🦈 Away Sharks 35-24-10
5–4
Final / OT
🪶 Home Blackhawks 21-38-10
Goals 1st2nd3rdOTF
🦈 SJS 21115
🪶 CHI 21104

Sharks at Blackhawks

Sharks beat Blackhawks 5–4 in overtime at United Center on March 26, 2006.

🗓 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 2005-06 🔁 Sharks lead the season series 3–1
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🪶 CHI
Radim Vrbata
2 G, 2 A
4 shots · 16:23 TOI
2nd star 🦈 SJS
Joe Thornton
3 A
1 shots · 21:13 TOI
3rd star 🦈 SJS
Vesa Toskala
30 saves
0.882 SV% · 4 GA

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🦈 Patrick Rissmiller Go-ahead 1st · 03:02
Assists: Marcel Goc, Mark Smith · beat Nikolai Khabibulin
1–0
🪶 Radim Vrbata Tying 1st · 03:39
Assists: Mark Cullen, Brent Seabrook · beat Vesa Toskala
1–1
🪶 Michael Holmqvist PP Go-ahead 1st · 14:29
Assists: Mark Bell, Radim Vrbata · beat Vesa Toskala
1–2
🦈 Steve Bernier Tying 1st · 16:46
Assists: Jonathan Cheechoo, Joe Thornton · beat Nikolai Khabibulin
2–2
2nd period
🪶 Radim Vrbata Go-ahead 2nd · 06:50
Assists: Mark Cullen, James Wisniewski · beat Vesa Toskala
2–3
🦈 Nisse Ekman Tying 2nd · 18:06
Assists: Joe Thornton, Tom Preissing · beat Nikolai Khabibulin
3–3
3rd period
🦈 Mark Smith Go-ahead 3rd · 07:33
Assists: Ville Nieminen, Rob Davison · beat Nikolai Khabibulin
4–3
🪶 Kyle Calder PP Tying 3rd · 18:48
Assists: Radim Vrbata, Mark Bell · beat Vesa Toskala
4–4
Overtime
🦈 Tom Preissing PP Go-ahead OT · 01:24
Assists: Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau · beat Nikolai Khabibulin
5–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦈Sharks
L1 Thornton · Marleau · Cheechoo 20:55
L2 Michalek · Ekman · Bernier 16:11
L3 Nieminen · Thornton · McCauley 14:02
L4 Rissmiller · Goc · Smith 8:41
D1 Ehrhoff · Preissing 26:07
D2 McLaren · Hannan 23:21
D3 Davison · Gorges 11:12
🪶Blackhawks
L1 Calder · Bell · Lapointe 21:57
L2 Holmqvist · Vrbata · Bourque 16:23
L3 Sharp · Cullen · Barnaby 14:51
L4 Brown · Bochenski · Bartovic 9:31
D1 Vandermeer · Seabrook 22:56
D2 Keith · Wisniewski 20:34
D3 Barinka · Byfuglien 15:47

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦈SJS CHI🪶
35 Shots on goal 34
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4
18 Hits 20
9 Blocked shots 9
1 Takeaways 5
4 Giveaways 4
8 Penalty minutes 6
SJS shooting 14.3% (5/35) CHI shooting 11.8% (4/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦈Sharks
Vesa Toskala
30/34
.882 SV% · 4 GA · 61:24 TOI
🪶Blackhawks
Nikolai Khabibulin
30/35
.857 SV% · 5 GA · 60:32 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–2
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 1st: 14-14-3 (45% win rate, 31 games)
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 8-10-5 (35% win rate, 23 games)
After 2nd — 3–3
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 2nd: 6-7-6 (32% win rate, 19 games)
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — tied after 2nd: 6-7-3 (38% win rate, 16 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Sharks lead the season series 3–1
Feb 82006 🪶CHI @ 🦈SJS 1–2 Oct 152005 🪶CHI @ 🦈SJS 3–4 Oct 72005 🦈SJS @ 🪶CHI 3–6 Feb 192004 🦈SJS @ 🪶CHI 6–3 Jan 22004 🦈SJS @ 🪶CHI 1–2
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Who won Sharks vs Blackhawks on March 26, 2006?

Sharks won 5–4 in overtime. The final score was Sharks 5, Blackhawks 4.

Who scored for Sharks?

Mark Smith, Nisse Ekman, Patrick Rissmiller, Steve Bernier, Tom Preissing.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Radim Vrbata (2), Kyle Calder, Michael Holmqvist.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Vesa Toskala made 30 saves on 34 shots (.882 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 30 saves on 35 shots (.857 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 3–1 after 4 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦈 Sharks
BeforeMar 25 🦈SJS @ 🌲MIN 5–1 AfterMar 28 🦈SJS @ 🧥CBJ 1–4
🪶 Blackhawks
BeforeMar 24 🪶CHI @ ⭐DAL 2–3 AfterMar 29 🎵STL @ 🪶CHI 2–3
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