🦈 Away Sharks 4-7-1 before this game
3–5
Final
🪶 Home Blackhawks 3-10-0 before this game
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Sharks at Blackhawks

Blackhawks beat Sharks 5–3 at United Center on October 31, 1997.

🗓 Fri, Oct 31, 1997 · 19:30 CST 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🪶 CHI
Eric Daze
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 17:27 TOI · +3
2nd star 🪶 CHI
Tony Amonte
2 G
2 shots · 18:25 TOI · +3
3rd star 🪶 CHI
Alexei Zhamnov
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 17:33 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦈SJS CHI🪶
29 Shots on goal 25
2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
13 Hits 19
4 Blocked shots 5
2 Takeaways 11
8 Giveaways 13
10 Penalty minutes 14
SJS shooting 10.3% (3/29) CHI shooting 20.0% (5/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦈Sharks
Mike Vernon
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 42:06 TOI
Kelly Hrudey
0/0
.000 SV% · 0 GA · 16:53 TOI
🪶Blackhawks
Chris Terreri
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 1st: 4-8-1 (31% win rate, 13 games)
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 3-10 (23% win rate, 13 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 2nd: 4-8-1 (31% win rate, 13 games)
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — tied after 2nd: 3-10 (23% win rate, 13 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦈Sharks
L1 Craven · Marleau · Granato 17:11
L2 Friesen · Matteau · Nolan 14:55
L3 Sturm · Sutter · Donovan 13:26
L4 Korolyuk · Skalde · Wood 9:17
D1 Gill · Bodger 22:09
D2 Rathje · Houlder 19:34
D3 Ragnarsson · Brennan 17:48
🪶Blackhawks
L1 Sutter · Zhamnov · Amonte 17:55
L2 Daze · Moreau · Shantz 15:55
L3 Black · White · Krivokrasov 12:43
L4 Miller · Dubinsky · Cummins 9:15
D1 Chelios · Carney 24:58
D2 Suter · Weinrich 20:12
D3 Laflamme · Yawney 14:58

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →
Oct 4, 1997
🪶CHI @ 🦈SJS
2–3 · Sharks won
Feb 13, 1997
🦈SJS @ 🪶CHI
3–7 · Blackhawks won
Feb 3, 1997
🪶CHI @ 🦈SJS
4–2 · Blackhawks won
Nov 27, 1996
🪶CHI @ 🦈SJS
2–3 · Sharks won
Oct 27, 1996
🦈SJS @ 🪶CHI
6–2 · Sharks won

❓ SJS vs CHI, answered

Who won Sharks vs Blackhawks on October 31, 1997?

Blackhawks won 5–3.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Sharks 3, Blackhawks 5.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Mike Vernon made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Chris Terreri made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Sharks vs Blackhawks season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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
🦈Sharks
Previous game · Oct 29
🦈SJS @ 🐙DET
3–4 · DET won
Next game · Nov 1
🦈SJS @ 🎵STL
0–2 · STL won
🪶Blackhawks
Previous game · Oct 29
🐋VAN @ 🪶CHI
0–3 · CHI won
Next game · Nov 2
🐧PIT @ 🪶CHI
1–3 · CHI won
Also on October 31, 1997
⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR
3–2 final
🔔PHI @ 🦅WSH
2–2 final
👑LAK @ 🐙DET
5–1 final
Sharks season page Blackhawks season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule