🦈 Away Sharks 12-16-4 before this game
2–1
Final
🪶 Home Blackhawks 12-15-4 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
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Sharks at Blackhawks

Sharks beat Blackhawks 2–1 at United Center on December 14, 1997.

🗓 Sun, Dec 14, 1997 · 14:00 CST 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Sharks lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦈 SJS
Owen Nolan
1 G
4 shots · 05:55 TOI · +1
2nd star 🦈 SJS
Jeff Friesen
1 G
3 shots · 06:10 TOI · +1
3rd star 🦈 SJS
John MacLean
1 A
4 shots · 07:37 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦈SJS CHI🪶
19 Shots on goal 18
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6
8 Hits 8
2 Blocked shots 1
1 Takeaways 2
3 Giveaways 7
39 Penalty minutes 23
SJS shooting 10.5% (2/19) CHI shooting 5.6% (1/18)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦈Sharks
Mike Vernon
0/1
.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
🪶Blackhawks
Jeff Hackett
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 58:11 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 1st: 12-17-4 (36% win rate, 33 games)
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 12-15-4 (39% win rate, 31 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 2nd: 12-17-4 (36% win rate, 33 games)
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — tied after 2nd: 12-15-4 (39% win rate, 31 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦈Sharks
L1 Craven · Ricci · MacLean 7:37
L2 Friesen · Sturm · Nolan 5:55
L3 Matteau · Nicholls · Marleau 2:54
L4 Lowry · Nazarov · Korolyuk 2:09
D1 Gill · Ragnarsson 9:02
D2 Rathje · Houlder 6:54
D3 Iafrate · Zyuzin 4:28
🪶Blackhawks
L1 Daze · Zhamnov · Amonte 8:43
L2 Johnson · Shantz · Krivokrasov 4:38
L3 Varis · Sutter · Dubinsky 3:40
L4 Leroux · Felsner · Cummins 1:29
D1 Chelios · Weinrich 10:54
D2 Carney · Laflamme 5:28
D3 Sykora · Yawney 3:38

⚔️ Last meetings

Sharks lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Oct 31, 1997
🦈SJS @ 🪶CHI
3–5 · Blackhawks won
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

❓ SJS vs CHI, answered

Who won Sharks vs Blackhawks on December 14, 1997?

Sharks won 2–1.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Sharks 2, Blackhawks 1.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Mike Vernon made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 0 saves on 2 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?

Sharks lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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 · Dec 12
🦈SJS @ ⭐DAL
1–0 · SJS won
Next game · Dec 16
🐙DET @ 🦈SJS
1–5 · SJS won
🪶Blackhawks
Previous game · Dec 12
🔔PHI @ 🪶CHI
3–2 · PHI won
Next game · Dec 16
🪶CHI @ 🔥CGY
3–4 · CGY won
Also on December 14, 1997
⚡TBL @ 🔔PHI
0–3 final
🐙DET @ 🌵PHX
3–3 final
Sharks season page Blackhawks season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule