MacKenzie, CBJ (roughing),
16:50; Mitchell, SJ (roughing), 16:50; Dorsett, CBJ (fighting major), 17:08;
Tyutin, CBJ (fighting major), 17:08; Dorsett, CBJ (cross checking), 17:08;
Braun, SJ (fighting major), 17:08; White, SJ (fighting major), 17:08; Johnson,
CBJ (10 min misconduct), 17:39; mcCarthy, SJ (10 min misconduct) 17:39. |
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Shots |
Saves |
| CBJ - Mason |
43 |
37 |
| SJ - Niemi |
30 |
30 |
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2 |
3 |
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| CBJ |
11 |
12 |
7 |
30 |
| SJ |
18 |
15 |
10 |
43 |
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| Referees: Leggo,
Watson. Linesmen: Champoux, Driscoll. |
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