Blues 2–1 Sharks — Final Score & Stats (Dec 23, 2005)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🎵 STL

Ryan Johnson

1 G

2 shots · 10:19 TOI

2nd star 🎵 STL

Bryce Salvador

1 A

2 shots · 24:26 TOI

3rd star 🎵 STL

Jamal Mayers

1 A

16:57 TOI

Scoring

2 goals · in order

3rd period

🎵 Ryan Johnson SH Go-ahead 3rd · 09:36

Assists: Jamal Mayers, Bryce Salvador · beat Evgeni Nabokov

1–0

🦈 Nisse Ekman Tying 3rd · 18:56

Assists: Mark Smith, Scott Hannan · beat Jason Bacashihua

1–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🎵Blues

L1 Weight · Sillinger · Young 20:08

L2 Cajanek · Mayers · Drake 16:57

L3 McAmmond · Stempniak · Rycroft 13:57

L4 Gamache · Johnson · Hoggan 9:31

D1 Brewer · Weinrich 25:02

D2 Salvador · Jackman 22:55

D3 Wideman · Poapst 15:42

🦈Sharks

L1 Marleau · Thornton · Cheechoo 23:30

L2 Thornton · Stevenson · Goc 15:28

L3 McCauley · Ekman · Langfeld 14:24

L4 Michalek · Smith · Parker 10:44

D1 Hannan · Preissing 28:44

D2 Murray · Gorges 19:12

D3 Ehrhoff · Davison 14:56

Team stats

Away left · home right

🎵STL SJS🦈

28 Shots on goal 22

19 Hits 17

11 Blocked shots 4

9 Takeaways 11

24 Giveaways 43

15 Penalty minutes 9

STL shooting 7.1% (2/28) SJS shooting 4.5% (1/22)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎵Blues

Jason Bacashihua

21/22

.955 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI

🦈Sharks

Evgeni Nabokov

27/28

.964 SV% · 1 GA · 64:51 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Blues

Blues — tied after 1st: 3-4-3 (30% win rate, 10 games)

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 1st: 3-7-1 (27% win rate, 11 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Blues

Blues — tied after 2nd: 4-2-1 (57% win rate, 7 games)

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 2nd: 1-6-3 (10% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 82005 🦈SJS @ 🎵STL 7–6 Apr 152004 🎵STL @ 🦈SJS 1–3 Apr 132004 🦈SJS @ 🎵STL 4–3 Apr 122004 🦈SJS @ 🎵STL 1–4 Apr 102004 🎵STL @ 🦈SJS 1–3

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Who won Blues vs Sharks on December 23, 2005?

Blues won 2–1 in a shootout. The final score was Blues 2, Sharks 1.

Who scored for Blues?

Ryan Johnson.

Who scored for Sharks?

Nisse Ekman.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Jason Bacashihua made 21 saves on 22 shots (.955 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 27 saves on 28 shots (.964 save percentage).

Where is Blues vs Sharks played?

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

What is the Blues vs Sharks season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🎵 Blues

BeforeDec 21 🎵STL @ 🦆ANA 3–6 AfterDec 26 ⭐DAL @ 🎵STL 6–1

🦈 Sharks

BeforeDec 22 🦈SJS @ 🌵PHX 1–2 AfterDec 26 🦈SJS @ 👑LAK 3–4

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