Sharks 4–2 Stars — Final Score & Stats (Dec 31, 2006)

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

Joe Thornton

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · 21:33 TOI

2nd star 🦈 SJS

Patrick Marleau

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 21:07 TOI

3rd star 🦈 SJS

Jonathan Cheechoo

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 19:23 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🦈 Joe Pavelski Go-ahead 1st · 01:25

Assists: Milan Michalek · beat Marty Turco

1–0

🦈 Jonathan Cheechoo PP 1st · 05:18

Assists: Joe Thornton, Josh Gorges · beat Marty Turco

2–0

⭐ Sergei Zubov PP 1st · 07:17

Assists: Philippe Boucher, Loui Eriksson · beat Vesa Toskala

2–1

🦈 Patrick Marleau PP 1st · 09:05

Assists: Joe Thornton, Jonathan Cheechoo · beat Marty Turco

3–1

🦈 Joe Thornton 1st · 11:36

Assists: Mike Grier, Patrick Marleau · beat Mike Smith

4–1

3rd period

⭐ Niklas Hagman 3rd · 10:03

Assists: Mathias Tjarnqvist, Patrik Stefan · beat Vesa Toskala

4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦈Sharks

L1 Thornton · Marleau · Grier 21:33

L2 Pavelski · Brown · Cheechoo 19:00

L3 Michalek · Rissmiller · Goc 12:51

L4 Smith · Parker 6:52

D1 Vlasic · Gorges 24:34

D2 McLaren · Hannan 22:22

D3 Ehrhoff · Murray 10:12

D4 Davison 3:59

⭐Stars

L1 Halpern · Ribeiro · Lehtinen 21:12

L2 Eriksson · Jokinen · Miettinen 17:47

L3 Hagman · Stefan · Barnes 10:27

L4 Tjarnqvist · Conner 8:38

D1 Zubov · Daley 25:38

D2 Boucher · Robidas 20:18

D3 Sydor · Modry 12:44

D4 Klemm 8:46

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦈SJS DAL⭐

29 Shots on goal 23

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

34 Hits 52

15 Blocked shots 6

8 Takeaways 11

15 Giveaways 20

12 Penalty minutes 10

SJS shooting 13.8% (4/29) DAL shooting 8.7% (2/23)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦈Sharks

Vesa Toskala

21/23

.913 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

⭐Stars

Mike Smith

18/19

.947 SV% · 1 GA · 48:45 TOI

Marty Turco

7/10

.700 SV% · 3 GA · 09:05 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 4–1

Sharks

Sharks — leading by 3 goals after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Stars

Stars: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–1

Sharks

Sharks — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Stars

Stars — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2

Dec 212006 ⭐DAL @ 🦈SJS 3–0 Dec 42006 🦈SJS @ ⭐DAL 0–1 Oct 172006 ⭐DAL @ 🦈SJS 0–2 Apr 92006 ⭐DAL @ 🦈SJS 1–4 Apr 32006 🦈SJS @ ⭐DAL 3–2 OT

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Who won Sharks vs Stars on December 31, 2006?

Sharks won 4–2. The final score was Sharks 4, Stars 2.

Who scored for Sharks?

Joe Pavelski, Joe Thornton, Jonathan Cheechoo, Patrick Marleau.

Who scored for Stars?

Niklas Hagman, Sergei Zubov.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Vesa Toskala made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 save percentage).

How did the Stars goalie play?

Mike Smith made 18 saves on 19 shots (.947 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Stars played?

At American Airlines Center in Dallas, the Stars home rink.

What is the Sharks vs Stars season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦈 Sharks

BeforeDec 30 🦈SJS @ 🌵PHX 0–8 AfterJan 4 🐙DET @ 🦈SJS 4–9

⭐ Stars

BeforeDec 29 🐯NSH @ ⭐DAL 1–4 AfterJan 3 ⭐DAL @ 🐋VAN 1–2

Also on December 31

🦆ANA 3–4 🌲MIN 👑LAK 2–6 🐙DET 🪶CHI 1–3 🧥CBJ 🔔PHI 5–2 🌪️CAR 🛢️EDM 2–4 🔥CGY

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