1–6

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
VAN	1	0	0	1
SJS	2	4	0	6

Canucks at Sharks

Sharks beat Canucks 6–1 at SAP Center at San Jose on December 26, 1996.

🗓 Thu, Dec 26, 1996 · 21:30 CST 📍 SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Sharks lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦈 SJS

Owen Nolan

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · +1

2nd star 🦈 SJS

Tony Granato

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · +2

3rd star 🦈 SJS

Bernie Nicholls

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦈 Andrei Nazarov Go-ahead 1st · 00:15

Assists: Tony Granato

0–1

🐋 Mike Ridley Tying 1st · 13:20

Assists: Alexander Mogilny, Martin Gelinas

1–1

🦈 Jeff Friesen Go-ahead 1st · 14:34

Assists: Bernie Nicholls, Owen Nolan

1–2

2nd period

🦈 Owen Nolan PP 2nd · 00:56

Assists: Tony Granato, Bernie Nicholls

1–3

🦈 Tony Granato 2nd · 06:35

Assists: Darren Turcotte, Marcus Ragnarsson

1–4

🦈 Al Iafrate PP 2nd · 18:25

Assists: Viktor Kozlov, Ulf Dahlen

1–5

🦈 Bernie Nicholls 2nd · 19:02

Assists: Viktor Kozlov, Owen Nolan

1–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐋VAN SJS🦈

27 Shots on goal 35

0/6 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

16 Penalty minutes 18

VAN shooting 3.7% (1/27) SJS shooting 17.1% (6/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐋Canucks

Corey Hirsch

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦈Sharks

Kelly Hrudey

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

Sharks

Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–6

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

Sharks

Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Sharks lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ VAN vs SJS, answered

Who won Canucks vs Sharks on December 26, 1996?

Sharks won 6–1.

What was the final score of Canucks vs Sharks?

The final score was Canucks 1, Sharks 6.

Who scored for Canucks?

Mike Ridley.

Who scored for Sharks?

Al Iafrate, Andrei Nazarov, Bernie Nicholls, Jeff Friesen, Owen Nolan, Tony Granato.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Corey Hirsch made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Kelly Hrudey made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canucks vs Sharks played?

At SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose, the Sharks home rink.

What is the Canucks vs Sharks season series?

Sharks lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Dec 23

🦈Sharks

Previous game · Dec 23

Also on December 26, 1996

Canucks season page Sharks season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule