2–1

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
SJS	0	1	1	2
LAK	0	0	1	1

Sharks at Kings

Sharks beat Kings 2–1 at Crypto.com Arena on December 26, 2000.

🗓 Tue, Dec 26, 2000 · 18:30 CST 📍 Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Sharks lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦈 SJS

Alexander Korolyuk

1 G

2 shots · 09:02 TOI · +1

2nd star 🦈 SJS

Patrick Marleau

1 G

1 shots · 14:06 TOI · +2

3rd star 🦈 SJS

Owen Nolan

1 A

5 shots · 20:45 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

2nd period

🦈 Patrick Marleau Go-ahead 2nd · 05:00

Assists: Jeff Friesen, Marco Sturm · beat Steve Passmore

1–0

3rd period

👑 Craig Johnson Tying 3rd · 01:20

Assists: Bryan Smolinski, Jozef Stumpel · beat Evgeni Nabokov

1–1

🦈 Alexander Korolyuk Go-ahead 3rd · 15:28

Assists: Owen Nolan, Vincent Damphousse · beat Steve Passmore

2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦈SJS LAK👑

32 Shots on goal 30

36 Hits 51

15 Blocked shots 12

6 Takeaways 8

29 Giveaways 29

20 Penalty minutes 18

SJS shooting 6.2% (2/32) LAK shooting 3.3% (1/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦈Sharks

Evgeni Nabokov

29/30

.967 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

👑Kings

Steve Passmore

30/32

.938 SV% · 2 GA · 58:35 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 1st: 23-8-2 (70% win rate, 33 games)

Kings

Kings — tied after 1st: 18-12-5 (51% win rate, 35 games)

After 2nd — 1–0

Sharks

Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦈Sharks

L1 Damphousse · Ricci · Nolan 20:45

L2 Thornton · Sturm · Sundstrom 16:04

L3 Friesen · Marleau · Harvey 14:06

L4 Matteau · Korolyuk · Granato 9:02

D1 Ragnarsson · Rathje 26:00

D2 Stuart · Suter 21:56

D3 Marchment · Heins 11:06

👑Kings

L1 Stumpel · Robitaille · Smolinski 23:25

L2 Corkum · Buchberger · Emerson 15:03

L3 Reinprecht · Chartrand · Laperriere 12:15

L4 Johnson · Grimson · Belanger 8:10

D1 Blake · Schneider 27:22

D2 Norstrom · Visnovsky 18:56

D3 Berg · Karalahti 14:22

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Mar 29, 2000

🦈SJS @ 👑LAK

1–1 (OT) · Sharks won

2–3 (OT) · Sharks won

❓ SJS vs LAK, answered

Who won Sharks vs Kings on December 26, 2000?

Sharks won 2–1.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Kings?

The final score was Sharks 2, Kings 1.

Who scored for Sharks?

Alexander Korolyuk, Patrick Marleau.

Who scored for Kings?

Craig Johnson.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 29 saves on 30 shots (.967 save percentage).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Steve Passmore made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Kings played?

At Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the Kings home rink.

What is the Sharks vs Kings 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

🦈Sharks

Previous game · Dec 23

👑Kings

Previous game · Dec 22

Also on December 26, 2000

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