Avalanche 2–5 Sharks — Final Score & Stats (Dec 30, 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 🦈 SJS

Nisse Ekman

4 A

5 shots · 19:01 TOI

2nd star 🦈 SJS

Joe Thornton

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 21:41 TOI

3rd star 🦈 SJS

Jonathan Cheechoo

1 G, 1 A

8 shots · 22:07 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Joe Sakic PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:00

Assists: Brett Clark, Milan Hejduk · beat Vesa Toskala

1–0

🦈 Joe Thornton PP Tying 1st · 19:54

Assists: Nisse Ekman, Christian Ehrhoff · beat David Aebischer

1–1

2nd period

🦈 Joe Thornton Go-ahead 2nd · 03:04

Assists: Nisse Ekman, Kyle McLaren · beat David Aebischer

1–2

🏔️ Alex Tanguay Tying 2nd · 05:41

Assists: Ian Laperriere, Brett McLean · beat Vesa Toskala

2–2

🦈 Scott Thornton Go-ahead 2nd · 14:16

Unassisted · beat David Aebischer

2–3

3rd period

🦈 Patrick Marleau PP 3rd · 02:16

Assists: Nisse Ekman, Jonathan Cheechoo · beat David Aebischer

2–4

🦈 Jonathan Cheechoo 3rd · 05:23

Assists: Nisse Ekman, Joe Thornton · beat David Aebischer

2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Sakic · Hejduk · Laperriere 18:36

L2 Brunette · Tanguay · Laaksonen 15:27

L3 Turgeon · Svatos · Hinote 13:29

L4 May · McLean 10:48

D1 Skrastins · Blake 24:08

D2 Clark · Brisebois 18:06

D3 Liles · Vaananen 14:58

D4 Boughner 9:24

🦈Sharks

L1 Marleau · Thornton · Cheechoo 22:07

L2 Michalek · Stevenson · Ekman 16:17

L3 Thornton · McCauley · Goc 15:07

L4 Smith · Langfeld 9:56

D1 Hannan · McLaren 24:23

D2 Gorges · Ehrhoff 14:34

D3 Murray · Davison 12:20

D4 Fahey 8:44

Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL SJS🦈

22 Shots on goal 43

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/8

17 Hits 15

8 Blocked shots 15

2 Takeaways 5

3 Giveaways 10

16 Penalty minutes 6

COL shooting 9.1% (2/22) SJS shooting 11.6% (5/43)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

David Aebischer

38/43

.884 SV% · 5 GA · 59:59 TOI

🦈Sharks

Vesa Toskala

20/22

.909 SV% · 2 GA · 59:59 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 7-3-1 (64% win rate, 11 games)

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 1st: 3-8-2 (23% win rate, 13 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Avalanche

Avalanche — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-7-1 (11% win rate, 9 games)

Sharks

Sharks — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-2 (71% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Nov 82005 🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL 2–5 May 42004 🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL 3–1 May 12004 🏔️COL @ 🦈SJS 2–1 OT Apr 282004 🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL 0–1 OT Apr 262004 🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL 1–0

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Who won Avalanche vs Sharks on December 30, 2005?

Sharks won 5–2. The final score was Avalanche 2, Sharks 5.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Alex Tanguay, Joe Sakic.

Who scored for Sharks?

Joe Thornton (2), Jonathan Cheechoo, Patrick Marleau, Scott Thornton.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

David Aebischer made 38 saves on 43 shots (.884 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Vesa Toskala made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Sharks played?

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

What is the Avalanche 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

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeDec 28 👑LAK @ 🏔️COL 5–3 AfterDec 31 🏔️COL @ 🌵PHX 5–2

🦈 Sharks

BeforeDec 28 🌵PHX @ 🦈SJS 5–4 AfterJan 5 🧥CBJ @ 🦈SJS 3–6

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