🐋 Away Canucks 12-16-6 before this game
0–0
Final / OT
🦈 Home Sharks 14-16-4 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
VAN 00000
SJS 00000

Canucks at Sharks

Canucks beat Sharks 0–0 in overtime at SAP Center at San Jose on December 18, 1997.

🗓 Thu, Dec 18, 1997 · 21:30 CST 📍 SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Canucks lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐋VAN SJS🦈
21 Shots on goal 38
8 Hits 4
4 Blocked shots 0
5 Takeaways 4
0 Giveaways 6
10 Penalty minutes 8
VAN shooting 0.0% (0/21) SJS shooting 0.0% (0/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐋Canucks
Arturs Irbe
0/0
.000 SV% · 0 GA · 65:00 TOI
🦈Sharks
Mike Vernon
0/0
.000 SV% · 0 GA · 64:58 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Canucks
Canucks — tied after 1st: 12-16-6 (35% win rate, 34 games)
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 1st: 14-17-4 (40% win rate, 35 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Canucks
Canucks — tied after 2nd: 12-16-6 (35% win rate, 34 games)
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 2nd: 14-17-4 (40% win rate, 35 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐋Canucks
L1 Messier · Linden · Bure 27:12
L2 Gelinas · Brashear · Noonan 14:06
L3 Naslund · Odjick · Sillinger 10:39
L4 Roberts · Bohonos · Walker 6:54
D1 Lumme · Ohlund 29:28
D2 Babych · Murzyn 24:26
D3 Ledyard · Hedican 10:56
🦈Sharks
L1 Craven · Friesen · Nolan 21:52
L2 Ricci · Nicholls · MacLean 19:28
L3 Sturm · Lowry · Marleau 12:22
L4 Korolyuk · Nazarov · Granato 8:40
D1 Rathje · Iafrate 25:36
D2 Houlder · Ragnarsson 22:41
D3 Gill · Zyuzin 16:49

⚔️ Last meetings

Canucks lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Dec 4, 1997
🦈SJS @ 🐋VAN
3–2 · Sharks won
Nov 12, 1997
🐋VAN @ 🦈SJS
5–2 · Canucks won
Apr 7, 1997
🐋VAN @ 🦈SJS
3–2 · Canucks won
Mar 20, 1997
🦈SJS @ 🐋VAN
2–1 · Sharks won
Feb 20, 1997
🐋VAN @ 🦈SJS
6–1 · Canucks won

❓ VAN vs SJS, answered

Who won Canucks vs Sharks on December 18, 1997?

Canucks won 0–0 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canucks vs Sharks?

The final score was Canucks 0, Sharks 0, in overtime.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 0 saves on 0 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Mike Vernon made 0 saves on 0 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?

Canucks 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
🐋Canucks
Previous game · Dec 17
🐋VAN @ 🌵PHX
5–1 · VAN won
Next game · Dec 20
🪶CHI @ 🐋VAN
5–0 · CHI won
🦈Sharks
Previous game · Dec 16
🐙DET @ 🦈SJS
1–5 · SJS won
Next game · Dec 21
🦈SJS @ 🦆ANA
4–2 · SJS won
Also on December 18, 1997
🐆FLA @ 🦅WSH
4–0 final
🌪️CAR @ 🏛️OTT
2–3 final
🐻BOS @ 🔔PHI
2–2 final
😈NJD @ 🎵STL
4–4 final
⭐DAL @ 🔥CGY
2–1 final
🍁TOR @ 👑LAK
2–5 final
Canucks season page Sharks season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule