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12/3/2002
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San Jose Sharks 3 , Montreal Canadiens 3
Shots: 29 - 28
PP: 1 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:70/77=90 %, Challenges:35/51=67 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:76/92=82 %, Challenges:32/54=58 %
Attendance: 17438 of 17438 (San Jose Arena)
Ticket income: 882363 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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15:38 1-0
Alex Tanguay [14] (Joe Thornton, Matt Carle)
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25:22 1-1
Alex Kovalev [19] (Alexander Perezhogin, Andrei Kostitsyn)
33:06 1-2
Alex Kovalev [20] (Chris Higgins, Radek Bonk)
33:37 1-3
Alex Kovalev [21] (Maxim Lapierre, Andrei Markov)
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46:43 2-3
Andy McDonald [21] (Joe Thornton, Chris Pronger)PP
50:55 3-3
Joe Thornton [25] (Sergei Samsonov, Matt Carle)
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Penalty summary:
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26:16
Chris Therien (2 min for tripping)
36:47
Kyle McLaren (5 min for fighting)
36:47
Mike Komisarek (5 min for fighting)
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45:24
Maxime Talbot (2 min for hooking)
48:58
Alex Kovalev (2 min for hooking)
56:24
Radek Bonk (2 min for cross-checking)
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62:32
Janne Niinimaa (2 min for slashing)
San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Mark Bell 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.40 7
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12.20 5
L Sergei Samsonov 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -2 17.50 6
R Milan Michalek 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 17.50 7
C Curtis Brown 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10.20 5
L Matt Cooke 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 12.20 6
C Patrick Marleau 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 -3 18.20 7
C Joe Thornton 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 21.50 9
L Ryane Clowe 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 10.40 5
R Mike Knuble 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 17.40 7
R Andy McDonald 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 -2 17.50 7
L Alex Tanguay 1 0 3 0 6 0 0 1 22.20 6
D Chris Therien 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 15.10 5
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 1 2 0 2 5 -3 20.30 7
D Matt Carle 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 29.40 7
D Doug Murray 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 14.20 7
D François Beauchemin 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 -3 23.10 7
D Chris Pronger 0 1 1 13 1 12 0 2 30.00 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 25 0 0 65.00 7
G Ilya Bryzgalov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.20 5
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 14.30 7
R Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 3 2 5 0 0 -1 19.20 7
R Alex Kovalev 3 0 5 2 2 0 2 3 18.50 10
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 6.00 4
C Radek Bonk 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 -1 17.40 5
C Maxim Lapierre 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 19.40 6
C Chris Higgins 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 1 19.50 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.20 6
L Steve Bégin 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 -1 17.40 7
L Jussi Jokinen 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 17.50 6
L Evgeny Malkin 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 22.40 8
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 18.10 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 -2 21.20 8
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 2 29.30 8
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 6
D Janne Niinimaa 0 0 1 5 0 1 2 -1 17.50 8
D Andrei Markov 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 3 29.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 3 0 26 0 0 65.00 7
G David Aebischer 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alex Kovalev
2nd star: Joe Thornton
3rd star: Andy McDonald
Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Matt Carle notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Chris Pronger notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Joe Thornton scored his 25th goal of the season.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Alexander Perezhogin notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Andrei Kostitsyn notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Alex Kovalev scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Chris Higgins finally ended his 10 game point drought.
Other notes:
-Kyle McLaren beat Mike Komisarek in a fight.
Farm game result:
Cleveland Barons 2( 23) , Quebec Citadelles 1( 14)
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1-0 CLE Derek Joslin (Mike Iggulden)
1-1 QUE Jonathan Ferland (Ajay Baines)
2-1 CLE Craig Valette (Tyler McGregor)
Goalies: Thomas Greiss - Michael Leighton